Conservation Agriculture Benefits Indian Farmers, but Technology Targeting Needed for Greater Impacts
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چکیده
Rice and wheat production in the intensive, irrigated farming systems of Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) is associated with significant negative environmental health externalities. Conservation Agriculture (CA) has potential to curb some these externalities while enhancing farm income. However, farmer adoption CA remains modest Indian IGP. The present study focuses on constraints adopting major component, zero tillage (ZT). We examine whether ZT feasible for smallholders technology targeting realize faster wider diffusion. Econometric models machine learning algorithms were used analyze remote sensing data household collected from states Punjab Bihar, two contrasting agrarian economies While was low among (owning <2 ha land), on-farm effects variable cost reduction yield profit enhancement are comparable large farmers. estimate economic using an equilibrium displacement model. In relatively developed state Punjab, based landholding size does not appear add substantive benefits. a less prosperous dominance population, could markedly enhance surplus reduce rural poverty.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in agronomy
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2673-3218']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2022.772732