Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization of Intensified and Diversified Agriculture for Smallholders in India

Sustainable Agricultural Practices in India

Ecological Agriculture and Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change: A Practical and Holistic Strategy for Indian Smallholders

The largest demographic in India suffering from the adverse impacts of global climate change are small farmers. India’s rural population is approximately 800 million, with the majority being households dependent on small-scale agriculture. For these smallholders, facing a common rural reality of disempowerment and limited disposable household capital, the agro-ecological results of climate vola...

Organic Agriculture as an Opportunity for Sustainable Agricultural Development

Reinventing agricultural extension to smallholders

In recent years, many countries have realized the need to revive agricultural extension services to promote pro-poor growth, reach poor marginalised smallholder farmers and address new challenges on sustainability, environmental degradation and climate change. This paper discusses evolving concepts and approaches in agricultural extension, past experiences of key countries, problems and failure...

Agricultural Researchers' Attitudes toward Sustainable Agriculture and its Determinants in ILAM Province, Iran

The accurate planning and management for sustainable agriculture results in appropriate behaviors ofindividuals towards sustainability through changes happened in individuals’ knowledge and attitudesof sustainability. A survey of natural resources and agricultural researchers (N = 85) was conducted inIranian Province of ILAM to explore their attitudes of sustainable agriculture and to identify ...