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Economic and Environmental Potentials of Conservation Agriculture in the Traditional Maize Farming Systems of India

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  • Singh, Vivek
  • TR, Prabhakaran
  • Krishna, Vijesh

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Maize ranks among the most prominent crops of rainfed farming systems in India, grown under traditional farming practices. The major constraints in these farming systems include soil degradation, active erosion in sloping areas, poor-quality seeds, expensive and unreliable fertilizer supplies, labour shortages, competing uses for crop residues and animal manures, poor quality feeds and lack of efficient value chains. The overall goal of the paper is, hence, set to review the trends in rainfed maize production and report the potentials of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in sustaining the economy and ecology of maize farming system of rainfed areas of India.

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  • Singh, Vivek & TR, Prabhakaran & Krishna, Vijesh, 2011. "Economic and Environmental Potentials of Conservation Agriculture in the Traditional Maize Farming Systems of India," MPRA Paper 62660, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2011.
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    1. Joshi, P.K. & Singh, N.P. & Singh, N.N. & Gerpacio, Roberta V. & Pingali, Prabhu L., 2005. "Maize in India: Production Systems, Constraints, and Research Priorities," Maize Production Systems Papers 7646, CIMMYT: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.
    2. Paudyal, Kamal R. & Ransom, Joel K. & Rajbhandari, Neeranjan P. & Adhikari, Krishna Prasad & Gerpacio, Roberta V. & Pingali, Prabhu L., 2001. "Maize in Nepal: Production Systems, Constraints, and Priorities for Research," Maize Production Systems Papers 7652, CIMMYT: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.
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    1. Singh, Vivek, 2014. "Strategies for Sustainable and Inclusive Agriculture Development in Jharkhand," MPRA Paper 62610, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    Rainfed Farming System; Conservation Agriculture;

    JEL classification:

    • Q1 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture
    • Q3 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation

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