An experiment to identify an efficient farming system for irrigated agro-ecosystem of eastern Uttar Pradesh was carried out at Research Farm, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi during 2002–03 and 2003–04. Based on the 2-year study, rice (Oryza sativa L.)–...
Hill farming cannot resist even a small degree of disturbance as steep slopes and terrain conditions already limit hill agriculture's capacity. However, quantitative information in these aspects is lacking. Livelihood vulnerability assessment methods have emerged as an important tool for the identification...
Many communities in this region subsist on agro-pastoral practices, which hinge upon seasonal rhythmic cooperative farming and traditional knowledge associated with these practices. With the rapid change in socio-cultural practices coupled with changing climate, agro-pastoral production has declined in ...
Intensive cultivation of rice-wheat system and imbalanced fertilizer application resulted multi-nutrient deficiency and depletion of organic matter from the soil. However, owing to the steadily increasing demands for food by the overgrowing populations, a complete shift to an organic farming system is ...