Rice, wheat, sugarcane, grown in 43% of India's cropped area, consume almost 80% freshwater available for irrigation

(posted on 19 June, 2018)

Sugarcane is a wasteful crop and the area under it can be halved. Part of the area used to grow wheat and sugarcane can be used to grow millets. It will help in food security. DHARMENDRA DAUKIA We should get dry-land farming technology from Israel. SHARDENDU NARAYAN