ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with a discussion on the key methodological issues related to the assessment of agricultural growth. It defines the key concepts of agriculture growth and identifies its major components. The chapter presents an empirical case study to demonstrate the development of agricultural growth model which simulates the impact of any change in an agriculture system and its performance. The Indian Government started to deregulate foreign direct investment in select areas of the retail sector, which opened up access to domestic commodity markets and enabled linking producers of agricultural products to national/international markets. Opportunities to increase agriculture growth and productivity is higher in medium-sized farms where the land potential supports further growth. Large-sized farms in the upper part of the Great Plains of India are much more productive and market-driven. Larger farms use more powerful and high-capacity harvesters, tractors and thrashers to help increase farm productivity.
