Does India Need Green Revolution 2.0 ?
Does India Need Green Revolution 2.0? India needs a second green revolution along with the next generation of reforms to make agriculture more climate-resistant and environmentally sustainable. Observing that Indian agriculture has exhibited remarkable resilience during the COVID-19 period, new emerging challenges warrant a second green revolution along with next-generation reforms. Despite the success in terms of production that has ensured food security in the country, food inflation and its volatility remain a challenge, which requires supply-side interventions such as higher public investment, storage infrastructure and promotion of food processing. Indian agriculture scaled new heights with record production of various foodgrains, and commercial and horticultural crops, exhibiting resilience and ensuring food security during the COVID-19 period. The sector, however, confronted various challenges, mitigation of which requires a holistic policy approach. For instance, ...