A History of Agriculture in India v1.c3.2

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In most European countries and the U. S. A. agricultural history has been documented by scholars, and there are societies and journals devoted to this subject. In India, however, this subject has not received the recognition it deserved. My association with agricultural development since 1934, with agricultural research since 1945, and with the administration of a premier agricultural university from 1968 to 1976, has given me the necessary background to prepare a work of this nature. When I wrote to Dr M. S. Swaminathan, former Director-General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and a scientist and scholar of eminence who has played a key role in promoting Green Revolution in India, he accepted the need for writing a book on India's agricultural history. The Governing Body of the ICAR at its meeting held on 2 September 1976 sanctioned the scheme, which, for the purposes of funding and administration, was located at the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.