Global agriculture is heavily dependent on fossil fuel resources – directly for crop production and indirectly to produce fertilizers, pesticides, and machinery for crop production, processing, transportation, storage, etc. It is estimated that 30% of global energy is consumed within agri-food systems.
Knowledge Paper on Direct Seeded Rice for Sustainable and Profitable rice Cultivation, launched at the FSII organized Conference on Direct Seeded Rice for sustainable and profitable rice production
Balanced Crop Nutrition is critical for achieving better yields and a pathway toward sustainable agricultural growth. Over the years, successive 5-year plans in India emphasized self-sufficiency and self-reliance in food grain production, and determined efforts in this direction led to a substantial increase in agricultural production.
