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Kumara, T. M. Kiran
- Payment for ecosystem services and its applications in India
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Suvangi Rath
1,
Amarendra Das
2,
Shivendra Kumar Srivastava
3,
T. M. Kiran Kumara
3,
Khitish Kumar Sarangi
1
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1 Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, India., IN
2 School of Humanities and Social Science, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar 752 050, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400 094, India., IN
3 ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India., IN
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, India., IN
2 School of Humanities and Social Science, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar 752 050, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400 094, India., IN
3 ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India., IN
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Current Science, Vol 124, No 7 (2023), Pagination: 799-806Abstract
Ecosystem services are the processes of nature that directly or indirectly benefit human beings. These services need to be conserved through incentive-based market approaches for a sustainable future. Payment for ecosystem services (PES) is one approach that aims to manage natural resources and ecosystem stewardship, wherein the users recompense the conservators of the ecosystem services. While PES has numerous benefits in enhancing the awareness of linkages between human well-being (e.g. poverty alleviation) and ecosystem services, it is constrained by major challenges, especially in developing countries like India. This article reviews the significant issues and challenges of environmental marketing in India and suggests measures to promote PES.Keywords
Environment, Livelihood Security, Market, Payment for Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Future.Full Text
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- Does conservation agriculture promote Sustainable intensification in the rice–wheat System of the Indo-Gangetic plains in India? Empirical evidences from on-farm studies
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1 ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India., IN
1 ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India., IN
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Current Science, Vol 124, No 10 (2023), Pagination: 1188-1193Abstract
The sustainability of rice–wheat (RW) production system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of India is being threatened by climate change, and land and water degradation. Conservation agriculture practices provide a nature-based solution by addressing these challenges without affecting food security. In this study, a meta-analysis framework was employed to assess the on-farm economic and environmental impacts of CA in the RW system of the Indian IGP. Results show a higher on-farm yield response of CA in wheat (+5.6%) and a slight reduction in rice yield (–0.4%) compared to conventional tillage (CT). Nevertheless, the Eastern IGP witnessed a positive rice yield (+4.3%) under CA. Carbon sequestration potential of the RW system was found to be significantly higher (+22.70%) in CA. Implementation of CA practices resulted in a substantial reduction of carbon dioxide (–18.80%) and global warming potential (–23.26%). A significant amount of water was saved following CA practices on farms (+19.78%). From an economic point of view, CA practices were found to be more cost-effective with higher net returns compared to conventional tillage in the study region. Outscaling CA represents a win-win strategy for mitigating climate change without affecting food and livelihood security in the region. Providing payment for ecosystem services and developing cost-effective technologies are critical for the outscaling of CA in the IGP.Keywords
Carbon sequestration, climate change, con-servation agriculture, food security, Rice–wheat system.Full Text
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