Zero-tillage wheat provides stable yield and economic benefits under diverse growing season climates in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains

Keil, Alwin; Mitra, Archisman; McDonald, Andrew J.; Malik, R. K.

doi:10.1080/14735903.2020.1794490

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“…Respondents also confirmed the existence of indirect benefits through CASI implementations. These indirect benefits link to both improved economic conditions through cash flow stabilization and increased resilience, a common finding with the increased economic opportunities and benefits that come from CASI implementation (Brown et al, 2021a) and improved lifestyles and financial stability (Keil et al, 2020). This may then be linked with an overall increased resilience in production systems.…”

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Experiences With Conservation Agriculture in the Eastern Gangetic Plains: Farmer Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies That Frame the Next Steps for Wider Adoption

Chaudhary¹,

Timsina

Suri

et al. 2022

Front. Agron.

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While there are numerous studies that explore the agronomic and the economic benefits of Conservation Agriculture in South Asia, only few studies have explored the farmers' experiences and the drivers of its adoption. This study aims to learn directly from current users through exploration of their decision processes, evaluations, and experiences in extrapolating the concept for the broader scaling of Conservation Agriculture across the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGPs) of South Asia. We analyzed a total of 57 qualitative and semi-structured individual interviews with the farmers who are currently implementing Conservation Agriculture practices across six locations. These farmers faced a variety of hurdles including hesitation in accepting and adopting the technology, technical performance challenges, information gaps, and subsidy/project dependence. To overcome these, respondents adopted various strategic approaches such as assuming the role of an educator by sharing their knowledge with other farmers in the community, changing mindsets for stover retention, adoption through self-investment, and opting for communal purchase of machinery to reduce project dependence. This led farmers to identify a range of benefits including improved socio-economic condition, increased respect in the community, and increased free time to pursue diverse interests and opportunities. Additionally, strengthened information networks such as improved interpersonal connection with agricultural universities, government extension systems, and local farmers groups have positively enhanced the uptake, allowing them to overcome further limitations. These findings provide novel learnings on how farmers overcome nine key friction points, and what this means for increasing the farmer uptake of new practices across the region, which are crucial for successful future interventions as implemented by the government and development organizations.

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Experiences With Conservation Agriculture in the Eastern Gangetic Plains: Farmer Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies That Frame the Next Steps for Wider Adoption

Chaudhary¹,

Timsina

Suri

et al. 2022

Front. Agron.

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“…The net benefit of ZT surpasses CT gross income by 11-17% [11]. Surveys encompassing farmers' fields adopting ZT wheat systems in India [22,31,34,48] show that those who opt for ZT planting of wheat following rice yield obvious economic and social perks. The children of the farmers get extra time for their study and sports activities.…”

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Surface Seeding of Wheat: A Sustainable Way towards Climate Resilience Agriculture

Singh

Patra²,

Chand³

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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Conventional tillage (CT)-based agriculture is known to be ecologically indiscreet, economically and environmentally unsustainable, and leads to the degradation of soil andtheenvironment in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). The surface seeding (SS) method was introduced to manage agro-ecosystems for sustaining productivity and increasing farmers’ profits, while sustaining the natural resources. Here, we conducted a systematic literature review on SS of wheat reported in the IGP, with the aim to cover the concept of SS, its impact on wheat yield, soil properties, andtheenvironment, withthepotential benefits and constraints. The major findings are: (i) an SS-based rice–wheat system improves productivity (∼10%) and profitability (20–30%),whileemploying a lesser amount of irrigation water (15–30%) and energy input (20–25%) compared to a conventional system; (ii) an SS-based system is more adaptive to extreme climatic conditions, reducesthecarbon footprint, and increases crop production; (iii) an SS approach enhances soil health by virtue of increased soil organic carbon and improved soil aggregation, as well as soil, water, and energy conservation; (iv) SS consisting of no-tillage with substantial crop residue retention offers an alternative to crop residue burning. Strong policies/legislation are required to encourage SS of wheat, in order to limit residue burning, and provide farmers with carbon credits in exchange for carbon sequestration and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

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“…In turn, progress in holistic wheat sector development will provide effective feedback into each of the components Accompanying technologies for irrigation and fertiliser usage are necessary to make best use of new seeds. For example, drawing on experience elsewhere, Keil et al (2020) showed that zero tillage methods resulted in significant yield gains and cost savings for wheat farmers in Bihar State, India. There is also evidence from Central Asia that the introduction of conservation agriculture techniques can improve sustainability of diversified cropping systems rather than focusing on single crop production (Boboev et al, 2019).…”

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Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future

Poole

Sharma

Nemat³

et al. 2022

Plants People Planet

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The production and availability of food underpins societal stability. In Afghanistan, wheat is the major arable agricultural crop and source of dietary energy. The withdrawal of NATO allies and partner countries from Afghanistan presents numerous well-documented societal and political challenges and has impacts on immediate and longer-term food security. Conflict-impacted irrigation infrastructure coupled with growing climate instability have also contributed markedly to reductions in current food, and specifically wheat, production. Here, we review the status of Afghan wheat improvement and propose a research agenda to support the regeneration of Afghanistan's wheat and agricultural sector.

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Zero-tillage wheat provides stable yield and economic benefits under diverse growing season climates in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains

Abstract: Zero-tillage wheat provides stable yield and economic benefits under diverse growing season climates in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains,

Cited by 28 publications

References 33 publications

Experiences With Conservation Agriculture in the Eastern Gangetic Plains: Farmer Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies That Frame the Next Steps for Wider Adoption

Experiences With Conservation Agriculture in the Eastern Gangetic Plains: Farmer Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies That Frame the Next Steps for Wider Adoption

Surface Seeding of Wheat: A Sustainable Way towards Climate Resilience Agriculture

Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future

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