The working paper was published by the National Institute of Agriculture Economics and Policy Research (NIAP), an entity operating under the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), last month.
"Looking towards the growing demand for food and other agricultural products and the future challenges to their production amidst little scope for expansion of agricultural land, it is imperative to invest more in agricultural R&D and prioritise it across disciplines or subsectors and regions to maximise economic, social, and environmental benefits," the paper reads.
After research comes agriculture extension activities, which give the second-best return on investment at ₹7.40 for every rupee invested.
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