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In the guest editorial by Kesavan and agriculture, one-straw revolution, etc. are sustainability goals. Managing complexity
Swaminathan1, the authors present path- suggested as a pathway. Without going through these approaches will be too
ways and terminologies for achieving into the merits of these (and there are simplistic an approach to operationalize
goals of ecological and economic sustain- many more) approaches, it is our conten- sustainability paradigm.
ability. Recalling the benefits and prob- tion that adopting these approaches as a
lems associated with green revolution, way to operationalize the sustainability
1. Kesavan, P. C. and Swaminathan, M. S.,
the need for evergreen revolution has concept, could be inappropriate. Achieving
Curr. Sci., 2006, 91, 145–146.
been advocated. The phrase evergreen goals of sustainable agriculture calls for a
revolution according to the authors, is the knowledge base, which is much deeper
best available option to meet the goals of and wider than what we have today. I. P. ABROL
sustainability (increasing productivity Complexities inherent to the sustainabil- SUNITA SANGAR*
without harming natural resources). To ity concept demand new ways of defin-
usher this transformation, adoption at ing science agenda and in organizing and Centre for Advancement of Sustainable
farm level of one, more or a combination doing science. Advocating and equating Agriculture (CASA),
of approaches which are embedded in sustainability to one or more of these ap- NASC Complex, DPS Marg, Pusa,
phrases like green agriculture, eco-agri- proaches would be restrictive to good ag- New Delhi 110 012, India
culture, effective microorganisms, white ricultural science becoming a pathway to *e-mail: sunitasangar@yahoo.com