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The future rice strategy for India /
The Future Rice Strategy for India presents forward-looking insights toward achieving sustainable development of the rice sector, ensuring future food and nutritional security. As a staple food for many in India, including the economically disadvantaged, there are many concerns that affect the devel...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2017]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover ; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Editor Biographies; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Overview; Emerging challenges; Farm-Level Structural Transformation; Major themes of the Indian rice strategy; What Needs to Be Done?; References; Chapter 1
- Rice Food Security in India: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities; Introduction; The rising cost of success; Future challenges; Ensuring future rice food security: opportunities in eastern India; Varietal Improvement; Expected Impacts of Flood- and Drought-Tolerant Varieties on Income and Poverty
- High-Yielding Varieties for the Irrigated Belt With Desired Quality TraitsIntegrated Crop Management and Mechanization; Concluding remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Further reading; Chapter 2
- Rice in the Public Distribution System; Introduction; Food schemes in India; Historical Perspective and Recent Developments; The National Food Security Act; Scale of the program: allocation, expenditure, and reach; Benefits and impact; Who Benefits?; The Impact on Beneficiaries; Critiques of the current system; Toward a new architecture: debates and challenges; Reforms; Acknowledgments; References
- Further ReadingChapter 3
- Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Rice Production and Productivity; Background; Rice in the agroecological zones of India; Rice ecosystems in India; Irrigated Ecosystem; Rainfed Lowland Ecosystem; Upland Ecosystem; Deepwater Ecosystem; Stresses in rice production; Abiotic Stresses; Drought; Submergence; Salinity/Alkalinity; Biotic Stresses; Bacterial Blight; Sheath Blight; Brown Spot; Leaf Blast; Temporal changes in rice production and productivity; Regional variations in cost and income; Technical efficiency and TFP growth in rice; Analytical Method
- Analysis of Technical Efficiency and TFP GrowthConclusions; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4
- Ecological Footprints of and Climate Change Impact on Rice Production in India; Introduction; Agrochemicals and sustainability of rice ecosystems; Fertilizer Use and Soil Health in Rice Ecosystems; Pesticide Use in Rice Ecosystems; The Water Footprint of Rice Production; Strategies to Reduce the Water Footprint of Rice; Greenhouse gas emissions from rice fields; GHG Emissions and Environmental Pollution from Burning of Rice Straw; Strategies to Mitigate GHG Emissions From Agriculture
- Impact of climate change on riceImpact of Climate Change on Rice Yield: Crop Simulation Models; Climate Change Impact on Rice: Estimates From Econometric Models; Conclusions; References; Further Reading; Chapter 5
- Structural Transformation of the Indian Rice Sector; Introduction; Rice production performance; Trends in rice exportS; Diversification of rice-based cropping systemS; The changing economic role of rice; Rice demand and supply; Consumption of Rice; Demand Elasticity; Rice Demand by 2030; Supply of Rice; Future challenges for the rice sector; Natural Resource Scarcity