What does “sustainable” food production around Bangalore entail?

Summary:

• The natural resource base of the region has been depleted by unsustainable .agricultural practices
• The high-input, high-risk food production system traps farmers into a cycle of debt.
• “Positive deviants” show how environmental sustainability and financial viability can be balanced.
• Regenerative practices involved in organic agriculture alone do not address problems of groundwater unsustainability or farmer debt.
• Sustainable food production in the region will require groundwater management and support for climate-resilient millet cultivation and regenerative agriculture.