India is the biggest importer and consumer of dates. Given the big demand, India is trying to grow a lot of it and achieve self-sufficiency. The Plate's Anisha Jain spoke to Ajit Singh Batra, Senior Vice President Business Development from Gujarat’s Atul Limited. At Atul, Batra and team run a project called Greening The Desert. It aims to boost indegenuous  production of table dates in the desert regions of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Date farming is quite profitable for farmers in drylands. Can India really become a major date producer and compete with countries in the Middle East? Let's find out