Improving crop production for food security and improved livelihoods on the East India Plateau. I. Rainfall-related risks with rice and opportunities for improved cropping systems

Cornish, Peter S; Karmakar, Dinabandhu; Kumar, Ashok; Das, Sudipta; Croke, Barry

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2015.01.008

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“…The first paper in this series (Cornish et al, 2015) used soil water balance modelling to show that rice on medium-uplands suffers from delayed transplanting and/or periodic or premature draining of fields in most years, and that ponding duration in rice fields is much more variable than rainfall. Although most farmers use modern shorterduration rice varieties for medium-uplands, this is insufficient to make transplanted rice a safe, high-yielding option.…”

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Improving crop production for food security and improved livelihoods on the East India Plateau II. Crop options, alternative cropping systems and capacity building

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Improving crop production for food security and improved livelihoods on the East India Plateau II. Crop options, alternative cropping systems and capacity building

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“…Therefore, the focus in this village was on participatory development of new crop options and improved management practices to use water more effectively, and evaluating the agricultural, economic and social effectiveness of the work (Cornish et al, 2015b). By the end of the project there was clear evidence of village-wide change.…”

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“…By the end of the project there was clear evidence of village-wide change. Farmers had re-evaluated the worth of "poor" uplands and learnt to use them intensively for vegetables, moved from mono-crop rice to multiple cropping, experimented with different crops to improve their income, and, as a side effect, increase diet diversity (Cornish et al, 2015b). As a result, seasonal migration was significantly reduced, and there was increased re-investment in improving natural resources, and more was spent on education and medical care.…”

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“…However, an important finding from the long-term water balance modelling in this project (Cornish et al, 2015a), combined with participatory experiments (Cornish et al, 2015b), was that comprehensive WSD is not essential in East India (which has relatively high rainfall) to make substantial and more immediate improvements in livelihoods. Much can be done to improve the use of rainfall through a variety of agronomic interventions that reduce rice yield variability and increase cropping intensity and productivity without a commensurate increase in risk.…”

Section: Amagara Villagementioning

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“…Work here focused on hydrology and agronomy, with a strong social component as in Amagara, involving villagers in experiments and receiving training in the use of fertilizers, weed control and the selection of crops (Cornish et al, 2015b).…”

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Improving crop production for food security and improved livelihoods on the East India Plateau. I. Rainfall-related risks with rice and opportunities for improved cropping systems

Cited by 25 publications

References 15 publications

Improving crop production for food security and improved livelihoods on the East India Plateau II. Crop options, alternative cropping systems and capacity building

Improving crop production for food security and improved livelihoods on the East India Plateau II. Crop options, alternative cropping systems and capacity building

An integrated approach to improving rural livelihoods: examples from India and Bangladesh

Grain quality evaluation of japonica rice effected by cultivars, environment, and their interactions based on appearance and processing characteristics

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