One of India's leading agricultural economists has called on the government to push the idea of 'brown revolution' in agriculture to significantly improve income of farmers. Ashok Gulati was speaking during the three-day agri-tech meet, GRAM 2016, after Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje inaugurated the event in Jaipur yesterday (9 November).

"India needs to move from green to gene to brown revolution in agriculture," said Gulati, who is also the Infosys Chair Professor at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).

Gulati explained: