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Presents new approaches for sustainable development in agriculture
Up-to-date information on climate change, its impact and adaptation in India
Highlights the mportance of water use in organic agriculture has also been included
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This book provides recent understanding about the sustainable development in agriculture. It includes information regarding new approaches for sustainable development in agriculture, horticulture and fisheries. It examines the effect of climate change and provides information on climate smart practices. In addition, some important aspects like quality seed production, role of bioinoculants, on-farm water harvesting, non-thermal processing of food, importance of water use in organic agriculture have also been discussed. It also presents in detail plant disease aspect and their management strategies.
This book aims to provide an overall understanding of all aspects related to the study of environment resources, its protection for sustainable development. To meet the growing food demand of the over nine billion people who will exist by 2050 and the expected dietary changes, agriculture will need to produce 60 percent more food globally in the same period. The goal of sustainable agriculture is to meet society’s food and textile needs in the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Practitioners of sustainable agriculture seek to integrate three main objectives into their work: a healthy environment, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. Every person involved in the food system growers, food processors, distributors, retailers, consumers, and waste managers can play a role in ensuring a sustainable agricultural system.
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Rajbir Singh, Ph.D.
Dr Singh is presently working as an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Plant Pathology, Gochar Mahavidyalaya, Rampur Maniharan, Saharanpur, India with specialization in biological control of plant diseases. Before this, he has served as Research Associate in the Dept. of Microbiology, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India, Division of Plant Quarantine, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India and Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India. Dr. Singh has been awarded with Best Teacher Award and has several best paper awards and other recognitions. He has several externally funded projects and has published more 50 research papers, book chapters and 4 books. In addition, He is also member in advisory Board in several national and International Journals and magazines.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Development
Book Subtitle: Theories and Practices in Agriculture
Editors: Syed Sheraz Mahdi, Rajbir Singh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90549-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90548-4Published: 07 May 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90551-4Published: 07 May 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-90549-1Published: 06 May 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 368
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Climate, general, Plant Sciences, Water, general