GEOECONOMICS OF RAISIN PRODUCTION IN INDIA

Agriculture has been the backbone of the Indian economy and it will continue to remain so for a long time (Pandey 2009). It is one of the world's largest agrarian economies as the agriculture sector contributed about 18 per cent of the country's GDP 12.8 per cent of the total export in 2012-13 and also provides direct and indirect employment to around 58 per cent of the total work force. Agriculture also plays a crucial role in the development of nation.