Budget 2012: Injecting growth into agriculture – 6 February 2012, The Economic Times

February 6, 2012 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

It is no secret that Indian agriculture is in doldrums. Lakhs of farmers have committed suicide. Millions supplant their meagre earnings from farming by working in local factories and brick kilns, or by migrating to cities to work as labour.

Budget 2012: Injecting growth into agriculture

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