Survey of Indian agriculture, 2007

Agriculture Today has strived to address the information needs of agri community since its inception in 1998. The magazine analyses issues concerning agribusiness, farm credit, food processing, agri-Industry, research, extension, policy etc. and provides platform to stake-holders for Interaction and exchange of information The entry of several companies into the agriculture sector has facilitated easy and fast marketing channels for different crops. By tying up with a number of farmers, the companies are not offer them a fixed income but also ensures that the farmers never get a raw deal or left high and dry. The logistics support provided by some of these companies such as cold storage and refirigerated trucks will ensure that the produce remains fresh and reaches the sales outlet faster. Over time, this fast and efficient transport is expected to minimise wastages that have for long plagued the country's procurement system. A scene at a Bhendi vegetable farm in Avalur village near Wallajbath in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu.