SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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fishing
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agriculture
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hunting
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trade
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. The Indian Economy is called an agro-economy because the agriculture sector is one of the major contributors to the country’s total GDP. Also, the sector provides jobs to more than half of the country’s population. Answer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Agriculture provides industrial raw material to a large number of industries (textile, silk, oil, sugar, rice, flour mills etc.) As a supplier of raw material, agricultural sector is of primary significance for the growth of industrial sector in the economy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Around 50 percent of the world’s population is engaged in agriculture.
Detailed explanation-4: -Agriculture is an important sector of Indian economy as it contributes about 17% to the total GDP and provides employment to over 60% of the population. Indian agriculture has registered impressive growth over last few decades.