Emerging Trends in Agriculture: Prospects and Opportunities

The green revolution has been a notable illustration of free India's triumph against hardship. We are now in a position where we are fighting the issue of excess in a country that was often afflicted by poverty and constant lack of sustenance prior to the green upheaval. Contrary to popular belief, farming is still the backbone of our country. Total agricultural sectors especially horticulture was progressed significantly to free India from its reliance on developed countries for its food needs. Horticulture is more than a business in India; it's becoming a way of life. Since the introduction of green revolution innovation, Indian agriculture has experienced rapid change. The current state of progress and globalisation has opened up new avenues for agricultural modernization. This has focused not just on upgrading agrarian information sources and infrastructure offices in rural areas, but also on shifting information sources, reducing appropriations, loosening roof rules, and developing rural surplus for domestic and international markets. Agricultural taxation is being raised, and agriculture is being given industry status, in response to the growing wealth in rural areas. Keeping these view in mind, a handful of the interesting topics related to alternative livelihood possibilities, nanotechnological innovation, advancement of plant growth regulating biostimulants, prospective function of secondary plant metabolites in agriculture, nutritional improvement through biofortification, advances in preservation technologies, crop production under stress conditions, behavioural studies to develop appropriate decision making tools for efficient eradication of pests, possibilities of biofuel and renewable energy production through agricultural waste management, use of novel chemicals to boost up agricultural production, molecular advancement for improving agricultural production and COVID-19's impact on Indian agriculture are accommodated in this book. The prime goal for publishing of this book is dissemination of knowledge of agricultural innovations. This unique book will assist students, teachers, researchers, planners and anyone involved in agriculture in learning about innovative agricultural technology.