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Harnessing Dividends from Drylands : Innovative Scaling up with Soil Nutrients.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : CAB International, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (318 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781780648170
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Harnessing Dividends from DrylandsDDC classification:
  • 631.5/860954
LOC classification:
  • SB110.H38 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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