IN India, foodgrain production has largely been
possible through irrigated agriculture. But over 50 per cent of cultivated land
that produces more than 80 per cent of nutri-cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits
and vegetables is monsoon dependent. Such land in ‘rainfed’ regions also face
vagaries of aberrant monsoons, droughts, soil degradation, nutrient
deficiencies and declining ground water table. We are a food secure nation
notwithstanding. Ensuring nutritional security and climate change resilience
are additional future concerns.
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