Farmers Shift to Maize Production, Impacting India’s Oilseed Output
India’s agriculture sector faces a significant change as farmers are increasingly opting to grow maize instead of oilseeds like soybean and groundnuts. This shift is largely a response to the depressed prices of edible oils, which have made oilseed farming less profitable. As a result, farmers are turning to maize for ethanol production, potentially leading…