Indian agriculture is a gamble on monsoon. Explain

India is a monsoonal country, with 80 % of rainfall concentrated in 3-4 months. Though some part of country gets rainfall in nov-dec and some in jan - feb, these are light showers. Nearly 70 % farmers are are small farmers with land holding less than 2 hectares. Late onset and early withdrawal of rains affect this section of farmers most. With economy largely dependant of agriculture, failure or scant rains have devastating effect on economy