The green revolution breaking out in 1960s transformed India from food deficit to food surplus economy.In the post Green Revolution years much of the increase in India's rice production took place in non-traditional rice growing areas. But with weakening of government procurement and price support and phasing out of water and electricity subsidies, rice is likely to be replaced by crops that will be more remunerative in the changed circumstances. In eastern India where fertile land and water were available in abundant but poor infrastructure for farmers to adopt and exploit the potentials of...