Transforming India Through Agriculture

We can all agree that despite multiple lessons from stories, instructions not to waste water and warnings of consequences from our ancestors who had preached us that Jal Hai to kal hai

आजकल मीडिया और सोशल मीडिया में Agrochemicals अर्थात् कीटनाशकों को लेकर भाँति-भाँति के पोस्ट आते रहते हैं। एक आम धारणा यह है कि कीटनाशक हमारे स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक होते हैं।

Grape (Vitis vinifera) is basically a sub- tropical crop. However, in India, grapes are cultivated for their excellence also under tropical conditions. The Origin of Grapes is assumed to be Central Asia (Region between Black sea and Caucasian sea). Grapes is a popular agricultural crop all over the world. There are more than 10,000 different varieties of grapes worldwide, which are consumed in a variety of forms.

Kinnow is a high yield mandarin hybrid from the citrus family. It is a hybrid variety of two kinds of citrus cultivars - King (Citrus nobilis) and Willow Leaf (Citrus x deliciosa). Kinnow is a rich name among fruits and one of the most famous fruit grown all over the world. India is the third largest producer of citrus fruit.

Women are the backbone of any developed society. The central role of women in any society ensures stability, progress and long-term development of a nation. In agriculture sector primary focus is given to only one gender. Male is the dominant decision maker of this industry and benefit seeker of the policies.

There is huge scarcity of drinking water on the earth. Cape Town city of South Africa had only few days’ water left. In many cities of India too there is huge gap in demand and supply of water. It has been predicted that 21 cities of India including Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai will run out of ground water in near future. People around 100 million will be effected by this water crisis.