The rise of AgriTech 2.0: Why India’s next agriculture revolution will be driven by technology
By Arvind Narayanan, Co-founder, Growize Farms
Imagine someplace in India: a farmer is in a field, looking up at the sky and hoping that the monsoon gods will decide to help this year. We’re all used to that situation, but the risks are now higher than ever. In the 1970s, the typical farmer had more than two hectares of land to work; nowadays, however, they have only about one hectare, and that figure is decreasing. At the same time, Indian agriculture uses over 80% of our freshwater resources and drains more groundwater than any other country in the world. Two-thirds of our districts are seeing their water tables fall in a way – this is a surprisingly bad plot twist. With smaller farms, greater thirst, and fewer resources – that’s the new reality for farming in India. It’s no surprise that people have stopped talking simply about producing more and...
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