Focus Crops
Rice is the primary food for 50% of the world’s 8 Billion population. Most of rice is rain-fed or groundwater irrigated and the water table is overdrawn and expected to be insufficient in the next few years.
Cotton is the most widespread profitable non-food crop in the world. Its production provides income for more than 250 million people worldwide and employs almost 7% of all labor in developing countries. India leads the world in cotton acreage with 120.69 Lakh Hectares under cotton cultivation i.e. around 36% of world area of 333 Lakh Hectares.
Globally, many countries have low productivity and quality of yield. Average productivity of sugarcane in world is 75 tonnes/ha wherein highest productivity of 120 tonnes/ha could be achieved by technological intervention in sugarcane field.
Globally, many countries have low productivity and quality of yield. For example, India stands first both in area and production, but has a very meager share of < 0.05 % of the international banana trade.
Globally, many countries have low productivity and quality of yield. Average productivity of grapes in world is 9.8 tonnes/ha wherein highest productivity of 21 tonnes/ha could be achieved by technological intervention in viticulture.
Globally, many countries have low productivity and quality of yield. For example, India stands first both in area and production, but has a very meager share of 6.4 % of the international pomegranate trade.
