India: Technology Can Lead to More Efficient, Sustainable Farm Practices
Technology can play a big role in making Indian agriculture more sustainable, efficient, and profitable, reports The Hindu BusinessLine. The first wave of agricultural technologies that ushered in the Green Revolution has been instrumental in making India food secure. India today is one of the top producers of foodgrain in the world.
Still, Indian agriculture suffers from many fundamental flaws. Productivity of many crops grown in the country is very low in comparison with other countries. Similarly, even though only 60 per cent of arable land is irrigated, the dependence on groundwater for agriculture is among the highest in the world. It is said India’s water use for agricultural purposes is more than that of China and the US put together. The mechanised farming that can help improve productivity is largely unsuitable for Indian farms in the current form as their sizes are too small to be effective.
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