Karam Prakash, Patiala
Sep 23, 2023 12:57 AM IST
Dr Khush, the man behind green revolution in rice farming, was here in Patiala to attend a Kisan Mela organised by the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)
World Food Prize winner Dr Gurdev Singh Khush expressed concerns over high dependency of Punjab farmers on paddy. Dr Gurdev Khush on Friday said Punjab would become a desert state in a decade if state farmers don’t switch to other crops soon.
Dr Khush has spent 35 years directing and participating in rice genetic research and breeding at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines as a plant breeder.
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