India, Oct. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Prime Minister - Ram-Ram!
Farmer - Ram-Ram! I am from Hisar district, Haryana. I began farming with the cultivation of Kabuli chana (chickpeas). Initially, there was only a little...
Prime Minister - How many years ago did you start this?
Farmer - It has been four years now. I get a yield of about 10 quintals per acre from Kabuli chana.
Prime Minister - There are some crops which are intercropped like pulses.
Farmer - Yes.
Prime Minister - So, you get an additional income, though it requires a little more effort. Seeing this, do other farmers also feel encouraged to move towards pulses, thinking that their land will revive again?
Farmer - Yes, indeed. That's what we thi...