Dr.A. Rambabu, Dr .S. Gopi krishna 02 02 Agriculture assumes greater importance in a developing country like India for its varied contributions to the national economy Nearly 72 per cent of the total population directly depends on this sector for their livelihood In making available the three basic needs for human existence viz food shelter and clothing agriculture leads over all the other sectors of the economy In addition to these it provides all the fodder that is needed to sustain livestock whose number runs into several crores Agriculture sustains much of the nonagricultural activities of the economy pertaining to manufacture trade and transport For a variety of manufacturing industries it provides raw materials or inputs Agricultural goods continue to figure considerably in both the export and import trades The importance of such goods lies in the foreign exchange that exports make available and the imports of goods that they make possible In this way agricultural exports and imports play a vital role in the foreign trade of the country Copyright (c) Journal of Science Engineering Technology and Management Science. All rights reserved 2026