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Synopsis For meeting the global challenges and internal problems, Second Green Revolution in the form of Rainbow Revolution is the need of the hour. For this Indian Agriculture must be given top priority for diversification of farming from traditional crops to commercial crops and from production oriented to consumption and market oriented agri-product. Consequently, horticulture, floriculture, sericulture, apiculture must be promoted for strengthening agro-industries, agri-business, agri-trade and agri-commerce.

This book makes an overview and careful intensive study of the problems, potentialities, relevance, genesis, components of Second Green Revolution and diversification of Indian farming in the way of corporate farming, contact farming, precision farming, organic farming, etc. for giving a new boost to Indian agriculture and safeguard the interest of Indian farmers. Attempt has been made to make an impartial assessment of Indian agriculture strategy during Five Year Plans from first to Eleventh Five Year Plan as well as National Agricultural Policy, 2000.