editor’s note
Shrinking water bodies not a good sign for
agriculture!
No, this topic is not off the beat for what we cover. The dying water bodies are
a sign that the innovation has to take centrestage so that solutions are kept
ready in the eventuality of new realities. If the agri culture has to really survive
in the longer run, we will have to prepare for future with right remedies now.
Every village in our country has a small, medium or big river which now is
either lying dry or is shrinking due to human apathy. Agriculture lands have
been left at the mercy of rainfalls which have no definite timelines in the
midst of fast changing climatic conditions.
Therefore, the only viable option is to use
scientific tools from various branches of
science to assess the damage, predict
the impact and invent the solutions. Of
course, saving the water bodies comes
first but experimenting with new varieties
of plants that consume less water, heat
resistant crops etc could be few examples.
While the environmentalists do their bit,
the biotechnology has to play a greater role
in saving agriculture. We need to get our
priorities right or else nature will force us
and it will be too late.
In this issue of the BioVoice magazine, the ‘Cover Story’ focuses on the
serious issue of pink bollworm that has cast its shadow on Bt Cotton sector.
The ‘Face to Face’ features Prof Sveta Venkatesh of Deakin University who
talks about her collaboration with the Max Healthcare on data analytics for
healthcare management in India. Happy Reading!
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RAHUL KOUL
CHIEF EDITOR
BIOVOICENEWS.COM
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