hyderabad
Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Dr. Himanshu Pathak has stated that smart agriculture or precision farming is the future of crop production not only to make it sustainable but also to meet the growing needs including meeting food security.
Speaking at the inaugural session of the national seminar on “Smart Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment” organised by the ICAR-Central Research Institute of Dryland Agriculture (ICAR-CRIDA) in association with Indian Society of Agro-Physics (ISAP) here on Thursday, he highlighted the key role of researchers and scientists in developing various technologies spanning every aspect of food production.