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A cry from decades.that's not yet heard

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" O ur deepest respect for the land and it's harvest is the legacy of generation of farmers who put food on our tables,preserved our landscape and inspired us with a powerful work ethic "                      For a country that is capable of producing three crops in a year,ceaseless case of farmer suicides are an ignominious fact.The statics of death so high that there is nothing personal or moving left in them. The death count of a disaster raise more sympathy than the suicides of Indian farmers it has become more of factor to lash the ruling Indian agriculture is in a crisis.In these charged times it has become fashionable to ascribe political reasons to everything and yet farmers across the country are not agitated for political reasons but for humiliation.As India talks of marching forward ,our kisan is being left behind               The crisis in Indian agriculture is an ongo...

Gmo vs non gmo.

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Why choose the gmo? Food supplies become predictable.  When crop yields become predictable, then the food supply becomes predictable at the same time. This gives us the ability to reduce the presence of food deserts around the world, providing a greater population with a well-rounded nutritional opportunity that may not have existed in the past. Nutritional content can be improved.  Genetic modifications do more than add pest resistance or weather resistance to GMO crops. The nutritional content of the crops can be altered as well, providing a denser nutritional profile than what previous generations were able to enjoy. This means people in the future could gain the same nutrition from lower levels of food consumption. The UN Food and Agricultural Organization notes that rice, genetically modified to produce high levels of Vitamin A, have helped to reduce global vitamin deficiencies. Genetically modified foods can have a longer shelf ...