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Improving Productivity Of Drylands By Sustainable Resource Utilization And Management

Author : Deepesh Machiwal
Publisher : New India Publishing Agency
ISBN 13 : 9385516191
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Improving Productivity Of Drylands By Sustainable Resource Utilization And Management written by Deepesh Machiwal and published by New India Publishing Agency. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book entitled, “Improving Productivity of Drylands by Sustainable Resource Utilization and Management” deals with a variety of aspects linked with utilization and management of resources used in dryland agriculture. The content of the book covers the topics on the natural resources management, biodiversity conservation, crop production and management, livestock management, energy, technology transfer and socio-economic issues. Subjects such as climate resilient agriculture, soil and water conservation measures, soil fertility appraisal, recycling of organic wastes, management strategies for livestock production, intercropping in agri-horti system, agro-morphological evaluation of crops, developing genotype for vegetable cultivation, crop diversification, farming systems, improved forage production, variability and heritability of grasses, weed management practices, economics of arable crop production, and energy conservation strategies through greenhouse have been incorporated under different chapters contributed by subject specialists. This book is an attempt to present collectively the scattered available information on several recently developed technologies and strategies for dryland management. Furthermore, the book contains 30 chapters that discuss both theoretical and practical knowledge for sustainable management of the drylands by improving productivity. Moreover, the book will be useful for professionals, researchers, scholars, and students involved in scientific activities of agricultural research in drylands.

Dryland Opportunities

Author : Michael Mortimore
Publisher : World Conservation Union
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dryland Opportunities written by Michael Mortimore and published by World Conservation Union. This book was released on 2009 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drylands cover 41 percent of the earth' s terrestrial surface. The urgency of and international response to climate change have given a new place to drylands in terms both of their vulnerability to predicted climate change impacts and their potential contribution to climate change mitigation. This book aims to apply the new scientific insights on complex dryland systems to practical options for development. A new dryland paradigm is built on the resources and capacities of dryland peoples, on new and emergent economic opportunities, on inward investment, and on the best support that dryland science can offer.

Ecosystems and Human Well-being

Author : Joseph Alcamo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Ecosystems and Human Well-being written by Joseph Alcamo and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being is the first product of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a four-year international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem change and human well-being. The book offers an overview of the project, describing the conceptual framework that is being used, defining its scope, and providing a baseline of understanding that all participants need to move forward. The Millennium Assessment focuses on how humans have altered ecosystems, and how changes in ecosystem services have affected human well-being, how ecosystem changes may affect people in future decades, and what types of responses can be adopted at local, national, or global scales to improve ecosystem management and thereby contribute to human well-being and poverty alleviation. The program was launched by United National Secretary-General Kofi Annan in June 2001, and the primary assessment reports will be released by Island Press in 2005. Leading scientists from more than 100 nations are conducting the assessment, which can aid countries, regions, or companies by: providing a clear, scientific picture of the current sta

Annual Report - Central Soil Salinity Research Institute

Author : Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (Karnāl, India)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report - Central Soil Salinity Research Institute written by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (Karnāl, India) and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Drought Mitigation and Management

Author : S. Kumar
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9387307425
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Drought Mitigation and Management written by S. Kumar and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drought is a natural hazard characterized by lower than expected or lower than normal rainfall having slow but widespread impact. This book focus on drought management and mitigation in agriculture and allied sectors. The chapters cover Basic concepts, assessment, monitoring, forecasting, early warning, vulnerability and adaptation to drought and mitigation and management strategies. Management of different land use systems under drought and finally socio economic impact and livelihood issues of drought are also focussed. It would be useful to a wide range of stakeholders, i.e. planners, researchers, students and interested public. This will also serve as text book as well as supplementary reading for courses in agronomy, ecology, geography and agro meteorology besides administration and disaster management units.

Advances in Soil Science

Author :
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9781461389842
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Soil Science written by and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginning of agriculture until about 1950, increased food production came almost entirely from expanding the cropland base. Since 1950, however, the yield per unit of land area for major crops has increased dramatically. Much of the increase in yields was because of increased inputs of energy. Between 1950 and 1985, the farm tractor fleet quadrupled, world irrigated area tripled, and use of fertilizer increased ninefold. Between 1950 and 1985, the total energy used in world agriculture increased 6. 9 times. Irrigation played a particularly important role in the rapid increase in food production between 1950 and 1985. The world's irrigated land in 1950 totaled 94 million hectares but increased to 140 million by 1960, to 198 million by 1970, and to 271 million hectares in 1985. However, the current rate of expansion has slowed to less than 1 % per year. The world population continues to increase and agricultural production by the year 2000 will have to be 50 to 60% greater than in 1980 to meet demands. This continued demand for food and fiber, coupled with the sharp decline in the growth rate of irrigation development, means that much of the additional agricultural production in future years must come from cultivated land that is not irrigated. Agricultural production will be expanded in the arid and semiarid regions because these regions make up vast areas in developing countries where populations are rapidly rising.

WICSTH 2021

Author : I Made Suwitra
Publisher : European Alliance for Innovation
ISBN 13 : 1631903527
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book WICSTH 2021 written by I Made Suwitra and published by European Alliance for Innovation. This book was released on 2022-06-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1st Warmadewa International Conference on Science, Technology and Humanity will be an annual event hosted by Warmadewa Research Institution, Universitas Warmadewa. This year (2021), will be the first WICSTH will be held on 7 - 8 September 2021 at Auditorium Widya Sabha, Universitas Warmadewa Denpasar-Bali, Indonesia. In the direction of a new life order during pandemic COVID-19, Science, technology and humanity especially in ecotourism is a crucial topic to address, this is a momentum to bring together various critical views and thoughts from various fields of science related to strategies that can be done in developing and solving ecotourism resilience during pandemic COVID-19 in Science, technology and humanity study.The conference invites delegates from across Indonesian and is usually attended by more than 100 participants from university academics, researchers, practitioners, and professionals across a wide range of industries.

Enhancing Resilience of Dryland Agriculture Under Changing Climate

Author : Anandkumar Naorem
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811991596
Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Enhancing Resilience of Dryland Agriculture Under Changing Climate written by Anandkumar Naorem and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-09 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contributed volume describes management practices based on interdisciplinary and convergence science approaches from different disciplines of agricultural science to enhance the resilience of dryland agriculture. The main focus of this book is to address the current issues and trends along with future prospects and challenges in adopting salient agricultural management practices in drylands globally under a climate-change scenario. Climate change and global warming have profound repercussions on increasing frequency, severity, and duration of droughts and/or floods, which may have implications for future productivity of dryland agriculture, e.g., more water shortages or abundances and high or low runoff rates, diminished crop yields, and reduced water productivity. In past few years, many technological advancements and management strategies have been evolved to tackle the climate-induced risks of dryland agriculture considering interdisciplinary and convergence approaches that integrate knowledge from multi-disciplines. This book is an attempt to bridge the gap in literature by unraveling controversies and characteristics of dryland ecosystems under the changing climate and dealing with detailed procedures of applying the advanced practices adapted to climate change for management of dryland agriculture. This edited book is of interest to ecologists, economists, environmentalists, geologists, horticulturalists, hydrologists, soil scientists, social scientists, natural resource conservationists and policy makers dealing with dryland agriculture. This book offers a broad understanding of dryland agriculture and assists the reader to identify both the current as well as the probable future state of dryland agriculture in a global context.

Dryland Technology, 2nd Ed.

Author : M.L. Jat
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9386347520
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Dryland Technology, 2nd Ed. written by M.L. Jat and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, primarily designed to cater to the needs of undergraduate and post graduate students of Agricultural Engineering and Agriculture, research scholars, professionals and policy planners associated with dryland farming or rain fed farming covers major topics on land and water resources and their management aspects. Entire content has been divided into 22 chapters with solved examples and case studies. First 4 chapters are devoted mainly in explaining the basic dryland farming, dryland engineering, rainfall and water balance analysis and climate, weather forecasting with solved examples and case studies. 18 chapters on land and water resources management aspects, implements used in different field operations and also on storage, value addition of agricultural products, livelihood security of dryland farmers with communication facilities and resources centre and alternate landuse planning and Watershed Management. A sincere attempt has been made to compile and present the text in quickly understandable form. Well drawn diagrams, understanding the Dryland Technology and livelihood aspects of dryland farmers. This could be a good text book for undergraduate and post graduate students, a reference tool for professional and good teaching material for teachers in the field of land and water resources management under dryland ecosystem, and also for scientists working in the field of rain fed farming.

ILRI Medium Term Plan

Author : International Livestock Research Institute
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book ILRI Medium Term Plan written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Watershed Management for Sustainable Development

Author : A. Ranga Reddy
Publisher : Mittal Publications
ISBN 13 : 9788183240093
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis Watershed Management for Sustainable Development by : A. Ranga Reddy

Download or read book Watershed Management for Sustainable Development written by A. Ranga Reddy and published by Mittal Publications. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed papers presented at the National Seminar on Watershed Management for Sustainable Development, organized by Dept. of Economics, Sri Venkateswara University on March 21, 2000.

Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 904 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-03-13 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Manual for Dryland Afforestation and Management

Author : G. Singh
Publisher : Scientific Publishers - AFARI
ISBN 13 : 9387869474
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (878 download)

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Book Synopsis A Manual for Dryland Afforestation and Management by : G. Singh

Download or read book A Manual for Dryland Afforestation and Management written by G. Singh and published by Scientific Publishers - AFARI. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community-oriented conservation of natural resources and promotion and protection of trees in drylands are examples to deal with climatic adversities. This book provides knowledge on climatic, ecological, social and economic condition of dry areas and lay out approaches and strategies to restore degraded lands. There are 15 chapters and first five deals with physiography of Rajasthan, drylands ecology, problems of land degradation, its economic evaluation and the approaches and strategies of restoration and rehabilitation. Next two chapters describe the problems of sand drift, salinity, water logging and effluent inflicted areas and strategies to control them. Chapters 8-10 deal with seed production, quality planting materials, genetic improvement, propagation and planting techniques. Chapters 11-12 describe methods of rain water harvesting and irrigation, and resources conservation for seed sowing and favouring regeneration and successions. Effective management of pests/diseases in nurseries and plantation, growth and yield prediction equations and models, and people's perception and participation in managing forest resources have been described in last 3 chapters. Purpose of this publication is to strengthen the forest functionaries and readers with wide ranging knowledge on land degradation, desertification and eco-biology of drylands; and methods to restore and rehabilitate degrading forest (lands) to increase forest cover, enhance resilience and people livelihoods and improve environmental conditions. Academician, researchers, forest managers, non-government organizations, extension agents and environmentalists can use it in developing, conserving and managing drylands ecosystems for its long lasting beneficial effects. This book is also useful to policy makers in effective planning of restoring, protecting and conserving dryland's ecological and socioeconomic services.

Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems

Author : Norman Uphoff
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 142001711X
Total Pages : 785 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems written by Norman Uphoff and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-03-03 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global agriculture is now at the crossroads. The Green Revolution of the last century is losing momentum. Rates of growth in food production are now declining, with land and water resources becoming scarcer, while world population continues to grow. We need to continue to identify and share the knowledge that will support successful and sustainable

The Future of Drylands

Author : Cathy Lee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402069707
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Drylands written by Cathy Lee and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-11-14 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drylands have been cradles to some of the world’s greatest civilizations, and contemporary dryland communities feature rich and unique cultures. Dryland ecosystems support a surprising amount of biodiversity. Desertification, however, is a significant land degradation problem in the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions of the world. Deterioration of soil and plant cover has adversely affected 70% of the world’s drylands as a result of extended droughts as well as mismanagement of range and cultivated lands. The situation is likely to worsen with high population growth rates and accompanying land-use conflicts. The contributions to The Future of Drylands – an international scientific conference held under the leadership of UNESCO – address these issues and offer practical solutions for combating desertification along with conserving and sustainably managing dryland ecosystems. Major themes include the conservation of dryland biological and cultural diversity and the human dryland interface. This volume documents how our improved understanding of drylands provides insight into the health and future prospects of these precious ecosystems that should help ensure that dryland communities enjoy a sustainable future.

Arid Lands Management

Author : T. W. Hoekstra
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252067174
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Arid Lands Management written by T. W. Hoekstra and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers various directions for both research and management.

Rural Well-being

Author : Ismail Serageldin
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821339879
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Rural Well-being written by Ismail Serageldin and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fourth Annual World Bank Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development was convened in September 1996, with the aim to pursue four key goals:1) poverty reduction; 2) widely shared growth; 3) household, national, and global food security; and 4) sustainable natural resource management. This volume contains the presentations of all the plenary speakers as they are delivered or from written texts. In addition, it contains a summary of each of the thematic and regional roundtables as well as summaries of many of the associated and concurrent events. The volume also reprints the background papers submitted by those who participated in the roundtables. Full text statements from the associated event on Ethics, Values, Spiritually, and Rural Well-Being are also included.