Seeking sustainable pathways for fostering agricultural transformation in peninsular India

Sustainable Agricultural Practices in India

Agricultural Mechanisation for Transformation

This paper concludes that, for economic development, and to ensure survival, Kenya and similar countries must industrialize their economy and mechanize their agriculture using modern large scale methods. Keywords—Agriculture, mechanazation, transformation, industrialization.

Mineralogy of agricultural soil of selected regions of South Western Karnataka, Peninsular India.

Agricultural soils of selected regions of Southwestern Karnataka, Peninsular India, were subjected to systematic mineralogical characterization along with the study of soil physical properties. Physical properties such as soil texture and micro porosity were studied using particle size analyses and positron annihilation lifetime analysis (PALS) technique, respectively. The latter was used to an...

Fostering Sustainable Nutrition Behavior through Gamification

The food choices consumers make have considerable consequences for the environment. In the Western world, about one-third of all negative environmental impact is directly related to food consumption. Although many consumers are concerned about environmental issues, this frequently has little effect on actual nutritional behavior and new approaches are needed to convert good intentions into acti...

Fostering research into antimicrobial resistance in India

I ndia is among the world’s largest consumers of antibiotics. The efficacy of several antibiotics is threatened by the emergence of resistant microbial pathogens. Multiple factors, such as a high burden of disease, poor public health infrastructure, rising incomes, and unregulated sales of cheap antibiotics, have amplified the crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India. The Global Action...