March 2, 2021 / Virtual
About this seminar
This talk covered issues related to food security and India’s place in the world hunger map, projections of future population and food needs, and the ways for the government to support innovative technologies to meet these needs.
- Food security and India’s place in the 2020 world hunger map
- India’s Green Revolution, complacency and stagnant crop yields
- Current food production and per capita food availability in India
- Population projections and future food needs in India
- Possible ways to increase crop yields to meet the future food needs in India
- Need for the Agricultural Universities to develop innovative technologies and strengthen Teaching,
Research and Extension - Need for the Government to continue investment in agriculture and market support
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