An Indian Perspective of Sustainable Agriculture: A Mirage or A Concrete Truth Singh Yadvinder*, Kaur Apperdeep** *Professor, Department of Geography, Punjabi University, Patiala **Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Punjabi University, Patiala. E-mail: apper_bajwa@yahoo.com Online published on 19 January, 2017. Abstract The needs and deeds of man often clash with each other. For the fulfillment of man's essential needs, nature has provided plenty of resources, but the reckless exploitation of natural resources endangers the survival of our future generations. This realization lead to development of the idea of sustainable development. Sustainable agriculture is an essential part of sustainable development. India is predominantly an agricultural nation which witnessed the success of Green Revolution. But, now Indian soils and waters have been degraded and we are now at cross roads where we have to choose between the conventional input intensive and environmentally insensitive agriculture and the nature friendly sustainable agriculture. But, there are certain doubts regarding, whether the sustainable agriculture will be able to bear the population pressure. The answer is yes, it is possible to produce enough food by using sustainable strategies. Top Keywords Sustainable development, Sustainable agriculture, Soil degradation, Irrigation practices, Loss of crop diversity, Green revolution and Organic farming. Top |