Sustainable Agriculture Systems and Technologies

Pavan Kumar, A. K. Pandey, Susheel Kumar Singh, S. S. Singh, V. K. Singh

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9781119808534
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781119808558
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Sustainable Agriculture
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Sustainable Agriculture Systems and Technologies

A robust treatment of traditional and new techniques in sustainable agriculture

In Sustainable Agriculture Systems and Technologies, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an up-to-date and comprehensive exploration of sustainable agriculture and its relationship to the drivers of climate change. Along with robust examinations of food security and the agrarian livelihood, the book covers the impact of climate change and variability on agriculture, water management in agricultural systems, and precision agriculture.

This book represents a significant contribution to the scientific understanding of the application of technologies that address food insecurity and climate change through sustainable productivity, system diversification, irrigation practices, crop modeling, data analytics, and agricultural policy. It also explores the risks and benefits of different agricultural systems under changing climate scenarios.

The book also offers:

• A thorough introduction to agriculture and food security, including the diversification of ecosystems and the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on food security and smallholder agricultural systems
• Comprehensive explorations of crop diversification and the impacts of climate variability on food security in Indonesia
• Practical discussions of water conservation agriculture and the quality of irrigation water for sustainable agriculture development in India
• In-depth examinations of geoinformatics, artificial intelligence, sensor technology, and big data

Perfect for academics, scientists, environmentalists, and environmental consultants, Sustainable Agriculture Systems and Technologies will also earn a place in the libraries of computing experts working in the field of agricultural science.

Foreword 1

Rani Lakshmi Bai
Central Agricultural University
Jhansi, UP, India

Dr. Arvind Kumar
Vice‐Chancellor
Source: RLB Central Agricultural University

Modern agriculture depends heavily on engineering and technology and on the biological and physical sciences. Agriculture not only contributes to overall growth of the economy but also reduces poverty by providing employment and food security to the majority of the population in the continent, and thus it is the most inclusive growth sectors of the economy. In addition, growth in agriculture significantly influences the growth of nonagriculture sectors, also. Within the agricultural sector, smallholder farmers remain central to agricultural development and continue to play important roles promoting an ecologically rational and socially available food system. The ultimate goal or the ends of sustainable agriculture is to develop farming systems that are productive and profitable, conserve the natural resource base, protect the environment, and enhance health and safety, and to do so over the long‐term. In recent past, satellite technologies available for agricultural applications promise to offer multiple benefits to the growers like estimating the timing of harvest, predicting in‐season yields, understanding water and nutrient status, planning crop nutrition programmes and informing in‐season irrigation, forecasting in diseases and pests, etc. Advances in satellite constellations, payloads, and launch are enabling increased connectivity and observational capability. Coupling these developments with “smarter” computing, data infrastructures, and analytics is increasing the possibilities for the use of satellite technologies for multiple uses in agriculture. While this creates new possibilities for products, services, and decision support, it also requires proper planning to ensure that the latest technology is linked appropriately with production challenges and, therefore, can be used to deliver the gains required to meet the societal, economic, political, and environmental needs.

The compiled text encircles updated information on sustainable agriculture systems and technologies addressing a variety of areas related to food security within context of sustainable practices, crop modeling, irrigation practices, micro‐irrigation, agricultural statistics, agricultural economics, climate change scenario, flood routing, spatial modeling, farmers income, and agricultural policy in the twenty‐first century. This book would serve as a hand book encompassing several scopes of interests on sustainable technologies toward reliable practices and income generation in areas agriculture, livestock, and fishery resources for sustainable agriculture as a whole.

This book would be beneficial for academics, scientists, environmentalists, meteorologists, environmental consultants, computing experts working in the areas of agricultural sciences.

Arvind Kumar

Foreword 2

Dr. Suresh Kumar Chaudhari
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
New Delhi, India
Deputy Director General (Natural Resource Management)
Source: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
08.06.2021

Agriculture is not only a key driver for inclusive growth of the economy in Asian countries but also has become means to elevate poverty, employment generation, and food security to the millions of growers, consumers, and other stakeholders in the continent. In addition, the forward and backward linkage effects of agriculture growth have also scaled up the incomes in the nonagriculture enterprises. Within the agricultural sector, smallholder farmers remain central to agricultural development and continue to play important roles for promoting an ecologically rational and socially available food system.

The primary aim of this book on “Sustainable Agriculture Systems and Technologies” is to advance the scientific understanding and application of technologies addressing a variety of areas related to food security within the context of sustainable productivity, system diversification, irrigation practices, precision agriculture, climate change, crop modeling, big data analytics, farmer's livelihood, and agricultural policy framework in the twenty‐first century. This book will serve as a hand book encompassing several scopes of interests on sustainable agricultural technologies toward improved livelihoods, income generation and addressing sustainable development goals through agriculture, livestock, and fishery resources. A variety of scholars will also be benefited to explore risks and potential solutions in different agricultural systems under changing climate scenario, which can further be transmitted to the producers, policy makers, and other stakeholders. Further, this book will extend knowledge support for academics, researchers, and environmental consultant working within the framework of agricultural sciences.

I compliment the contributors and the editors for this worthy publication.

S.K. Chaudhari

Section 1
Food Security and Agrarian Livelihood

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Agriculture and Nutritional Security in India

Shubhi Patel¹, Anwesha Dey¹, Rakesh Singh¹, and Ramesh Chand²

¹ Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

² Department of Plant Pathology and Mycology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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CONTENTS

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Growth of Agriculture in India
  • 1.2.1 Role of Agriculture in Nutrition
• 1.3 Dynamics of Under Nutrition in India
  • 1.3.1 Trends Over Time
  • 1.3.2 Association with Socioeconomic Indicators
• 1.4 Institutional Interventions to Cope Up with Malnutrition
• 1.5 Policy Implication
• 1.6 Conclusion
• References

1.1 Introduction

India is a young nation with the advantage of demographic dividend. Demographic dividend is accompanied with economic growth, provided, good health, education, and employment opportunities exist (Bloom and Williamson 1998; Ross 2004). At present conditions, India will sustain demographic dividend for 37 more years and thus, the health of children is an important aspect as it tells about the past and also the future of the workforce (UNICEF 1998). In 2020, India ranked 94 out of 107 countries in Global Hunger Index, third economy out of 181 in GDP (PPP) and 131 out of 189 countries in H...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• About the Editors
• Foreword 1
• Foreword 2
• Section 1: Food Security and Agrarian Livelihood
• Section 2: Climate Change and Agriculture
• Section 3: Water Management in Agricultural Systems
• Section 4: Precision Agriculture
• Index
• End User License Agreement