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Manjula, M.
- Speciality Rice Biodiversity of Kerala:Need for Incentivising Conservation in the Era of Changing Climate
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Girigan Gopi
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M. Manjula
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1 M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai 600 013, IN
1 M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai 600 013, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 05 (2018), Pagination: 997-1006Abstract
Genetic diversity is integral to food security and sustainable agriculture. The erosion in genetic diversity across the globe raises serious threats to food security and our capacity to adapt to climate change. This article discusses the status of genetic diversities of rice varieties in Kerala, and the contributing factors for the genetic diversity. The rich genetic diversity of rice in Kerala offers scope to adapt to multiple agroecologies, provides resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, carries special culinary traits and has cultural significance. Thus, these rice landraces are important in creating an enabling environment for farming in the context of climate change. However, shift from landraces to modern varieties and large scale conversion of rice fields for alternate uses poses challenge to in situ conservation of rice landraces. The existing policy environment, research and development strategies and markets are skewed in favour of modern varieties. It is argued that the need for ‘conservation incentive’ is a key strategy for promoting in situ conservation of rice landraces of Kerala.Keywords
Climate Change, Conservation Incentive, Genetic Diversity, In situ Conservation, Rice Landraces.Full Text
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- Ecosystem Services Approach for Revitalizing Agriculture in India
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1 M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai 600 113, IN
2 Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai 600 020, IN
3 Goa University, Goa 403 206, IN
4 Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, Delhi University, Delhi 110 094, IN
1 M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai 600 113, IN
2 Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai 600 020, IN
3 Goa University, Goa 403 206, IN
4 Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, Delhi University, Delhi 110 094, IN
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 5 (2019), Pagination: 723-727Abstract
Agricultural landscapes referred to as ‘agro-ecosystems’ provide both marketable and non-marketable ecosystem services. The ability of agro-ecosystems to provide ecosystem services is limited by the nature of production systems and production method. Promotion of input-intensive production systems results in short-term productivity gains along with long-term ecological and environmental losses. India’s agriculture suffers from various ecological problems such as soil pollution, overexploitation of groundwater and loss of biodiversity. Policy measures aimed at improving agriculture should shift from a purely ‘productivity enhancement’ objective towards promotion of ecologically sustainable pro-environmental agricultural production (PAP) practices to realize the goal of ‘productivity in perpetuity’. This article examines the feasibility of ‘nudges and incentives’ in payment for ecosystem services/agri-environmental schemes (PES/AES) type schemes in India which could be a possible policy solution. It could nudge farmers to PAP practices and would be fiscally feasible even for individual states to adopt in a federal system of governance.Keywords
Agro-Ecosystems, Evergreen Revolution, Payment For Ecosystem Services, Pro-Environmental Agricultural Production.Full Text
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