Is India spending enough on agricultural innovations?
Resource ID
10931
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Open
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flood irrigation, drip irrigation, agriculture, sustainable invention goals, Delhi, CoSAi
Date
05 October 21
Country
India
Summary
Water usage per acre for most crops is sky high using the traditional method called flood irrigation. Drip irrigation is an innovation that has started to change the picture, albeit very slowly. Burning of crop waste was the easiest thing farmers chose to do but a harvester machine takes care of it effectively without adding to the air pollution.
These and other innovations in agriculture have been improving things for small and big farmers and yet a latest report shows how even when India spends $3 billion annually on agricultural innovation, only four per cent has explicit environment and social sustainability objectives.
Source
Sify.com