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This book “Technologies for Profitable and Sustainable Agriculture” is organized and designed in such a way to cover wide range of topics such as for different agro ecosystems with emphasis on influence of natural resources management, climate change, technological interventions, organic agriculture and mechanization. Technology has been the key driver of agricultural growth in the recent past. First decade of the twenty-first century witnessed decline in the contribution of technology to agricultural growth which might be due to indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources resulting in complicated issues. In view of these challenges, the future growth in agriculture has to come from accelerated technology generation and sustainable intensification of the production systems. However, accelerated uses of natural resources have contributed towards numerous food and environment security problems. It is well known that the problems in Agriculture sector will have direct impact on the food security of the country. It demands a sustainable development in Agriculture with efficient use of natural resources. It should also be our priority to create new employment opportunities in rural areas in near future.