Despite
national food security in terms of total
food production sufficient for per capita
supply of food, nearly 208 million people
suffer from hidden-hunger caused due to
deficiency of protein, vitamin A, iron,
iodine, zinc etc. Industrial use and export
of food crop is also limited due to lack
of suitable varieties for specific end-use.
Thrust of future research has been laid
upon health related aspects of agriculture with a focus on the development of crop varieties with enhanced
nutritive value, processing qualities and
market value.
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