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Rice productivity and food security in India = a study of the system of rice intensification /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Rice productivity and food security in India/ by Poornima Varma.
Reminder of title:	a study of the system of rice intensification /
Author:	Varma, Poornima.
Published:	Singapore :Springer Singapore : : 2017.,
Description:	xxiii, 168 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Rice - Planting - India. -
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3692-7
ISBN:	9789811036927

Rice productivity and food security in India = a study of the system of rice intensification /
Varma, Poornima.

Rice productivity and food security in Indiaa study of the system of rice intensification /[electronic resource] :by Poornima Varma. - Singapore :Springer Singapore :2017. - xxiii, 168 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

Introduction -- An Overview of Rice Economy -- The need for Sustainable Agricultural Practices -- The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) -- National Food Security Mission and SRI -- An Overview of SRI Adoption and Socio-Economic Profile of the Households -- Depth and Intensity of SRI Adoption -- Adoption of Multiple SRI Practices -- Impact of SRI Adoption on Rice Yield and Household Income -- Conclusion and Policy Implications.

This book contributes to the adoption of agricultural technology in general and to literature on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in particular by identifying the factors that influence the decision to adopt SRI and examining SRI's impact on household income and yield. The study also discusses the importance of SRI in achieving higher rice productivity and food security. Conducted on behalf of the Government of India's Ministry of Agriculture from October 2014 to March 2016, the study collected detailed and extensive household-level data. As the second largest producer and consumer, India plays an important role in the global rice economy. Food security in India has been traditionally defined as having a sufficient supply of rice at an affordable price. However, in recent years rice cultivation in India has suffered from several interrelated problems. Increased yields achieved during the green revolution period and with the help of input-intensive methods involving high water and fertiliser use are now showing signs of stagnation and concomitant environmental problems due to salinisation and waterlogging of fields. Water resources are also limited; as such, water for irrigation must contend with increasing industrial and urban needs. As a result of all these factors, rice farmers have experienced a downturn in productivity growth. Since increasing the area of rice cultivation is not feasible, the additional production has to be achieved using less land, less water and fewer additional inputs. The new intensification methods for rice cultivation known as the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), which originated in Madagascar, offer a promising systemic approach to enhancing rice production at affordable costs by simultaneously reducing input requirements and causing less harm to the environment. The SRI approach is expected to enhance yield and substantially reduce water and other input requirements by altering plant, soil, water and nutrient management practices. With SRI taking firm root in India, the book examines and analyses the adoption and the economic impact of SRI in three major rice producing States of India: Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.

ISBN: 9789811036927

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-981-10-3692-7doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1198829
Rice
--Planting--India.

LC Class. No.: SB191.R5

Dewey Class. No.: 633.18

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