Conservation agriculture in India – Problems, prospects and policy issues

• Published in: International Soil and Water Conservation Research Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Suraj Bhan, U.K. Behera
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Conservation agriculture; Constraints; Conventional agriculture; Prospects and policy of CA adoption; Resource use efficiency; Zero tillage

Conservation agriculture (CA) technologies involve minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover through crop residues or cover crops, and crop rotations for achieving higher productivity. In India, efforts to develop, refine and disseminate conservation-based agricultural technologies have been un...