India is an agrarian economy where more than 50% of its population is directly or indirectly associated with farming. While India is one of the major — and fastest-growing — economies in the world, the agricultural sector, which employs around 120 million farmers (25% of the work force) contributes to only 18.1% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Over the years, as other industries like manufacturing and BPO surged, India’s farm productivity has declined. The country’s farmers are getting poorer, leading to growing inequalities.