DOI: 10.36347/sjebm.2015.v02i06.010

Pages: 643-647

This study examines the potential role that primary sector activity can play in long term economic growth. It provides an overview of conceptual arguments and empirical evidence on contribution of agriculture sector to economic growth, sector’s linkages with the wider economy, role it plays in economic transformation in India which is a developing country. This paper concentrates on the role and importance of agriculture sector in the Indian economy in terms of its share in national income, and providing employment, food and raw materials.