Enabling smallholder farmers to sustainably improve their food, energy and water nexus while achieving environmental and economic benefits
Traditional cropping practices in the Eastern Gangetic Plains, South Asia, are resource
intensive, requiring large inputs of water, energy and human labor. They are also inefficient …
intensive, requiring large inputs of water, energy and human labor. They are also inefficient …
Agronomic, socio-economic, and environmental challenges and opportunities in Nepal's cereal-based farming systems
With economies heavily dependent on agriculture, South Asia is the world's most poverty-
dense region. Nepal—a country of considerable geographic variability ranging from …
dense region. Nepal—a country of considerable geographic variability ranging from …
Improving smallholder farmers' gross margins and labor-use efficiency across a range of cropping systems in the Eastern Gangetic Plains
Abstract The Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia is a region of high rural poverty and low
agronomic productivity, with crops grown using traditional management practices which are …
agronomic productivity, with crops grown using traditional management practices which are …
Improved nutrient management in cereals using Nutrient Expert and machine learning tools: Productivity, profitability and nutrient use efficiency
CONTEXT Smallholder farmers of the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains (EIGP) of South Asia
rely mainly on cereal-based cropping systems to meet the food and nutritional demand and …
rely mainly on cereal-based cropping systems to meet the food and nutritional demand and …
Energy-efficient, sustainable crop production practices benefit smallholder farmers and the environment across three countries in the Eastern Gangetic Plains, South …
Abstract In the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia current agronomic practices are
energy-intensive, and this contributes to higher cropping system production costs and CO 2 …
energy-intensive, and this contributes to higher cropping system production costs and CO 2 …
Optimal design and setting of rotary strip-tiller blades to intensify dry season cropping in Asian wet clay soil conditions
Fine-textured clayey soils dominate Asian rice fields that are kept either fallow or cultivated
with non-rice crops after harvest of monsoon rice. Use of seeding machinery compatible with …
with non-rice crops after harvest of monsoon rice. Use of seeding machinery compatible with …
[HTML][HTML] Assessment of nutrient management in major cereals: Yield prediction, energy-use efficiency and greenhouse gas emission
Through improved nutrient management, sustainability of cereal production can be achieved
by improving crop yield and economic indicators with reduced environmental footprints and …
by improving crop yield and economic indicators with reduced environmental footprints and …
Adoption of conservation agriculture-based tillage practices in the rice-maize systems in Bangladesh
In this study, conservation agriculture-based tillage (CA-T) practices (zero tillage, minimum
tillage and strip tillage) in rice-maize production systems were implemented through on-farm …
tillage and strip tillage) in rice-maize production systems were implemented through on-farm …
Modified strip tillage blades for two-wheel tractor seed drills improves maize crop establishment under conservation agriculture
MA Hoque, MK Gathala, MM Hossain… - Development …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-wheel tractors (2WTs) are widely used by resource-poor farmers to prepare
land in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains (EIGP). This paper demonstrates that improved …
land in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains (EIGP). This paper demonstrates that improved …
Sustainable intensification in eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia via conservation agriculture for energy, water and food security under climate smart management …
Rice cultivation in the South Asian region of Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) is running out of
water, labour, low productivity and profitability. In addition, this system of crop production …
water, labour, low productivity and profitability. In addition, this system of crop production …