Sustainable Farming

Partha Sarathi (Author), Kausik Pradhan (Author), Shyamal Kheroar (Author), Amrit Tamang (Author), Pabitra Adhikary (Author)

9789390175055

Hardback, published 8 July 2021

328 pages
25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.672 kg

The contemporary era has witnessed a rapid decrease in the ability of future generations to produce food and maintain productivity due to the depletion of natural resources as a result of intensive agricultural practices that rely heavily on external inputs. It is widely accepted that the demise of ancient civilizations in regions such as Mesopotamia, the Mediterranean, the pre-Columbian southwest of the United States, and Central America was significantly influenced by the degradation of natural resources caused by unsustainable farming and forestry practices. In response to this, sustainable agriculture seeks to utilize the existing natural resource base and minimize external inputs in order to regenerate productivity while minimizing the harmful impacts on ecosystems.

• 1. Basic Elements of Sustainable Agriculture
• 2. Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture
• 3. Basics of Vermicomposting: A Viable Technology for Rural Livelihood
• 4. A Low Cost Aquatic Green Manure for Agricultural Crops (Azolla)
• 5. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): Prospects for New Inoculants
• 6. Sustainable Water Management
• 7. Soil Management Vis-a-Vis Production Sustainability Blooming Animal and Human Health
• 8. Sustainable Biodiversity Management
• 9. Agroforestry as a Tool for Biodiversity Conservation, Carbon Sequestration and Sustainable Livelihood Development
• 10. Organic Waste Management
• 11. IPM: An Eco-Friendly Approach for Pest Management
• 12. Sustainable Plant Disease Management
• 13. Sustainable Weed Management
• 14. Sustainable Livestock Farming
• 15. Extension Management for Sustainable Agriculture
• 16. Sustainable Horticulture