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Techno-economic feasibility of conservation agriculture in rainfed regions of India.

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Title Techno-economic feasibility of conservation agriculture in rainfed regions of India.
Techno-economic feasibility of conservation agriculture in rainfed regions of India.
 
Creator ICAR_CRIDA
 
Subject Carbon sequestration, conservation agriculture, net benefits, rainfed regions
 
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This article examines the potential of conservation agriculture (CA) in rainfed areas particularly in
the arid and semi-arid regions of the Indian subcontinent. The CA practices under different types of
rainfall, soil and production system were identified based on the analysis of studies undertaken in
different agro-climatic regions of India. The net benefits from different suggested CA practices
were estimated at current prices for the year 2010 based on the results of long-term experiments
conducted at the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, India and centres
of its All-India Coordinated Research Project on Dryland Agriculture, which ranged from Rs 325 to
18,000 ha–1. The capital requirement of various CA practices was also estimated. The analysis
shows that CA in its broader context not only improves soil health but also gives higher net returns
per unit of land to the farmers. However, the CA practices need to be adopted selectively in different rainfall, soils and agro-ecological situations. The advantage of CA practices can be availed in
rainfed agro-ecology, if practised appropriately over long-term basis. Higher carbon sequestration
through CA practices may also give additional benefits in terms of carbon emission reduction, if
made easily tradable in future. However, for promotion of CA practices across diverse agroecologies, appropriate policy, and institutional and technology support would be a prerequisite.
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Date 2020-02-25T06:42:34Z
2020-02-25T06:42:34Z
2011
 
Type Technical Report
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/32655
 
Language English
 
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Publisher , Ravindra Chary G,