Ahmedabad: By 2030, the western Indian states, including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, will have 65% urban population and economy will be highly industrialized.There will not just be demand for more food but accessible, affordable, safe and nutritious food.

International experts and local stakeholders took up the issues at the three-day national workshop "Forward Thinking for Agricultural Development in Western India" at Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University (SDAU) that concluded on February 11.

Ajit Maru, a person of Gujarati origin and working as senior knowledge officer with Rome-based Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), was instrumental in organizing the workshop in collaboration with agencies such as National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) and the Global Forward Thinking Platform (of the GFAR Secretariat).

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Photo credit: Ajit Maru