Author(s):

Dr. RS Sidar

Abstract: Agriculture is the lifeline for sustenance of life on earth. Agriculture encompasses every aspect of human survival by directly or indirectly connecting through the products consumed – from the air we breathe to the fossil fuels we depend. Sustainable agriculture development is a concept central to all future human endeavors. Agricultural sustainability in its broader sense means ecological sustainability. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), people in the developing world where the population increase is very rapid, may face hunger if the global food production does not rise by 50–60 per cent. The contribution of developing countries to world agricultural production in 1975 was about 38 per cent, while that of developed countries, which account for 33 per cent of world’s population, was 62 per cent. Only those countries, which can match the demands of the increasing population with increased production, can escape mass hunger. In the pre-independence period, Indian agriculture was usually described as a gamble with monsoons. There used to be a great deal of uncertainty about crop prospects, as monsoons played a decisive role in determining agricultural output and their failures resulted in widespread famine and misery.

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