Farm sector at the crossroads

Uzhuthundu vaazhvaare vaazhvaar, mattrellaam thozhudundu pin selbavar. ‘Those who farm lead a high life; the rest bow and follow them’ - — Saint Thirvalluvar, ancient Tamil poet-philosopher). The couplet, written nearly two millennia ago, of the importance of agriculture to human existence, in general, and economic activity, in particular, succinctly captures one of the most eternal truths; it is as relevant today as ever.

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