The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia
eBook - ePub

The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia

Trends, Constraints, Productivity and Policy

  1. 156 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia

Trends, Constraints, Productivity and Policy

About this book

The lives of more than a billion people depend on the answer!Thirty years ago, the Green Revolution changed the way agriculture was practiced on the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). This valuable book critically analyzes and discusses the rice-wheat cropping system introduced at that time. The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia: Trends, Constraints, Productivity and Policy addresses the crucial question, "Are the sustainability and productivity of this system in a state of decline?" The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia brings together information gathered from research institutions, government organizations, and farmer surveys. The analysis concentrates on the trends of rice-wheat cropping over time, paying special attention to the evidence of-and reasons for-changes in productivity. It also analyzes the impact of this regional system on soil fertility and water supplies, as well as the increasing demands for new and better fertilizers and pesticides. The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia looks at the problems that have arisen for both the rice and wheat phases, including:

  • the need for changes in crop establishment techniques for crop diversification
  • declining soil fertility
  • changes in pest populations
  • a host of water-management issues
  • the need for policy redirection to sustain productivity growth
  • the impact of global climate change
  • sustainable improvements in productivityThis informative book is an essential planning tool for agronomists, policymakers, and agroeconomists. It is also a useful reference for anyone interested in the problems of famine and intensive cropping not only in South Asia but in the world.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Foreword
  8. The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia: Trends, Constraints and Productivity-A Prologue
  9. Long-Term Yield Trends in the Rice-Wheat Cropping System: Results from Experiments and Northwest India
  10. An Agroclimatological Characterization of the Indo-Gangetic Plains
  11. Legumes and Diversification of the Rice-Wheat Cropping System
  12. Policy Re-Directions for Sustainable Resource Use: The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of the Indo-Gangetic Plains
  13. Synthesis of Systems Diagnosis: “Is the Sustainability of the Rice-Wheat Cropping System Threatened? An Epilogue
  14. Index