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| Riar, Amritbir; Mandloi, Lokendra S.; Poswal, Randhir S.; Messmer, Monika M.; Bhullar, Gurbir S.. |
| Organic agriculture is one of the most widely known alternative production systems advocated for its benefits to soil, environment, health and economic well-being of farming communities. Rapid increase in the market demand for organic products presents a remarkable opportunity for expansion of organic agriculture. A thorough understanding of the context specific motivations of farmers for adoption of organic farming systems is important so that appropriate policy measures are put in place. With an aim of understanding the social and biophysical motivations of organic and conventional cotton farmers for following their respective farming practices, a detailed farm survey was conducted in Nimar valley of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The study area... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Crop husbandry; India. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/31989/1/riar-etal-2017-fpls-Vol08-p01289.pdf |
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| Riar, Amritbir; Mandloi, Lokendra S.; Poswal, Randhir S.; Messmer, Monika; Bhullar, Gurbir S.. |
| India is the largest producer of ‘organic cotton’, as it contributes about three quarters (74%) to the global organic cotton production. The Nimar valley of Madhya Pradesh in central India is important region for organic cotton production. In general, cotton yields are low and variable in the Nimar valley and often do not reach the attainable levels on several farms of the region. With a steeply increasing demand for organic fibre, it is important to safeguard and increase the production of organic cotton in a sustainable manner. The precise understanding of social and biophysical motivations of different farmers for following their respective farming practices is of high importance for sustainable future of organic cotton in central India. The study of... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Breeding; Genetics and propagation India. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/34850/1/_Riar%20et%20al%202017_OWC17%20science%20track%20proceedings%20Delhi.pdf |
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