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Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Productivity in Semi-Arid-Tropics (SAT) of India – Case studies

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Title Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Productivity in
Semi-Arid-Tropics (SAT) of India – Case studies
 
Creator Kumara Charyulu, D
Moses Shyam, D
Kadiyala, M D M
Gumma, M K
Bantilan, C
Rao, K P C
Nedumaran, S
Srinivasa, S
Ramilan, T
 
Subject Pearl Millet
Chickpea
Sorghum
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Sustainable intensification is a term now much used in discussions around the future of agriculture and food security. The term actually dates back to the 1990s and was coined in the context of African agriculture, where yields are often very low, and environmental degradation
a major concern. This pro-poor, smallholder oriented origin of the phrase is worth noting in the context of the current controversy around sustainable intensification. Sustainable intensification (SI) has been defined as a form of production wherein “yields are increased without adverse environmental impact and without the cultivation of more land”. In this sense, the term denotes an aspiration of what needs to be achieved, rather than a description of existing production systems, whether this be conventional high input-farming, or smallholder agriculture, or approaches based on organic methods. While the intensification of agriculture has long been the subject of analysis, sustainable intensification is a more recent
concern.
 
Publisher ICRISAT
 
Date 2014-12
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/9085/1/55dd304708ae591b309ac6d5.pdf
Kumara Charyulu, D and Moses Shyam, D and Kadiyala, M D M and Gumma, M K and Bantilan, C and Rao, K P C and Nedumaran, S and Srinivasa, S and Ramilan, T (2014) Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Productivity in Semi-Arid-Tropics (SAT) of India – Case studies. Other. ICRISAT, Patancheru, Telangana, India.