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India's food production is increasing every year and India is leading in production of many crops like wheat, rice, pulses, sugarcane and cotton. It is the largest producer of milk and the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables. In 2013, India contributed 25% to world pulses production, the highest for any single country, 22% to rice production and 13% to wheat production. It also accounted for about 25% of the total quantity of cotton produced, besides being the second highest exporter of cotton for the past several years. Considering the concentration of production or the intensity of agriculture per unit area and time, it may be easier to analyze agricultural growth in a subsistence economy. This approach to agricultural intensification is inherent in many growth arguments and is consistent with their purpose. The limited production data from different subsistence economies requires the use of surrogate measurements of intensity based on various input factors.