Shetty, PK and Hegde, MR and Mahadevappa, M, eds.
(2013)
Innovations in rice production (NIAS Books and Special Publications No. SP1-2013).
NIAS, Bangalore.
ISBN 978-81-87663706
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| Abstract: |
Agriculture is an integral part of India’s economy and society.
It has about 130 million farming families; the majority of them are
small and marginal farmers who practice subsistence agriculture.
The green revolution which occurred in late 1960s was a turning
point in Indian agriculture. There was remarkable growth in
agriculture during the Green Revolution period and this sector has
been successful in keeping pace with growing demand for food
grains in the country. However during 1990-2010 the food grain
production in the country grew at an average 1.4 per cent, whereas
the population growth was at 1.6 per cent. Fortunately, we have
achieved a food surplus during last two years. But in the long
run, concern of food security is likely to become more intense
with increasing population and decreasing land availability. By
2020, to meet the food demand of 1.3 billion populations, India
needs to produce 281 MT of food grains with an annual growth
target of 2 per cent.
Rice is one of world’s most favoured staple foods and more
than 90% of rice is produced and consumed in Asia. Rice being
an important crop in India, there is a lot to focus on enhancing
rice production and productivity. Rice is grown in 43.4 million
hectares in kharif and rabi /summer season out of the total 141
million hectares of land under cultivation. The area under rice
is likely to reduce in future years due to diversification policies
adopted by the government. Currently, the rice production in
the country is passing through serious constraints like plateauing
of yield, water scarcity, increased use of agro inputs, irregular
monsoon, increasing soil mineral stress, flash floods, water
logging, labour scarcity, inadequate storage facilities, invasive
pests & diseases, lack of policy innovations and inadequate
institutional dynamics. India needs to focus on proper utilization
of resources in diverse agro-climatic zones in the country by
providing quality seeds, developing high yielding varieties/
hybrid rice, effective natural resource management, developing
strategies on biotic and abiotic stress management, cost effective
mechanization and promoting agricultural stewardship. Further,
there is need to strengthen various initiatives by both State/
Central Government and cooperative involvement of all the
stakeholders which will help in enhancing rice production and
productivity in the country. |
| Item Type: |
Book
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| Subjects: |
NIAS Resources > NIAS Books and Special Publications
Programmes > Agroecology and Biosecurity |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
26 Apr 2013 09:23 |
| Last Modified: |
24 Sep 2015 07:25 |
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| DOI: |
978-81-87663-70-6 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/369 |
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