Down to Earth

by Sharad Joshi

Examining the detrimental effects that “green revolution” technology has had on India’s agriculture—including higher cultivation costs—this account provides the economic analysis and the political muscle to overcome agricultural issues. This compilation written by Sharad Joshi—national president of India’s farmers' organization Shetkari Sanghatana—argues that the government’s agricultural policies made agriculture a losing proposition. Comprehensive and authoritative, these selected writings expound on the relatively more recent issues in agricultural development.

Genres: Nonfiction, Economics

388 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2010

About the author

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Sharad Joshi is a former bureaucrat and UN technocrat and current farmer. He is the national president of the farmers' organization Shetkari Sanghatana, which describes itself as the only truly liberal party in India, and has been a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) for more than 25 years.