Book excerpt: 1.1 INTRODUCTION: India is a country of peasants and agricultural and it provides substance to more than two-third of the Indian population. Agricultural is the back bone of the Indian economy and no planning for economic growth can be fruitful without the development of agricultural sector. This sector assumes special importance in the context of the population explosion and it is required that agricultural planning should be so devised on such a way to make agricultural productivity keep peace with the growing population. Efficient agricultural management which can be certainly ensuring better and greater productivity may make valuable contribution to the balanced growth of Indian economy. Agriculture occupies a central position in the Indian economy. It contributes 29.4 percent of GDP employing 64 percent of the country’s work force. There are a number of sub-field in the agriculture and horticulture. Among those fields, horticulture has played a dominant role in India. Horticulturalists are cultivating a variety of fruits in their filed. Among the diverse fruits produced by growers, the cultivation of tomato is higher in terms of area as well as in output compared to other fruits. India occupies number one position in the tomato marketing in the world.