date:Aug 12, 2013
celerating yield growth, which is largely the result of expected lower prices that reduce farmer incomes, discourage the use of fertilizers, and reduce investment. Furthermore, the majority of the planted area is rain-fed, and the country has been experiencing recurrent weather events. Yield growth is also being impacted by the lack of new technological adoptions, such as inadequate irrigation infrastructure, absence of high-tech machines such as harvesters, and the modest use of hybrid seeds.