Exploring Innovations in Indian Agriculture through Protected Cultivation

Even though India's economy has long been based on agriculture, our experience over the past 50 years suggests a connection between agricultural practices and economic well-being. The trend of agricultural growth indicates a combination of notable accomplishments on one hand and squandered chances on the other.  Furthermore, global trends like population explosion which is estimated to rise up to 9.6 billion by the year 2050, urbanization, industrialization, climate change, diminishing arable land, deteriorating soil health, toxicity and depletion of groundwater etc. are putting pressure on food systems. Thus, if India has to maintain its self-sufficiency and provide food security for the underprivileged while also being able to export high-quality fruits and vegetables, certainly innovative and efficient production techniques like protected cultivation must be widely used in order to continuously boost the productivity by extended growing seasons, profitability with optimal resource utilization, and respectability of the agricultural sector.