India, Feb. 11 -- Ending hunger, ensuring food security and promoting sustainable agriculture are the main objectives of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Agriculture plays a role in achieving all 17 SDGs directly or indirectly by supporting economic, social and environmental progress. Sustainable agriculture focuses on meeting the needs of a growing population while protecting the environment, fostering social equity and ensuring economic viability. By 2050, under current agricultural trends, 60 per cent of India's population -over 10 per cent of the global population may face severe food shortages. Addressing the crisis requires increased production, but high input costs and price volatility are pushing farmers into debt. Natural fa...