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Agriculture needs continuous infusion of innovation and technology in ensuring global food security, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability. Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011, released in 2015 also indicates that out of 24.39 crore households in the country, 17.91crore lived in villages and among these, 10.69 crore were considered as deprived households. Agriculture is still the back borne of rural India as the data SECC indicates that 31.26 % of the total rural households are still broadly identified as poor where the main earner has an insecure and uncertain source of income. Increasing urbanization, globalization and demand for high value products have dramatically changed the global context for agriculture. Agriculture is critical for those who live below the poverty line, as there is an uncertainty from the harvesting point of view.