for untreated sewage water from the city of Kolkata for decades. They also sustain local agriculture and fisheries … activities. But how good is untreated water for agriculture and does wastewater affect the profitability of rice cultivation …

Given the declining share of traditional agricultural commodities in production, consumption and trade, horticulture … and other non-traditional high-value agriculture represent an important area of potential income growth in rural areas …. The high-value agriculture-led-growth strategy also provides significant scope for achieving greater commercialization of …

Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi organized a workshop ‘Strengthening the Role of Agriculture for Nutrition Secure India’. [IGIDR …

In Nepal, agriculture is commercializing day by day and levels of agro-chemical use are growing. This is beginning to …

Groundwater has rapidly emerged to occupy a dominant place in India’s agriculture and food security in the recent … percent of the irrigated area in the country. It is estimated that now over 70 percent of India’s food grain production … comes from irrigated agriculture, in which groundwater plays a major role. Since the development of groundwater irrigation …

The handbook is prepared to create an informed public debate on Genetic Engineering in agriculture and this … Introductory Manual is a contribution to this debate – a debate not just on GE in agriculture per se but on democratization of …