Decline in Production due to Pollution

As a result of various Crop Development Schemes being implemented by Government of India through State Governments, production of agricultural crops has been generally increasing except in the years of bad monsoon, adverse weather/temperature conditions etc. However, the experiments conducted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have shown that ozone pollution can potentially reduce the crop yields. Further, long term use of waste water for irrigation can also reduce crop yields due to higher pest incidence and disturbance in plant metabolism due to heavy metal contents.