Resource Conservation Technologies For Food Security and Rural Livelihood

Contents: Preface. 1. Resource conservation technologies for food security and rural livelihood in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains/A.R. Khan. 2. Use of conservation agriculture to improve farming systems in developing countries/Ken Sayre and Bram Govaerts. 3. Resource conservation technologies in rice-wheat cropping system of Indo-Gangetic plains/R.K. Malik. 4. Resource conservation technologies in salt affected areas/S.S. Singh. 5. Conservation agriculture based resource conserving technologies for rice maize system/Ravi Gopal, Raj Kumar and Raj Gupta. 6. Resource conservation techniques in rice--wheat systems of eastern Indo Gangetic plains/Ravi Gopal, Raj Kumar and Raj Gupta. 7. Info-RCT: crop model for resource conserving technologies in rice-wheat system/Y.S. Saharawat, M. Gathala, Neelam Chaudhary, R. Laik, M.L. Jat, Virender Kumar, H. Pathak and J.K. Ladha. 8. Soil health issues under conservation agriculture/Y. Saharawat, R. Laik, Sheetal Sharma and J.K. Ladha. 9. Conservation agriculture based farming system options/U.P. Singh. 10. Efficient irrigation system for water productivity in tube well command/A.P. Mishra. 11. Water management for increasing water productivity/Adlul Islam. 12. Weed management in  conservation agriculture/T.K. Srivastava. 13. Impact of climate change in rice and wheat crops, adaptation strategies and resource conservation measures/Abdul Haris A., Vandna Chhabra and Sandeep Biswas. 14. Ecological consequences of crop intensification/T.K. Srivastava. 15. Climate change and its impact on natural resources with special reference to the A and N Island/R.C. Srivastava. 16. Conservation agriculture: economic perspective and future challenges/K.M. Singh and M.S. Meena. 17. Attaining food security through resource conservation technologies/Abhay Kumar, Ujjwal Kumar, R.C. Bharati and N. Chandra. 18. Farmers perception and socio-economic aspects of zero tillage technologies/Ujjwal Kumar, Abhay Kumar, R.C. Bharati and N. Chandra. 19. Innovation decision process, constraints and strategies for wider adoptability of conservation innovations/M.S. Meena and K.M. Singh. 20. Extension strategies for accelerating adoption of zero tillage technology: a perspective of North Bihar/Ashok K. Singh. 21. Computing economics of resource conservation technology/N. Chandra, R.C. Bharati, Abhay Kumar and Ujjwal Kumar. 22. Experimental planning for conserving resources/R.C. Bharti, Ujjwal Kumar, Abhay Kumar and N. Chandra. 23. Water resource development and management in rainfed horticulture/R.C. Srivastava. 24. Water management practices in horticultural crops/Shivendra Kumar and Santosh S. Mali. 25. Development of an ideal and replicable watershed plan for resource conservation in rainfed-humid farming system/N. Sahoo and P.S. Brahmanand. 26. Water resource development and management on participatory basis in cyclone affected coastal ecosystem/N. Sahoo, P.S.B. Anand, and A. Kumar. 27. Plasticulture technologies for resource conservation/Pratap Ray Bhatnagar. 28. Food security for increasing rural livelihood under limited water supply through adaption of diversified crops and crop sequences/R.D. Singh. 29. Integrated farming system for resource management and food security/Sanjeev Kumar. 30. Strategies and steps for efficient crop residues management for conservation agriculture/A.V. Dahiphale, U.V. Mahadkar, L.S. Chavan and Vijay B. Mehta. 31. Integrated pest management based on RCT\'s of rice-wheat cropping system/Mohd. Idris and S.S. Singh. 32. Alternate livelihood supports system for landless farmwomen and unemployed rural youth/A.R. Khan. 33. Resource conservation technology for soil health maintenance in Gujarat state/H.M. Virdia. 34. Application of GIS in resource conservation technology/B. Saha. 35. Enhancing water productivity of North Bihar using resource conversation techniques with special reference to Makhana cultivation/Janardan Jee. 36. Resource conservation in wetland fisheries: issues and strategies/D.K. Kaushal. 37. RCTs through hydroponics - the current scenario/M.J. Alam and Vijaya Nand Singh. 38. Cultivation of water chest nut for livelihood improvement of landless farm labour/S.P. Sinha and Sunita Kumari. 39. Role and management of livestock in sustaining farming system under resource conservation technologies/A. Dey. 40. Livestock production for nutritional security and sustainable development/P.K. Singh and Pankaj Kumar. 41. Role of information and communication technology in agriculture/R.C. Bharati, Abhay Kumar, Ujjwal Kumar and N. Chandru. 42. Sampling techniques for resource assessment/S.P. Singh and R.C. Bharati. 43. Geo-spatial techniques for assessing natural resource and targeting resource conserving technologies/Parvesh Chandra, S.S. Singh, Olaf Erenstein, A.R. Khan, J.K. Ladha, Raj Gupta, Milap Punia, Ravi Gopal and P.K. Singh.

"Understanding nuances of relevant techniques is a pre-requisite to conservation. The present book Resource Conservation Technologies For Food Security and Rural Livelihood is a sincere attempt to descramble the theoretical and operational complexities of resources conservation technologies being adopted in various agro-ecological conditions. Sustainable human survival is at stake in the wake of serious erosion, pollution and at times destruction of natural resources. On the other hand the most crucial land and water resources are shrinking at an alarming rate and are prone to ever increasing diversion to non-agricultural use. Under such a scenario long term profitable and sustainable production of food, feed and fibre for meeting the human and livestock requirements can be made possible through conservation and judicious use of natural resources.

The book covers main as well as applied aspects of resource conservation techniques (RCTs). Chapters on RCTs for resource saving in cropping systems and farming systems of Indo-Gangetic plains provide in depth information on minor details about applicability of such technologies for diversification of input use and recycling while maintaining the soil health and ecological balance. Lucid information on application of modern techniques like GIS, IT and simulation modelling for crop management based on conservation agriculture principles makes it useful for precision agriculture proponents. Potential of RCTs for mitigation and adaptation to climate change has been well covered. Utility of RCTs for enhancing water productivity and maintenance of soil health for overall improvement in factor productivity of agricultural sector is discussed under various agro-climatic scenarios. Aspects like integration of resource conservation technologies with aquaculture and livestock management for internalizing the externalities and supporting the closed cycles of resource utilization in place of open ended cycles present practical ways to achieve the desired goal of sustainable agricultural growth and ensured food and livelihood security on sustainable basis. Overall the book deciphers on the practical techniques for easy adoption of reduced tillage, residue retention and crop rotation, the basic components of conservation agriculture, for enhancing land and water productivity.

The book is highly informative and useful for the people involved in the adoption, promotion and development of resource conservation technology." (jacket)