A robust treatment of traditional and new techniques in sustainable agriculture
In Sustainable Agriculture Systems and Technologies, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an up-to-date and comprehensive exploration of sustainable agriculture and its relationship to the drivers of climate change. Along with robust examinations of food security and the agrarian livelihood, the book covers the impact of climate change and variability on agriculture, water management in agricultural systems, and precision agriculture.
This book represents a significant contribution to the scientific understanding of the application of technologies that address food insecurity and climate change through sustainable productivity, system diversification, irrigation practices, crop modeling, data analytics, and agricultural policy. It also explores the risks and benefits of different agricultural systems under changing climate scenarios.
The book also offers: - A thorough introduction to agriculture and food security, including the diversification of ecosystems and the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on food security and smallholder agricultural systems - Comprehensive explorations of crop diversification and the impacts of climate variability on food security in Indonesia - Practical discussions of water conservation agriculture and the quality of irrigation water for sustainable agriculture development in India - In-depth examinations of geoinformatics, artificial intelligence, sensor technology, and big data
Perfect for academics, scientists, environmentalists, and environmental consultants, Sustainable Agriculture Systems and Technologies will also earn a place in the libraries of computing experts working in the field of agricultural science.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors viii
Preface xiv
About the Editors xvi
Foreword 1 xix
Foreword 2 xxi
Section 1 Food Security and Agrarian Livelihood 1
1 Agriculture and Nutritional Security in India 3
Shubhi Patel, Anwesha Dey, Rakesh Singh, and Ramesh Chand
2 Diversification for Restoration of Ecosystems and Sustainable Livelihood 21
Sanjay S. Rathore, Kapila Shekhawat, R.K. Singh, S. Babu, and V.K. Singh
3 Impact of Total Mixed Ration on Performance of Heifers and Homemade Concentrate Feeding on Milk Yield in Dairy Animals 37
A. Dey, B.P. Bhatt, and J.J. Gupta
4 Multifaceted Impact of Lockdown During COVID-19 on Food Security and Smallholder Agricultural Systems 49
Aishwarya, Meenu Rani, Bhagwan Singh Chaudhary, Bharat Lal, Rajiv Nandan, and Pavan Kumar
Section 2 Climate Change and Agriculture 63
5 Crop Diversification: An Approach for Productive and Climate-Resilient Production System 65Rakesh Kumar, Bal Krishna, Prem K. Sundaram, Narendra Kumawat, Pawan Jeet, and Anil Kumar Singh
6 Impacts of Climate Variability on Food Security Dimensions in Indonesia: Reference from the Nusa Tenggara Timur Province 81
Boubacar Siddighi Balde, Martiwi Diah Setiawati, I. Wayan Nampa, and Mohamed Esham
7 Knowledge-Intensive Livestock Resource Management in a Changing Environment 117
Avijit Haldar, Indranil Samanta, and Amlan Kumar Patra
8 Aquaculture Resources and Practices in a Changing Environment 169
Shib Kinkar Das, Amit Mandal, and Sachin Onkar Khairnar
Section 3 Water Management in Agricultural Systems 201
9 An Approach to Understand Conservation Agriculture 203
Anwesha Dey, Shubhi Patel, and H.P. Singh
10 Quality of Irrigation Water for Sustainable Agriculture Development in India 224
Bharat Lal, Abhishek Kumar Shukla, Pavan Kumar, and Susheel Kumar Singh
11 Agricultural Water Footprint and Precision Management 251
V.K. Singh, G.A. Rajanna, V. Paramesha, and Pravin Kumar Upadhyay
12 Drip Fertigation for Enhancing Crop Yield, Nutrient Uptake, Nutrient, and Water Use Efficiency 267
V. Paramesha, G.A. Rajanna, Parveen Kumar, M.S. Sannagoudar, and H.M. Halli
Section 4 Precision Agriculture 279
13 Sustainable Agriculture Systems and Technologies 281
Amit K. Singh, Avijit Ghosh, Manjanagouda S. Sannagoudar, R.V. Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Prashant Deo Singh, and Safik Ahamad
14 Geoinformatics,Artificial Intelligence, Sensor Technology, Big Data: Emerging Modern Tools for Sustainable Agriculture 295
Abhishek Singh, Riya Mehrotra, Vishnu D. Rajput, Pavel Dmitriev, Anil Kumar Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Ram Sewak Tomar, Omkar Singh, and Awani Kumar Singh
15 Investigation of the Relationship Between NDVI Index, Soil Moisture, and Precipitation Data Using Satellite Images 314
Shilan Felegari, Alireza Sharifi, Kamran Moravej, Ahmad Golchin, and Aqil Tariq
16 Artificial Machine Learning-Based Classification of Land Cover and Crop Types Using Sentinel-2A Imagery 326
Ram Kumar Singh, Pavan Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Keshav Tyagi, and Harshi Jain
17 Geoinformatics and Nanotechnological Approaches for Coping Up Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Crop Plants 337
Abhishek Singh, Vishnu D. Rajput, Sapna Rawat, Ragini Sharma, Anil Kumar Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Awani Kumar Singh, Tatiana Minkina, Rudra Pratap Singh, and Shashank Singh
Index 360
