The carbon footprint of agricultural crop cultivation in India

Sah, D. C.; Devakumar, A. S.

doi:10.1080/17583004.2018.1457908

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“…A 1% increase in fertilizer use will reduce India's environmental efficiency by 3.350%. Moreover, some experts have also argued that the overuse and imbalanced use of fertilizers in some parts of India has caused environmental degradation problems in India [45][46][47]. Our empirical result certainly supports this view of the fertilizer issues on the environment of India.…”

Section: Results Of Tobit Regressionsupporting

confidence: 77%

“…However, apart from rice cultivation, the intensity of GHG emissions from other crops has remained reasonably low because these crops are grown in rainfed conditions in India. Furthermore, to reduce GHG emissions from rice fields, the government has proposed additional sustainable agriculture actions [47]. In contrast to two negative variables, land, economics openness-export, and credit access positively impact Indian environmental efficiency significantly.…”

Section: Results Of Tobit Regressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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In terms of economic development and feeding the world’s populations, the importance of the agricultural sector is well known. However, agriculture and its related sectors are also known for contributing more than one-quarter of the world’s GHG emissions. To address this issue, we evaluate the performance of agriculture and its related firms in India from 2013 to 2019 with its environmental efficiency under the paradigm shift promoted by the National Agroforestry Policy in 2014. To evaluate the feasibility of this paradigm shift in agricultural policy, the non-radial slack-based measure (SBM) is utilized in the first stage, and Tobit regressions are used to assess the determinants of efficiency (or sources of inefficiency) measures at the second stage. The results from non-radial SBM show that Indian agricultural firms (foreign direct investment, private, and public) show huge potential with 32.2% on average to enhance their performance if they move toward the frontier of the production possibility curve. This suggests that Indian policymakers should regulate much stronger regulations for firms, especially for the use of agricultural inputs such as energy (fertilizers), with performance-oriented financial measures for sustainable agriculture. To determine the strategic variables for these firms to enhance their performance, Tobit regressions showed that fertilizers use (−3.350%) appears to have the highest negative impact on environmental efficiency. On the other hand, credit access (2.710%) has the highest positive impact on environmental efficiency, implying that policymakers should provide subsidies to firms in the form of soft loans (or credit access) for the purchase of high-quality fertilizers and to adopt energy-saving equipment/technology to minimize the use of chemical fertilizers in India.

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“…The carbon costs of significant inputs have an increasing trend over time (Lal, 2004). Sah and Devakumar (2018) assessed the greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission from cultivation over the past 50 years (1960–2010) in India. They reported that nitrogen and methane account for 83% and 58% of emission, respectively, and nitrogen use efficiency is declining over the years.…”

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“…Agriculture, covering more than 40 of the world's land, is the sole food provider for human beings and animals [41]. It also plays a vital role in most countries' economic growth [42].…”

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Biostimulants Application: An Innovative Approach to Food Security under Drought Stress

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Climate change is a global threat to food security as it causes various biotic and abiotic stresses that adversely disturb agriculture production. With an increase in the worldwide population, the demand for food has also arisen. It is an immediate challenge for the scientific community to introduce an innovative tool to achieve food security with quality plant production and develop tolerance against abiotic stresses, specifically drought. Genetically modifications are effective and time-consuming, while biostimulants are in/organic substances with the potential to support plant development under stress conditions. This chapter focuses on the impacts of climate change on agriculture, challenges for agriculture sustainability and food security, the interrelationship between drought, climate change and food security, the potential role of biostimulants against drought, future aspects and challenges due to climate change specifically drought, and food security challenges. Various studies reported that the application of biostimulants results in enhancement of crop productivity and mitigates the harmful effects due to climate change. To ensure the quality of chapter, we collected references from well-reputed international journals using keywords ““biostimulants,” “drought,” “food security,” “agriculture sustainability,” and “climate change.” In conclusion, biostimulants has a potential to address adverse environmental conditions without affecting crop quality and yield loss.

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The carbon footprint of agricultural crop cultivation in India

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