ISHS Acta Horticulturae 495: WCHR - World Conference on Horticultural Research
HORTICULTURE RESEARCH IN INDIA: INFRASTRUCTURE, ACHIEVEMENTS, IMPACT, NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS |
| Author: | K.L. Chadha |
| Abstract:
India has a wide variety of climate and soil on which a large range of horticultural crops such as, fruits; vegetables, potato and other tropical tuber crops; ornamental, medicinal and aromatic plants; plantation crops; spices, cashew and cocoa are grown. After attaining independence in 1947, major emphasis was laid on achieving self sufficiency in food production. Development of high yielding wheat varieties and high production technologies and their adoption in areas of assured irrigation paved the way towards food security ushering in green revolution in the sixties. It, however, gradually became clear that horticultural crops for which the Indian topography and agro climates are well suited is an ideal method of achieving sustainability of small holdings, increasing employment, improving environment, providing an enormous export potential and above all achieving nutritional security. As a result, due emphasis on diversification to horticultural crops was given only during the last one decade. | |
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