Indian farmer collects dried maize on a highway side road in Thoopran Mandal in Medak District, some 60 kilometers from Hyderabad on November 10, 2016. 

Agriculture plays a vital role in India's economy. Over 58 per cent of the rural households depend on agriculture as their principal means of livelihood. / AFP / NOAH SEELAM        (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)