Rice has been sown on 50 million hectares as on August 23, about 23% lower than area covered during same period last year
The confluence of an impossible trinity at home and natural, economic, technological and geopolitical disruptions globally raises major concerns
Not only must crops be more productive, but the agricultural challenges of climate change-including disease, pests and periods of both drought and flooding-mean they must be more resilient as well
Madhya Pradesh is among the largest wheat and chana growing states in the country