| Foreword |
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| 1. THE GREEN REVOLUTION: WHAT WENT WRONG? |
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| Soil Fatigue |
Land Degradation |
Vanishing Water |
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| Other Factors |
Seeds |
Fertiliser |
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| Irrigation |
Rainfed Agriculture |
Credit |
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| Insurance and Risk Management |
Marketing and Pricing |
Reforms |
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| Extension and Technology Transfer |
Inertia in Oilseeds and Pulses |
Investment and Capital Formation |
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| 2. FARMER DISTRESS |
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| Farmer Suicides |
National Policy for Farmers |
Government’s Response to the Crisis |
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3. THE CHANGING PROFILE |
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| Growth in Non-Cereal Potential |
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4. DRIVERS OF FUTURE GROWTH |
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| Bridging the Yield Gap |
Livestock |
Poultry |
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| Bee-Keeping |
Rabbit Farming |
Horticulture |
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| Floriculture |
Agro-Processing |
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| 5. NOVEL FARMING PRACTICES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES |
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| Organic Farming |
Vermiculture |
Biodynamic Agriculture |
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| Conservation Agriculture |
Biotechnology |
Biodiversity |
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| 6. RESEARCH AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT |
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| Investment |
Infrastructure and Environment |
Refocusing Research |
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| Scientific Manpower
Development |
Intellectual Property Protection |
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| 7. CLIMATE CHANGE |
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| Impact |
Combating Global Warming |
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| List of Abbreviations |
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| Index |
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