Harnessing Dividends from Drylands : Innovative Scaling up with Soil Nutrients.
Raju, K. V.
Harnessing Dividends from Drylands : Innovative Scaling up with Soil Nutrients. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (318 pages)
Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Drylands for Food Security: A Macro Perspective -- 2 Evolution of Bhoochetana -- 3 Soil Nutrient Mapping for On-farm Fertility Management -- 4 Human Capacity Development to Adopt Best Practices -- 5 Digital Technologies for Agricultural Extension -- 6 Institutional Arrangements and Innovations -- 7 Climate Variability and Agriculture -- 8 Crop Yield Estimation Strategy -- 9 An Integrated Approach for Productivity Enhancement -- 10 Water Productivity and Income -- 11 Social and Economic Benefits -- 12 Lessons Learnt and a Way Forward -- Index -- Plate -- Back Cover.
This book describes lessons learnt from an innovative scheme in India that improved yields in drylands. It shows how the scheme can be scaled up for other Dryland regions of the world. The scheme uses localised soil nutrient analyses to create an integrated, climate-smart fertilizer and planting plan that maximises yields for farmers.
9781780648170
Dry farming--India--Case studies.
Crop yields--India--Case studies.
Soils and nutrition--India--Case studies.
Agricultural productivity--India--Case studies.
Electronic books.
SB110.H38 2016
631.5/860954
Harnessing Dividends from Drylands : Innovative Scaling up with Soil Nutrients. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (318 pages)
Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Drylands for Food Security: A Macro Perspective -- 2 Evolution of Bhoochetana -- 3 Soil Nutrient Mapping for On-farm Fertility Management -- 4 Human Capacity Development to Adopt Best Practices -- 5 Digital Technologies for Agricultural Extension -- 6 Institutional Arrangements and Innovations -- 7 Climate Variability and Agriculture -- 8 Crop Yield Estimation Strategy -- 9 An Integrated Approach for Productivity Enhancement -- 10 Water Productivity and Income -- 11 Social and Economic Benefits -- 12 Lessons Learnt and a Way Forward -- Index -- Plate -- Back Cover.
This book describes lessons learnt from an innovative scheme in India that improved yields in drylands. It shows how the scheme can be scaled up for other Dryland regions of the world. The scheme uses localised soil nutrient analyses to create an integrated, climate-smart fertilizer and planting plan that maximises yields for farmers.
9781780648170
Dry farming--India--Case studies.
Crop yields--India--Case studies.
Soils and nutrition--India--Case studies.
Agricultural productivity--India--Case studies.
Electronic books.
SB110.H38 2016
631.5/860954