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November 15, 2009

Indian Farmers

Filed under: agriculture,Feeding the world — Tags: , , — James @ 11:45 am

Over 60% of India’s workforce still works in the agricultural sector. Most are tenant farmers living in small villages, and a recent survey says a minimum of 40% of them would rather be doing something else rather than farming. At the same time the country is facing a looming crisis with as crop yields haven’t grown much since the green revolution, and population continues to. (more…)

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