HOW MUCH DOES NATURE MATTER? LAND SUITABILITY, IRRIGATION, AND AGRICULTURAL GROWTH IN INDIAAnant SudarshanUniversity of Chicago
The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by showing what the future of farming could look like.
In India, 44.2% of the workforce is employed in agriculture and more than eight in 10 farmers are small and marginal--owning less than two hectares of land. A rural household in India, on average, has a monthly surplus of Rs 1,413, reported in September 2018. Small and marginal farmers...
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An extremely crowded area, however our guide Kevin did a great job “protecting” us from the crowds and we were able to spend much time appreciating this place. The family also had the opportunity to make mini terracotta warriors a few minutes drive after visiting the Terracotta warriors ...
Although it's not a perfect analogy, you can think of the Earth sort of like your car sitting out in a parking lot on a sunny day. You've probably noticed that your car is always much hotter inside than the outside temperature if it's been sitting there for a while. The sun's ra...
Imagine a farmer in India growing millet on two acres of land. Rain has been scarce this year, and a new type of pest ate much of his crop. He’s concerned that his tried-and-true practices are not as effective as they used to be, and he’s wondering what might increase his odds...
Why Is Rice Better Grown In Water?Growing rice needs much water to thrive. For this reason, growing rice over water rather than land is preferred. This approach to growing has many advantages:the growing crops can easily get to the water they need, with less water being wasted due to ...
Subsequent deforestation near mining settlements for agricultural activities and within-forest impacts via selective logging for timber or fuelwood represent additional ‘secondary’ impacts of mining. Notably, these secondary impacts can occur in distant forests and intact habitats, as exemplified in the ...
Also, it has been argued that agricultural innovation systems, in view of them supporting particular transition pathways towards future food systems, need to become ‘mission-oriented’ (Klerkx and Rose, 2020; Pigford et al., 2018). These missions need to tackle grand societal and planetary ...