THE country's present-day agricultural policies are focussed more on the urban consumer rather than the farmer, the eminent crop scientist, Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, has said.
Speaking to presspersons on the sidelines of a function announcing the details of the proposed 88th Indian Science Congress (ISC) to be held early next year, Dr. Swaminathan warned against framing policies that were targeted mainly at meeting the short-t erm interests of domestic urban consumers.