Emerging agricultural missions

This is a great speech delivered by President Kalam in June, 2005 at the convocation ceremony of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University at Coimbatore. He talks about a number of things. Scientific magnanimity that will inculcate team spirit and motivation among the researchers. His efforts at the gardens of Rashtrapati Bhawan to symbolize the importance of value addition for farmers, possibilities of economic expansion, and coexistence of diverse people. The importance of agriculture for our country, and the need for better soil upgradation, seed quality, irrigation, weather prediction, processing, and waste management. The role of information technology and communication for agricultural growth and economic sustainance. How collaboration among researchers and Universities can accelerate progress. The ways in which communication, transport, healthcare, and education centers should function together for greater economic growth sought by social entrepreneurs towards rural upliftment. And the challenges lying ahead for India in order to double its agricultural production by 2020 and start the second green revolution that will unify soil-to-seed, seed-to-grain, grain-to-food, and food-to-market processes.