Despite multiple revolutions, daunting challenges face agriculture. How can it address poverty and hunger, including malnutrition? How much is it responsible for degradation of natural resources (soil, water, agrobiodiversity) and climate change? How can agricultural diversification, and secondary and speciality agriculture help in improving productivity, sustainability and farmer income? Can integrated natural resource management (including conservation agriculture, innovative extension, agricultural education and an enabling policy environment) help achieve resilience and faster agricultural growth? This book sketches a journey from green to an evergreen revolution through reorientation of Indian agriculture to address emerging challenges. It covers global agriculture, genetic resource management, crop breeding (including biotechnology), seed production technology, agronomy, innovative extension, motivation of youth (including women), climate change and policy reforms for improving farmers' income. It provides insight into: - India's agricultural scenario, and the strength of agricultural research for development. - Better ways of managing natural resources for sustainable farming systems. - Climate-smart, diversified and resilient agriculture for improved productivity and income. - The need to reorient research, development and related policies concerned with agricultural research and innovation for development (ARI4D) to harness new opportunitiesThis book is for researchers, students and policymakers interested in agricultural policy, increased food production, rural development and natural resource management, especially: general agriculture, genetic resources, crop breeding, seed development, agricultural biotechnology, agronomy, international agriculture, climate change and sustainable agriculture.
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Table of contents
- Reorienting Indian Agriculture
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 The Indian Agricultural Scenario
- 2 Agriculture for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
- 3 Fifty Years of the Green Revolution and Beyond
- 4 Intensive Efforts for Food and Nutrition Security
- 5 The White Revolution and Livestock Production
- 6 Aquaculture Development and the Blue Revolution
- 7 Increasing Productivity Growth Rate in Agriculture
- 8 Reorienting Agricultural Research for Development for Sustainable Agriculture
- 9 Strategies for Scaling Innovations for Impact on Smallholder Farmers
- 10 Enhancing Productivity of Foodgrains
- 11 Horticulture for Food and Nutrition Security
- 12 Strategies for Enhancing Oilseed Production
- 13 Accelerating Forage Crop Production
- 14 Agricultural Biotechnology for Food and Nutritional Security
- 15 The International Treaty – Current Concerns
- 16 Agrobiodiversity: Dynamic Change Management
- 17 Managing Agrobiodiversity through Use: Changing Paradigms
- 18 The Growth of the Indian Seed Sector: Challenges and Opportunities
- 19 Revitalizing the Indian Seed Sector
- 20 Managing and Improving Soil Health
- 21 Increasing Water-use Efficiency
- 22 Agroforestry in India: The Way Forward
- 23 The Impact of Global Climate Change on Agricultural Growth
- 24 Towards Climate-smart Agriculture
- 25 Linking Research with Extension for Accelerated Agricultural Growth
- 26 Empowering Farmers through Innovative Extension Systems
- 27 Women’s Empowerment for Agricultural Development
- 28 Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture
- 29 Revitalizing the Indian Agricultural Education System
- 30 A Strategy for Doubling Farmers’ Income
- 31 Future Challenges and Opportunities in Agriculture
- 32 Change We Must – But Change is Difficult
- Index
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