Sustainable production is the way forward

There is no dearth of avenues for farmers who are keen to innovate. There are many success stories where farmers have multiplied their income while working on a small piece of land. Small and marginal farmers can’t survive on the wheat-paddy monoculture as they have very little marketable surplus to be sold in the market. They have to opt for a sustainable economic enterprise. The growing of off-season vegetables on the periphery of towns and cities provides quick returns.