In India 70% of the population is dependent on Agriculture for their livelihood while this sector contributes to 23% of the Nominal GDP of India. Agriculture and the dependent sectors contribute 23% of the GDP of India. Output from the agriculture sector is highly dependent on the monsoon rains and more than 60% of the cultivatable area is dependent on these rain.
In 2006, India produced an estimated 211 million tons of food including 90 million tons of rice and 70 million tons of wheat. India stands out as the largest producer of Jute Fiber and Tea and also the largest consumer of Tea in the world. India ranks at the top in production of milk, cultivatable land area and ranks 3rd in production of cereals an pulses.