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Now Available in Paperback Land represents an important resource for the economic life of a majority of people in the world. The way people handle and use land resources impacts their social and economic well-being as well as the sustained quality of land resources. Land use planning is also integral to water resources development and management for agriculture, industry, drinking water, power generation, etc. This valuable work brings to the forefront the state of practice of land use planning in India, highlighting governmental programs and research with wide-ranging chapters on important topics. Covering various agro-ecosystem, including irrigated, rainfed, coastal, semi-arid, arid (drylands), and hill and mountain (temperate) regions, this volume discusses a variety of issues related to sustainable agriculture and rural development. Chapters address the following questions:
The book discusses: ➢ The impending impacts of climate change and variability issues have that direct bearing on agricultural land use and rural development. ➢ Doable technologies are land-based activities for effective agro-technology transfer strategies and approaches. ➢ The huge investments necessary for the effective planning methodologies and approaches. ➢ How land use planning activities are likely to improve nutrition and food security and enhance the livelihoods of the small and marginal farmers. ➢ The use and reliability of information technology tools, legal frameworks, and much more that are needed to adopt appropriate policies. ➢ Much more This volume is being published in association with the Centre for Agrarian Studies and Disaster Mitigation of the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD and PR). CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: M. V. Rao, PhD Director General, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, India M. V. Rao, PhD, is presently working as Director General of the National Institute of Rural Development and also as Chief Executive of National Fisheries Development Board, Ministry of Fisheries, Government of India. He obtained his doctoral degree in Development Administration from Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Odisha, India. He belongs to the 1988 batch of theIndian Administrative Service and served the state and the nation in different capacities for the uplifting of rural communities. As District Magistrate of the largest district in India, with a population of one million, and as Commissioner of Rural Development, Government of West Bengal, he has helped millions of small and marginal resource-poor farmers in the alleviating their poverty and enhancing their standard of living. Publications in which he has been involved include Community Health in Community Hands, Development for the People: Innovations in Administration, Persistence and Change in Tribal India–Saga of Tribal People of West Midnapore, and Panchayats and Building of Model Villages. V. Suresh Babu, PhD Assistant Professor, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, India V. Suresh Babu, PhD, is currently Associate Professor at the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, India. He earned a doctoral degree in agronomy from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka. He has worked at the Regional Centre of the National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board (NAEB) in Bangalore. His published books include Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge for Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture, Agrarian Crisis in India, The Way Out, Comparative Assessment of Success or Failure of JFM and Its Impact on Natural Forest Cover in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Role of Tree Shelterbelts in Coastal Areas in Mitigating Harsh Effects of Cyclones in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and Risk, Vulnerability and Coping Mechanisms in Rainfed Agriculture-A Study in Three States. He currently teaches agriculture courses on integrated farming system, bio-inputs, agro-forestry, watersheds, mangroves restoration, and joint forest management, etc. Suman Chandra, PhD Professor and Head, Centre for Agrarian Studies, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, India K. Suman Chandra, PhD, is currently Professor and Head of the Centre for Agrarian Studies at the National Institute of Rural Development in Hyderabad, India. He obtained a doctoral degree in sociology from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India. His areas of specialization include agrarian reforms in general and tenancy reforms in particular. His published books include Agrarian Crisis in India, The Way Out; Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge for Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture; Proceedings of the National Workshop on Accelerating Rural Development and Strengthening Local Self Governance; Evaluation of National Child Labour Projects in AP, and Farmers Suicides in AP and Karnataka. He currently teaches courses in the field of agrarian reforms, tenancy reforms, wage and income mobility in Indian labor market, and disaster management including drought mitigation and coping strategies. G. Ravindra Chary, PhD Principal Scientist, Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, CRIDA, Hyderabad G. Ravindra Chary, PhD, is currently working as a Principle Scientist in the All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture (AICRP-DA) of the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad, India. He received a doctoral degree in agronomy and has served in different capacities in the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) institutions. He had worked at the National Bureau for Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSSLUP), Nagpur, for a period of 10 years. He has published 20 books on such topics as land use planning, drought management, rainfed farming—a compendium of doable technologies, real-time contingency planning, etc. Some of his publications include Rainfed Farming–A Compendium of Doable Technologies, Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Climate Resilient Agriculture, District Level Contingency Planning for Weather Aberrations in Himachal Pradesh, Contingency Crop Planning for 100 Districts in Peninsular India, and District Level Contingency Plans for Weather Aberrations in India. He teaches courses on land use planning, rainfed farming, drought management, rainfed farming systems, contingency planning, agronomic management practices including soil and moisture conservation, and crop planning and cropping systems. |
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