The objective of this book is to attempt and to deal with major components within systematic research in agricultural policies, using technology for the development. The book summarizes the growth of Indian agriculture over the millennia and its predicted future in the coming years. It deals holistically with the past, present, and future of Indian agriculture. It helps to understand several ground-breaking facts, methods and experiences.
The great green revolution ushered in the country before the wheels of globalization were set into the motion and while there has been a serious rethinking all over the world on the future of agriculture, a book that discusses not only policies and issues but also brings in new and innovative experimental ideas to the table can be a catalyst to the change in India. It is a timely book on how agriculture industry has transformed since the past and what will be the measured future of it.
The book contains well-researched articles written by eminent and award winning scientists, scholars and experts in agriculture. Foreword by Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, the father of green revolution in India and an internationally acclaimed expert on agriculture is indeed inspirational. This book can certainly motivate the youth of India to take up agriculture as a career as it provides important and useful inputs on turning agriculture into a viable and healthy business.