Karnataka and Maharashtra have lots of dry areas. Anna Hazare has shown how to cope with water scarcity. The technology used in his village should be propagated wherever possible.
I came to know a man from a Gangetic Plain state. His family owns a few acres. They have a lot of health problems which seem to come from exposure to chemicals, although they don't seem to be aware of it. If pesticide and fertiliser use can be reduced, a lot of farmers will benefit.
As the present govt is talking so much about the development of the nation, and trying its best to develop the industry, it should first and for most of all try its level best to develop the agriculture. It should try to make a survey of all type of land, and its conditions. IT should also try to find out some alternative method to change the present condition and make them fertile enough to produce better crop with the modern technology. We can try to connect all the river and use the unused water in the draught hit areas. Obliviously we can avoid the destructions of both food and drought
Good to see this interview. There are 66 agricultural universities in the country and 29 thousand agricultural scientists and technicians in the country. No doubt they have been doing good work. But it is a matter of deep concern for us that from slightly lesser land and lesser irrigated areas China is producing more than double the quantity of our foodgrains 275 mts against 600 mts. Our crop yields even in the green revolution crops of wheat and rice are below the world average. We are largest producer of milk but that is because the number of our milch cattle is so much more than any other country. The milk yields don't compare. Our farmer is quick to respond to something that is really beneficial like mexican wheat developed by late Borlaug, introduced here six decades ago. We can continue to call this adm as father of green revolution but he is recognised as the one the world over. So we need people of that caliber and persistence in agricultural research in this country. Just adopting and adapting varieties and breeds is not enough.
