2788 SUSTAINABLE agriculture, which aims to feed the ever-growing population with available natural resources without harming the environment and draining natural resources (soil and water), has become the need of the hour. Parveen Arora SUSTAINABLE agriculture, which aims to feed the ever-growing population with available natural resources without harming the environment and draining natural resources (soil and water), has become the need of the hour. Not only farmers, but also agriculture experts are working hard to raise productivity by using natural resources in an eco-friendly way. Some methods are being adopted by the farmers enthusiastically, while a majority of them are still lagging behind due to lack of knowledge, infrastructure and institutional support in linking laboratory research to farming.