Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security (eBook, ePUB)

A Global Perspective
Redaktion: Balkrishna, Acharya

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With each chapter dealing with a specific problem and its solutions, explores water sources for agriculture and postharvest management practices used in different geographical areas along with analysis on the role of technology and obstacles.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 406
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000485936
• Artikelnr.: 62386430

Autorenporträt

Acharya Balkrishna, PhD, is Vice-Chancellor at Patanjali University, India. He has published more than 130 research articles and reserved over 40 patents rights. He has also authored and edited over 150 books on yoga and Ayurveda. He established the Ayurvedic College & University to help children realize their dreams and to serve the nation. For his efforts in yoga and Ayurvedic scientific research, he has received the Bharat Gaurav Award and the Shalin Manav Ratna Award and has been named an Ayurveda Expert, one of the "Ten Versatile and Dynamic Young Men of India" and among "UNSDG's 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare," along many other honors.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: GLOBAL AGRICULTURE: FEARS AND FACTS 1. Global Perspective of
Agriculture Systems: From Ancient Times to Modern Era 2. Rainfed
Agriculture: Giant Strides of Current Farming Practices 3. Sustainable
Irrigation Under Global Context: Surface-, Subsurface-, Surface-Micro-,
Subsurface-Micro-, and Ultra Irrigation 4. An Insight of Biological and
Ecological Effects of Agrochemicals: A Global Scenario 5. Organic Farming:
A Promising Approach for Sustainable Agriculture PART II: FOOD SECURITY: A
REALM OF REALITY 6. Postharvest Management Practice (PHMP): A Systematic
Program to Attain Food Security 7. Food Processing, Branding, Retailing: An
Industrial Notion towards Monetary Benefits of Agriculture 8. Food
Adulteration: A Havoc Leading to Extorted Economy 9. Biofortification: A
Way Forward 10. Global Food Traceability: Current Status and Future
Prospects 11. Virtual Farmer's Market: A Single-Step Solution to
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security