Indian Agriculture- Natural Resource & Sustainability Issues : And Benefits of Introducing Soilless Cultivation

ISBN-13: 9783659920264 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 68 str.

Karsan Chaudhary; Vartika Singh

Opis

In the dawn of the 21'st Century, we suffer from a whole lot of environmental challenges, that are bound to test our wits. Leading them is an existential food supply chain crisis leaving the rich wasting excessively and poor to starve and suffer. India is no different and is determined to combat the farmers relinquish. Solving this peril requires an analysis of the future natural resource needs of this emerging economy and incorporating technologies that offer sustainable solutions.This book draws the eye of the Author to determine the Symptoms and also find a Cure. Hydroponics is a food of the future, this space-aged technology offers a viable solution for threefolds increase in countries water consumption up till 2025. In a challenge to make this available for the farmers. There needs to be an investigative study into its techno-economic feasibility and its policy level implementation by the Government. the text will talk about: - An Overview of the Agricultural Sector - Market Size - Current Status of Irrigation in India - Soilless Cultivation (Cost & Benefit Analysis) - Issues with the Current Agricultural Regime

O autorze

Author is a Computer Science Engineer turned into a Natural Resource & Sustainable Development Consultant.His vision is to contribute his skills and ingenuity to uplift the dire state of rural farmers in the country.The Co-author is Doctorate in Hydrology and Assistant Professor in Amity Institute of Global Warming & Ecological Science