Though the green revolution enabled India to attain food security, the technologies, subsidies and public support systems failed to address the problems of small-scale dryland agriculture. Diversified farming, being more economically and ecologically resilient, can reduce risk. Integrating livestock, growing a variety of crops and recycling farm produce as Mr Bairwa does, reduce the risk in farming. It also makes him less susceptible to price fluctuations.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/mr-bairwas-diverse-farm
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/veena-vidyadharan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/manoj-kumar-tiwari
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/leisa-india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/home-gardens
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/multicrop-systems
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vermiculture
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-fertilisers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-pesticides
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vegetables
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/horticulture
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agroecosystem-planning
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sustainable-development
