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Sweet sorghum bagasse – A source of organic manure
Bagasse or silage is an important byproduct
in the sweet sorghumbased
ethanol industry. Above ground biomass distribution in sweet
sorghum forms 90% of the total biomass produced and that includes stem, leaves and panicle ...
How fertile are semi-arid tropical soils?
The semiarid
tropical (SAT) regions are notably characterized by low rainfall and high temperatures, and hence low natural primary
productivity and soil fertility. However, to adequately respond to the title of our article ...
Analyze drivers for sustainable management of CPRs
The study was undertaken in three villages in western Rajasthan, India: Govindpura/Jodhpur, Dhok/Barmer, and Damodara/Jaisalmer. The selection of sites was based on community and experts’ consultation, secondary data and ...
Potential of Small Ruminants in Andhra Pradesh for promoting rural livelihoods: Institutional and policy gaps to be addressed
Small ruminants play an important role in the food and nutritional security of millions of rural people
especially the landless, marginal and small farmers in rainfed regions in India as well as in Andhra
Pradesh. The ...
Characterization of crop fallows for agricultural intensification, length of crop fallows duration between two crops in one year in Eastern Gangetic plains from 2000 to 2014.
Characterization of the crop fallows using remote sensing for agricultural intensification and diversification in Eastern Gangetic plains. Time series satellite data (MODIS and Landsat) were used to map the length of crop ...
Improved crop productivity and rural livelihoods through balanced nutrition in the rainfed semi-arid tropics
Diagnostic soil analysis in targeted clusters of eight districts in Andhra Pradesh revealed critical deficiencies of sulphur (61 to 98%),
boron (23 to 98%) and zinc (45 to 85%) in addition to that of soil carbon (25 to ...
Landsat 8 Tool
Geodata
Report of the fifth meeting of the imGoats Inhassoro innovation platform, Vuca Interior, Mozambique, 10 May 2012
The goal of the “Small ruminant value chains as platforms for reducing poverty and increasing food security in dryland areas of India and Mozambique (imGoats)” project is to increase incomes and food security in a sustainable ...
Rangelands: Conservation and “Land Grabbing” in Rangelands: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
Largescale
land acquisitions have increased in scale and pace due to changes in commodity markets, agricultural investment strategies, land
prices, and a range of other policy and market forces. The areas most affected are ...
Establishment of Seed Plots by Participatory Entrepreneurs
Wheat and lentil are important crops to ensure food and nutritional security in dryland region. However, yield of these crops is quite low. Farmers plant local varieties using their own unimproved seeds. Low crop yield ...