It was a good article to read. Just to add to biotechnology, if advance information technology is aplied in the field of agriculture, then it can help in conservinf natural resources in cost and time effective way. An example to it is use of remote sensing and GIS where we can map the natural resources from farm level to regional scale level. This provides information to the farmer about the type of soil in which he is farming, water holding capacity of the area, land use pattern of near by area, slope of the area etc. By this he can be well prepared for the type of management practices he can follow before and after crop is been grown. Using maps he can be trained about conservation techniques, reducing soil erosion, improving soil productivity.
In a nutshell it can be assumed that IT and ITES can be a vital tool to improve productivity.
