The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia
The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia

Author: Palit Kataki

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2001-04-05

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9781560220855

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The lives of more than a billion people depend on the answer! Thirty years ago, the Green Revolution changed the way agriculture was practiced on the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). This valuable book critically analyzes and discusses the rice-wheat cropping system introduced at that time. The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia: Trends, Constraints, Productivity and Policy addresses the crucial question, ”Are the sustainability and productivity of this system in a state of decline?” The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia brings together information gathered from research institutions, government organizations, and farmer surveys. The analysis concentrates on the trends of rice-wheat cropping over time, paying special attention to the evidence of-and reasons for-changes in productivity. It also analyzes the impact of this regional system on soil fertility and water supplies, as well as the increasing demands for new and better fertilizers and pesticides. The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia looks at the problems that have arisen for both the rice and wheat phases, including: the need for changes in crop establishment techniques for crop diversification declining soil fertility changes in pest populations a host of water-management issues the need for policy redirection to sustain productivity growth the impact of global climate change sustainable improvements in productivity This informative book is an essential planning tool for agronomists, policymakers, and agroeconomists. It is also a useful reference for anyone interested in the problems of famine and intensive cropping not only in South Asia but in the world.

Cropping Systems in Asia
Cropping Systems in Asia

Author: M. Zahidul Hoque

Publisher: IRRI

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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Intensive multiple cropping. The food formula for hungry Asia. Population and food problems in Asia. The untapped tropicla production reservoir. Agricultural production resources in Asia. Increased production pathways. Increased production pathways. Crop intensification prospects in Asia. Agricultural research in Asia. The Asian cropping systems network. Early multiple cropping in Asia. The formation of an Asian cropping systems network. Cropping systems concepts and approaches. Methodology development. IRRI's role in the network. Future plants for the network. The setting of cropping systems research in Asia. The Asia Cropping systems network research sites. On-farm research setting in the country research sites. Traditional cropping systems in Asia.Characteristics of a typical Asian farner. Major field crops in Asia. Cropping systems in rainfed wetland areas. Irrigated wetland areas. Rainfed dryland areas. Irrigated dryland areas. Deepwater rice areas. Tidal swamp areas. Agroforestry areas. Hill atriculture areas. Design and testing of improved cropping systems. Rainfed wetrand sites. Irrigated wetland sites. Rainfed dryland sites. Deepwater sites. Tidal swamp sites. Hill agriculture areas. Cropping system research and area development. Multilocation testing. Pilot production programs. The impact of cropping systems research on the small farms. General impact. Increased production. Impact on income level. Incresed employment. Impact on land utilization. Technology transfer.

The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia
The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia

Author: Palit Kataki

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2021-05-30

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1000447901

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The lives of more than a billion people depend on the answer! This valuable book surveys the problems of the rice-wheat cropping system practiced on the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). Introduced at the time of the Green Revolution, it transformed agriculture and produced thirty years of bumper crops. The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia: Efficient Production Management offers scientific analysis of the aftereffects of this intense cropping. The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia: Efficient Production Management focuses on the questions of soil depletion, pest infestation, and soil alkalinity as elements of declining productivity. Along with clear charts, maps, and graphs, it provides practical suggestions for improving and maintaining the productivity of this irreplaceable farmland. The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia looks at the problems that have arisen for both the rice and wheat phases, including: depletion of micronutrients degradation of major nutrients from unbalanced fertilization practices infestations of nematodes increasing soil alkalinity as a result of irrigation It also suggests solutions for maintaining productivity, including: integrated pest management sustainable agriculture micronutrient fertilizers This informative book and its companion volume, The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia: Trends, Constraints, Productivity and Policy, are essential planning tools for agronomists, policymakers, and agroeconomists. It is also a useful reference for anyone interested in the problems of famine and intensive cropping not only in South Asia but in the world.

Farming Systems and Poverty
Farming Systems and Poverty

Author: John A. Dixon

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9789251046272

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A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.

Shifting Cultivation in Southeastern Asia
Shifting Cultivation in Southeastern Asia

Author: Joseph Earle Spencer

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1966-01-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780520035171

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Distribution and overall structure. Relationships to physical environment. Relationships to cultural environment. Land systems and their territorial administration. Crops, Crop systems, and complementary Economies. Technologies, tools, and specific typologies.

Genetically Modified Crops in Asia Pacific
Genetically Modified Crops in Asia Pacific

Author: Mao Chen

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2021-02-01

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1486310923

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Meeting future food needs without compromising environmental integrity is a central challenge for agriculture globally but especially for the Asia Pacific region – where 60% of the global population, including some of the world’s poorest, live on only 30% of the land mass. To guarantee the food security of this and other regions, growers worldwide are rapidly adopting genetically modified (GM) crops as the forerunner to protect against many biotic and abiotic stresses. Asia Pacific countries play an important role in this, with India, China and Pakistan appearing in the top 10 countries with acreage of GM crops, primarily devoted to Bt cotton. Genetically Modified Crops in Asia Pacific discusses the progress of GM crop adoption across the Asia Pacific region over the past two decades, including research, development, adoption and sustainability, as well as the cultivation of insect resistant Bt brinjal, drought-tolerant sugarcane, late blight resistant potato and biotech rice more specific to this region. Regulatory efforts of the Asia Pacific member nations to ensure the safety of GM crops to both humans and the environment are also outlined to provide impetus in other countries initiating biotech crops. The authors also probe into some aspects of gene editing and nanobiotechnology to expand the scope into next generation GM crops, including the potential to grow crops in acidic soil, reduce methane production, remove poisonous elements from plants and improve overall nutritional quality. Genetically Modified Crops in Asia Pacific provides a comprehensive reference not only for academics, researchers and private sectors in crop systems but also policy makers in the Asia Pacific region. Beyond this region, readers will benefit from understanding how GM crops have been integrated into many different countries and, in particular, the effects of the take-up of GM cropping systems by farmers with different socioeconomic backgrounds.