This will require progress internationally and domestically. Internationally, both the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must become more effective. There are several ways of accomplishing this.
Various studies predict that in the long term, the increased demand due to population growth and rising per capita income, would outstrip the supply of cereals, pulses, edible oil and sugar. Key issues that need addressing in this context have been identified as follows. Firstly, irrigation is the key to the removal of Indian agriculture’s dependence on the monsoons.