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Status and strategic plan for the sustainable development of horticulture sector in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep groups of Islands, India: Horticultural development in tropical Indian Islands

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Title Status and strategic plan for the sustainable development of horticulture sector in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep groups of Islands, India: Horticultural development in tropical Indian Islands
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Creator R.K. Gautam
S. Dam Roy
Ajit Arun Waman
Pooja Bohra
I. Jaisankar
V. Damodaran
K. Sakthivel
T. Bharathimeena
 
Subject Biodiversity
Climate change
Nutritional security
Island ecosystem
 
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The Andaman & Nicobar Islands (ANI) and the Lakshadweep groups of islands (LDI) are the unique tropical ecosystems of India. Both the groups of islands constitute one of the 22 agro-biodiversity hotspots of the country, harboring variety of flora of horticultural importance. The geographical separation of these islands from the continental India has proved to be advantageous as well as disadvantageous at occasions. Being situated in the oceans, they are vulnerable to a number of climatic vagaries such as Tsunami, cyclones, storms etc. In such fragile ecosystems, it is important to strike a balance between the development and ecological subsistence for achieving long-term sustainability of the horticulture production system. In this article, we analyze the historical and present status of the horticulture in these islands, various constraints encountered during the production, strategies to overcome them by developing locally suitable technologies, interventions made, gaps and issues to be addressed, and the role of various research & developmental agencies in the islands.
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Date 2020-01-29T06:52:41Z
2020-01-29T06:52:41Z
2018-01-01
 
Type Book chapter
 
Identifier R.K. Gautam, S. Dam Roy, Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra, I. Jaisankar, V. Damodaran, K. Sakthivel and T. Bharathimeena, 2018, Status and strategic plan for the sustainable development of horticulture sector in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep groups of Islands, India: Horticultural development in tropical Indian Islands. In: (Eds. D. Mandal, A.C. Shukla and M.W. Siddiqui) Sustainable Horticulture vol. 2: Food, Health, and Nutrition, Apple Academic Press, USA, pp. 145-166
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/31263
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Apple Academic Press, USA