Kalam for another Green Revolution

The requirement of land for the increasing population and for greater afforestation and environmental preservation activities would mean that the present 170 million hectares of arable land would have to be brought down to 100 million hectares by 2020. Water and availablity of farm hands would decrease.

With rubber, tea, coffee, coconut and spices facing intense competition from other countries, Kalam asked the farmers to inject new technology and innovative methods to ensure continous growth in productivity.