NAAS Releases State of Indian Agriculture

India's National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) has come out with its first annual series of publications on the State of Indian Agriculture. During the opening ceremony of the Foundation Day of NAAS, the Union Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar presented the document on the state of different sectors within agriculture and key/critical areas that need urgent attention. "The State of Indian Agriculture is a timely publication that contains analysis of the issues and recommendations which can guide policy makers, thus ensuring national and household nutritional security," he said.

The publication contains up-to-date information on the overall status and performance of Indian agriculture during the last 60 years. It is divided into six chapters: Agriculture Sector, Natural Resources, Farm Inputs and Management, Agricultural Biosecurity, Policies and Institutions, and Agricultural Research Preparedness.

For a copy of the NAAS publication, contact naas@vsnl.com or visit https://outlook.irri.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.icar.org.in/news/STATE_OF_INDIAN_AGRICULTURE_04_06_09.htm For more information about biotechnology development in India contact b.choudhary@cgiar.org and k.gaur@cgiar.org