Dr Sudhir Goel, Commissioner of Amravati Division, Maharashtra who
heads the special relief efforts for farmers, speaks about farmers
suicides in Vidarbha, agrarian crisis, failure of green revolution in rain fed
areas, sustainable low input solutions such as Organic farming and in
situ water conservation efforts through watershed development, crop
insurance and the future involving farmer owned producer companies
linking with a regulated corporate sector.
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Interview on how Non Resident Indians (NRIs) can relate to challenges faced by India's poor and exploited -- taken at the Wharton India Economic Forum.