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Crop-livestock interactions and livelihoods in the Gangetic Plains of West Bengal, India: findings from a scoping study

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Title Crop-livestock interactions and livelihoods in the Gangetic Plains of West Bengal, India: findings from a scoping study
 
Creator Erenstein, Olaf
Varma, A.
Thorpe, W.R.
Singh, J.
 
Description The research and development community faces the challenge of sustaining crop productivity gains, improving rural livelihoods and securing environmental sustainability in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. This calls for a better understanding of farming systems and of rural livelihoods, particularly with the advent of, and strong advocacy for, conservation agriculture and resource-conserving technologies. The paper summarizes the findings from a scoping study to assess crop-livestock interactions and rural livelihoods in the Gangetic Plains of West Bengal, drawing from a village survey in three districts (Malda, Nadia and W Medinipur) and secondary data. The rice-cattle based rural livelihoods are in stark contrast with those in the western Indo-Gangetic Plains, whereas the state’s high human and livestock pressure and high poverty pose particular challenges to sustainable intensification and poverty reducing agricultural growth – particularly in the more remote districts. Strengthening the client orientation and productivity of the agricultural R&D community will be central to improving livelihoods and more sustainably using natural resources – and research on crop-livestock interaction serves as a good entry point for that process.
 
Date 2010-04
2010-04-28T08:40:26Z
2010-04-28T08:40:26Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Erenstein, O.; Varma, A.; Thorpe, W.; Singh, J. 2010. Crop-livestock interactions and livelihoods in the Gangetic Plains of West Bengal, India: findings from a scoping study. SATSA Mukhapatra Annual Technical Issue (14): 45-60
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1342
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
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