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- Roof Water Harvesting in Hills - Innovations for Farm Diversification and Livelihood Improvement
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Authors
Anup Das
1,
R. K. Singh
1,
G. I. Ramkrushna
1,
Jayanta Layek
1,
A. K. Tripathi
1,
S. V. Ngachan
1,
B. U. Choudhury
1,
D. P. Patel
2,
D. J. Rajkhowa
1,
Debasish Chakroborty
1,
P. K. Ghosh
3
Affiliations
1 ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam 793 103, IN
2 ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati 413 115, IN
3 ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, IN
1 ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam 793 103, IN
2 ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati 413 115, IN
3 ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 02 (2017), Pagination: 292-298Abstract
The north eastern region (NER) of India receives bountiful rains (>2000 mm) annually. However, there is extreme water scarcity during post- and premonsoon season (November-March). In such a situation, roof water harvesting (RWH) holds promise for multiple livelihood opportunities. RWH unit with polyfilm lined water collection tank of 37 m3 storage capacity (i.e. 5.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 m3) was demonstrated at 11 farmers fields mostly on hill tops in the Ri-Bhoi district (Meghalaya). The average demonstration area was 500 m2/farmer in the vicinity of homesteads (kitchen gardens). Volume of water harvested in a collection tank was about 53 m3 including about 16 m3 harvested during dry season due to seasonal replenishment. The cost of water harvesting was estimated at about Rs 144 and Rs 119/m3 considering lifespan of five and ten years respectively. Farmers used harvested water for diversified activities such as raising crops [maize, broccoli, French bean, laipatta (Brassica juncea), tomato, etc.] and livestock (pig or poultry) in addition to domestic use. The farmers without RWH could use land only during rainy season for crop cultivation. On an average, the net income from each RWH based model (500 m2 demonstration area) was Rs 14,910 for crop + piggery and Rs 11,410 for crop + poultry farming which was 261 and 176% higher, respectively than the normal farmers' practice. Similarly, employment and water use efficiency enhanced by 221 and 586%; and 168 and 218% under crop + piggery and crop + poultry based farming respectively.Keywords
Jalkund, Multiple Use of Water, NER Hills, Rain Water Harvesting, Silpaulin.Full Text
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- Das, A., Saha, R., Ghosh, P. K., Munda, G. C. and Patel, D. P., Rainwater harvesting through Jalkund: a low cost dug-pit-cum polythene lined structure and its diversified use in NEH Region, abstract. Agriculture and forestry sciences. 96th Indian Science Congress, NEHU, Shillong, 3–7 January 2009, p. 75.
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- Economic gain apropos socio-ecological pain: expansion of plantation crops in biocultural jhumscape of North East India
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Affiliations
1 College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Pasighat 791 102, India
2 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kanpur 278 002, India
3 College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Pasighat 791 102, India
1 College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Pasighat 791 102, India
2 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kanpur 278 002, India
3 College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Pasighat 791 102, India
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Current Science, Vol 123, No 6 (2022), Pagination: 767-771Abstract
North East India is a biodiversity-rich zone and a part of both the Himalaya and Indo-Burma biodiversity hot-spots. It is a large-scale multipurpose landscape consisting of a mosaic of crops, livestock and forest. The landscape also ensures almost all the ecosystem services that con-tribute to the well-being of more than 100 diverse ethnic groups (indigenous people) in the region. However, in recent years, rapid transition in the form of promotion and expansion of oil palm and rubber plantations as mooted and supported by the state has posed threats to the ecosystem and biodiversity especially the biocultural landscapes. Supported by empirical evidence (primary and secondary data), this study argues that as we increase the intensity of production or harvest of such crops, the environmental cost becomes unprecedented and immense to be offset by economic gain. The use of renewable bio-logical resources as the foundation for a bioeconomy must be regulated in terms of environmental impact ra-ther than short-term financial dividends. Therefore, we need to develop optimization models for the biocultural landscape(s) that determine land use based on what is both economically and environmentally optimal.Keywords
Bioeconomy, food security, jhum, multipur-pose landscape, plantations crops.Full Text
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- Revisiting the Science of Agronomy : Crop Production Versus Crop Management
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1 Department of Agronomy, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210 001, IN
2 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kanpur 208 002, IN
1 Department of Agronomy, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 210 001, IN
2 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kanpur 208 002, IN
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Current Science, Vol 124, No 6 (2023), Pagination: 662-663Abstract
Addressing the emerging challenges of agriculture demands reorienting the agricultural education in general and agronomy education in particular. Crop husbandry has been evolving constantly, although academically and, for different operational purposes, agronomy science and academia have remained far more static than they should have been. This note emphasizes that the science of agronomy must include all the important aspects of crop management so that agronomists/students can attain better comprehension in wider perspective so that the goal of agronomy can be realized in the current context of changing crop husbandry.Keywords
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