Conservation agriculture in subsistence farming : case studies from South Asia and beyond /

• Other Authors: Chan-Halbrendt, Catherine, 1949- (Editor), Fantle-Lepczyk, Jean, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2015.
• Subjects: Agricultural conservation > Case studies. > South Asia; Soil conservation > Case studies. > South Asia; Sustainable agriculture > Case studies. > South Asia; Extension and Advisory Work.; Agricultural Economics.; Plant Cropping Systems.; Erosion: Soil and Water Conservation.; Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000); Women.; Alternative farming.; Case studies.; Conservation tillage.; Farming systems.; Gender relations.; Innovation adoption.; Livelihoods.; Socioeconomics.; Soil conservation.; Subsistence farming.; Sustainability.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 264 pages) : color illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book focuses on the latest research in conservation agriculture (CA), with an emphasis on the applicability of results worldwide. Using South Asia as a case study, it examines the history and current state of CA regionally and globally, and explores the long-term impacts the adoption of CA practices has on the livelihoods, agricultural production, gender equity, and regional economic development of rural societies. This inclusive framework is achieved via interdisciplinary analysis at scales ranging from the household level to regional and national levels, and contributions by multidisciplinary and multinational CA researchers and experts. The book, consisting of 12 chapters, provides a comprehensive analysis of the social, environmental, and economic factors that impact CA practice, and estimates the magnitude of such impacts, over the long term.