Major Problems area of Agriculture in Aodern India.

A considerable portion of our agricultural lands are affecied by the problem of alkalinity and salinity of soils. In such soils, salts are present in large enough quantities that they interfere with crop growth. Alkaline soils can be used as well as improved, by growing suitable trees, and grasses. Later, alkali-resistant varieties of rice or wheat can be grown. The key factor in the management of saline soils is drainage. If such lands are welldrained, saline-resistant varieties of sorghum, maize and wheat can be profitably grown.Modem agriculture aims at pnxlllcing maximum amount of food with the minimum amount of time, space and energy. There are number of problems associated with the present day agriculture. The foremost is that of energy. There is considerable dependence on our non-renewable resources. These resources being finite, would soon get depleted. Also, adequate facilities for efficient transportation, processing, and packaging would help in making the products easily available to the consumers.