'Global agriculture facing convergence of pressures'
Global agriculture is now facing a convergence of pressures -- climate variability and climate change, land degradation, loss of biodiversity, food crisis, energy crisis, growing populations -- which may be seen as ``a perfect storm'', Dr William Dar, Director General of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics said.
India has sought global action to achieve higher agriculture production to meet global food grain requirement.