New Generation of Applications : Framework for Technological Assessment:

6.1          Department of Agriculture should set up a joint inter-ministerial working group in association with ICAR, ICMR, DBT, NIN and Ministries and Departments associated with delivery of health systems to examine the most cost-effective and nutritionally desirable manner of overcoming hidden hunger caused by the deficiency of micronutrients like iron, zinc, iodine and Vitamin A in the diet. 

6.2     There is need for greater attention to assess the potential uses of technologies like bio-fortification and conservation tillage in a contained and holistic manner. There is evidence from recent studies carried out in the U.K. that excessive use of herbicides leads to a reduction in field biodiversity.

6.3           Department of Agriculture and ICAR should set up an expert group for examining biotechnological applications in relation to anticipatory research for meeting the challenges of global warming, climate change and sea level rise.

6.4          Global trends in preferences among consumers and industries in the area of farm commodities should be continuously monitored.