Smart Agriculture Practices for Future Food Security

by Shahid Ahamad, Suza Nabi Qurershi, Nazam Khan, Imram Ahamad Ganai, Vikas Sharma

ISBN: 9789371709781
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2027
Price : Rs. 19995.00
Biblio : x+432p., figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Shahid Ahamad is working as Associate Director Research at Directorate of Research, SKUAST Jammu. Earlier, he served as Jr. Scientist (Plant Pathology), Sr. Scientist/Programme Coordinator in KVKs and Dy. Director Research. He is also working as Nodal Officer, PME Cell & Nodal officer, Testing of Products. He has 5 patents, developed 11 crop varieties, published 250 publications including 15 books, 65 research papers, 35 book chapters. He has been conferred Fellow of Society of Plant Protection Sciences (2005) , New Delhi & Fellow of Indian Phytopathological Society (2015) IARI, New Delhi. Dr. Suja Nabi Qureshi is working as Scientist/Asst. Prof KVK , Reasi, SKUAST-Jammu, He has completed his B.Sc. Horticulture from DR BSKKV Dapoli, Maharashtra, M.Sc. Fruit Science and Ph.D. Fruit Science from SKUAST-Kashmir. He has published 02 books and 25 Research Papers. Dr. Nazam Khan is presently working as Associate Professor at Division of Livestock Farm Complex, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, SKUAST Jammu since 2014. He has one book and over 60 publications and 03 patents in his credit. Dr. Imran Ahamad Ganai is working as Asstt. Professor at Division of Animal Nutrition, F.V.Sc., R.S. Pura, SKUAST-Jammu. He did B.V.Sc,& A.H. ,M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. from SKUAST Jammu. He has published many research papers in reputed journal and alsp has one patent in his credit. Dr. Vikas Sharma is working as Chief Scientist & Head at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Rajouri of SKUAST-Jammu. He has a vast experience of more than 24 years in the field of Agronomy particularly in the field of natural resource management and climate resilient agriculture in hills. He has published three books and more than 50 research articles in national and international journals of repute.

About The Book

There has been a long felt need for a book exclusively on the “Smart Agriculture Practices for Future Food Security”. The present book contain 25 chapters in Agriculture and Veterinary sciences by noted scientists. Doubling farmers’ income is the mission of Government of India, to achieve the mission, Indian agriculture awaits transformation through Smart Agriculture Practices.

Table of Contents

Prefacev Smart Agricultural Practices for Future Food Security1 Ranbir Singh, Satendra Kr. Sharma and Sakshi Sharma3 Transforming Agriculture: Leveraging Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Growth19 Veena Sharma Smart Livestock Farming in India for Future Food Security33 Kamal Sarma and Jonali Devi Smart Agricultural Practices for Management of Vegetable Diseases47 Sakshi Sharma, Ranbir Singh, Ayushi Sharma and L.V. Ravishankar Smart Agriculture Practices-Urgent Need for Sustaining Food Security, Safety and Quality57 Jagmohan Singh and Suhani Sajad Food Fortification: Nutritional Aspect, Benefits and Limitations71 Neeraj Gupta, Seerat Gupta and Fozia Hameed Role of Food Processing, Value Addition and Secondary Agriculture in Increasing Farm Profits89 Neeraj Gupta, Fozia Hameed, Vikas Gupta and Monica Reshi Blockchain Technology: Benefits, Constraints and Future Perspective in the Food Sector115 Seerat Gupta, Neeraj Gupta, Daman Preet Kour and Ankita Choudhary Climate Smart Water Management Strategies for Sustainable Fruit Production of the North-West Himalayas137 Vijay Kumar, Shahid Ahamad, Rakesh Kumar, Vijay Khajuria, Sanjay Khajuria, Shalini Khajuria, Saurav Gupta, Neerja Sharma, Abhay Kumar Sinha and Brinder Singh Potential Impact of Climate-Smart Agriculture on Food Security149 Jagmohan Singh and Rafeeya Shams Recent Managemental Practices for Improvement of Dairy Production and Productivity161 Rakhshan Jeelani, Biswajit Brahma, Dipanjali Konwar and Asma Khan Entrepreneurship Opportunities from Dairy Farm Waste Management187 Nazam Khan, Vikas Mahajan, Suraj Amrutkar, Manpreet Kour and Gagandeep Kour Poultry Farming: A Means for Entrepreneurship Development199 Dr. Suraj Amrutkar, Dr. Nazam Khan, Vikas Mahajana, Bharti Deshmukh and Dr. M.A. Malik Pearl millet-A climate resilient millet for livelihood security205 Vikas Gupta, A. P. Singh, Neeraj Gupta and Meenakshi Gupta Resource Conservation Technology for Enhancing Productivity229 A.K. Sinha, Neerja Sharma, Saurav Gupta, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Sunil Mishra, Vijay Kumar and Shalini Khajuria Smart Water Technologies for Sustainable Food Production Under Climate Scenario237 Vijay Kumar, Shahid Ahamad, Manoj Kumar, Rakesh Kumar and Neerja Sharma Optimizing Agriculture: Precision Farming for Efficient and Sustainable Crop Management with Advanced Technologies and Data-Driven Practices251 Bushra Rasool, Ranbir Singh, Nisar Ahmad Dar, L. V. Ravishankar, Stanzin Diskit and Amit Kumar Maurya Scenario of Insect Pests Management in Natural Farming259 Reena, Manoj Kumar Jat, Shahid Ahamad, A. P. Singh, B.K. Sinha, Krishna Rolania and Lomash Kumar “Breaking Ground: Prospecting Nano Fertilizers for Green Growth”271 Boreddy Jayachandra Reddy, Meena Yadav, Ranbir Singh, L.V. Ravishankar and Bushra Rasool. Trichoderma-Plant Interactions for Sustainable Crop Production under Organic Farming Systems283 Efath Shahnaz, Saba Banday, Ali Anwar, Qadrul Nisa, Gazala Gulzar, Atufa Ashraf and Diksha Banal Extrusion Technology in Food Processing and its Impact on Physical and Chemical Properties of Protein Rich Products301 Anjum Ayoub, Mohd Naser and Shahid Ahamad Biotechnological Interventions in Agriculture and Food Processing311 Anjum Ayoub and Shahid Ahmad Frontier Technologies for Sustainable and Profitable Vegetable Production: A New Paradigm327 Anil Bhushan, Sonali Sharma Sandeep Chopra and B. Singh Subtropical Fruit Crops Diseases and Their Management Strategies 353 Shahid Ahamad, Vijay Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Suza Nabi Qureshi, Anjum Ayoub, Vishal Gupta, Mahital Jamwal and Mohd. Naser Malnutrition and Food-Based Strategies to Combat Malnutrition in India361 Anjum Ayoub, Ankita Choudhary, Anjali Langer, Shahid Ahamad and Sukomaljot Kour Microbes in Management of Plant Disease for Sustainable Food Production373 L. V. Ravishankar, Ranbir Singh, Bushra Rasool, Nisar Ahmad Dar and Sakshi Sharma Genetic Resource Management of Nut Crops for Food and Nutritional Security383 Muzafar Mir, Shahid Ahamad, Parshant Bakshi, Suja Qurashi and Mohital Jamwal Millets: The Smart Grain for Sustainable Agriculture 393 Daman Preet Kour, Neeraj Gupta, Seerat Gupta and Vikas Gupta High Hydrostatic Pressure Technology 399 Ankita Chib and Jagmohan Singh Robotics in Food Processing Industry 411 Shivani Verma and Jagmohan Singh 3D Food Printing: A Recent Technology for Innovation and 419 Sustainable Food Production Shivani Verma and Jagmohan Singh Index 427