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RWC Highlights 2005-2006

Reduced and no-till technologies are radically transforming the rice-wheat fields of the Indio-Gangetic plain in a manner second only to the Green Revolution. The adoption of this resource conservation technology has not only produced an additional 0.5 million tons of wheat, but also saved a foreign exchange of US$ 80 million through reduced fuel consumption in tillage and irrigation operations.

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