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Sloping Agricultural Land Technology for Sustainable Production, Resource Conservation and Economic Improvement in Shivalik Himalayas

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Title Sloping Agricultural Land Technology for Sustainable Production, Resource Conservation and Economic Improvement in Shivalik Himalayas
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Creator Pankaj Panwar, V.K. Bhatt, Sharmistha Pal, Ram Prasad and A.K. Tiwari
 
Subject Resource Conservation, Economic Improvement , Shivalik Himalayas
 
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A major part of these, i.e., 51.43 million ha lies in the Himalayan region (Dhandapani and
Rath, 2004). North-western Shivalik region (lower Himalayas) is generally up to 1000 m
elevation and it covers an area of 3.33 million ha (Yadav et al., 2015). These sloping lands are
prone to severe soil erosion. Singh et al., (1992) reported soil erosion varying from 5 Mg ha-1
yr-1 to over 80 Mg ha-1 yr-1 in Shivalik hills. Yadav and Sidhu (2010) reported erosion rates
from 0.08 to 683.1 Mg ha-1 yr-1 in Himachal Pradesh. In Himalayan region of India
population density is 73 persons per km2 which is second highest among eight countries of
Hindu Kush Himalayan Region (Pratap, 1998). This population pressure is increasing
rapidly and thus will lead to more degradation of these sloping lands. Shivalik region
receives on an average of more than 1100 mm rainfall but still faces scarcity of water for
crops. In many areas, it has single cropping system due to lack of irrigation sources (canal
irrigation, underground water) as the region has rolling and undulating topography.
Efforts were made to develop a land use system for sloping lands termed as Sloping
Agricultural Land Technology (SALT) which can provide multiple outputs for livelihood
security along with conservation of natural resources.
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Date 2019-03-26T05:12:49Z
2019-03-26T05:12:49Z
2017-01-01
 
Type Other
 
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