For food grain production in India to reach 400–435 million tonnes a year, a 4% growth was required in the midst of challenges, to measure up to the country’s march towards the top position by 2047 with $35 trillion economy, Trilochan Mohapatra, chairperson, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority, Government of India, and former Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, told graduands of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) on Monday.
Climate change induced impacts on agricultural productivity was the most imminent challenge, Prof. Mahopatra said at the 44th Convocation of TNAU on the topic ‘Revolutionising Indian Agriculture towards Global Leadership by 2047’.
