However, the biggest worry spot for India has been and continues to be Agriculture. Cavalier management of produce, arbitrary procurement price setting, politicized grants, vote-bank handouts, unorganized funding of farmers, bad food storage mechanisms, and non-existent water and crop management has made India deficient is staples such as wheat, rice, and pulses. Second International Rice Congress, Singh called for a "second green revolution" encouraging agriculture scientist to develop new rice varieties that are tolerant to submergence, drought, salinity and had a wider adaptation to climatic change but also cautioned adoption of biotechnology altered foods. He wanted researchers to address social, economic, and ethical questions associated with biotechnology before further untested varieties. While his comments and call to action will undoubtedly be met by the scientists, he needs to galvanize political will to reform the shoddy manner in which Agriculture is being run. Despite social sector rhetoric, thousands of farmers continue to commit suicide because of over-borrowing and the Government's plan is to handout money which will no doubt reach party cadre. Despite flooding in many parts of the country because of lack of de-silting programs, political goons continue to grab tank land and rain harvest zones denying thousands of farmers depending on these tanks of a second crop. Despite repeated research showing the loss of fertility of the soil in prime agricultural belts of Punjab and Tanjavur Delta, little is done to rectify the excessive use of fertilizer or the over-cultivation of sugarcane in rain starved areas.