Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: Issues and Challenges

by Mishra, P K & J K Verma

ISBN: 9789390371518
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 6295.00
Biblio : 2019,.x+171,.fig,.tbls,.indx,.25cm

Author Profile

Dr P. K. Mishra is currently Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Economic Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. He has about 20 years of teaching and 10 years of research experience. He has to his credit 11 books, 4 edited volumes and more than 110 research papers published in journals of national and international repute. His areas of specialization include quantitative economics, development economics, financial economics, tourism economics, and resource economics. He is the life member of The Indian Econometric Society and Orissa Economic Association. He is the acknowledged review board member of prestigious national and international journals. He has delivered lectures and presented research papers at several national and international conferences. Dr J. K. Verma is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Economic Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. He has about five years of teaching and research experience. He has to his credit 4 edited volumes and about 20 research paper publications in national and international journals of repute. His areas of specialization include development economics and entrepreneurship. He is the life member of Indian Economic Association, Indian Commerce Association, The Indian Econometric Society, Indian Association for the Study of Population, Agricultural Economics Research Association and Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand Economic Association. He is associated with a number of Journals as editorial board members and reviewers. He has presented papers in a number of national and international conferences.

About The Book

The present book is enriched with fifteen chapters contributed by the authorities in their respective fields and who have made significant contributions to sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. This book is a timely exercise which provide an overview of the sustainable agricultural practice and natural resource management, and also give an analytical account of the problems and prospects associated with it. This book will be highly useful for researchers, teachers, students, extension workers, master trainers, progressive farmers as well as common people having concern with sustainable agriculture and natural resource management.

Table of Contents

Preface v List of Contributors ix 1. Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management 1 2. Sustainable Management Practices in Agriculture: A Case of Organic Farming in India5 3. Sustainable Food and Livelihood Security: A Case of an Agricultural Intervention in Bangladesh21 4. Productivity and Efficiency of Asian Agriculture 27 5. Climate Change and Sustainable Food Security 37 6. Efficiency of Agricultural Practices in Una District, Himachal Pradesh 47 7. Resource Use Efficiency and Comparative Costs: A Case of Farming System in Karnataka 59 8. Sustainable Agricultural Development in Punjab 69 9. Prospect of Sustainable Agriculture in Punjab 75 10. Role of Education in Sustainable Agricultural Marketing Practices in Indian Horticulture 89 11. Sustainability of Agri-tourism in Punjab: Problems and Prospects 113 12. Natural Resource Management for Environmental Sustainability 123 13. Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resource Management: A Case of Forest Cover in Punjab 135 14. Sustainable Development Goals and Wetland Sustainability: A Case of Harike Wetland in Punjab 145 15. Sustainable Development: A Harmonious Link between the Pillars of Environment and Development 151 Index 169