Farming System & Sustainable Agriculture

Description:
About the Book: Farming Systems And Sustainable Agriculture The introductory book covers farming System-scope, importance and concept; Types and systems of farming system and factors affecting types of farming; Farming system components and their maintenance and its advantages; Allied enterprises and their importance; Tools for determining production and efficiencies in cropping and farming system; Sustainable agriculture-problems and its impact on agriculture; Conservation agriculture strategies in agriculture; HEIA, LEIA and LEISA and its techniques for sustainability; Integrated farming system-historical background, objectives and characteristics; Site specific development of IFS model for different agro-climatic zones; Resource use efficiency and optimization techniques, Resource cycling and flow of energy in different farming system; Farming
Contents:
1.Farming System-concept, scope, importance, types and factors affecting types of farming system.
2.Farming system components and their maintenance.
3.Cropping system and pattern.
4.Allied enterprises and their importance, criteria for enterprise selection.
5.sustainable agriculture-problems and its impact on agriculture
6.Conservation agriculture strategies in agriculture
7.LEIA, HETA and its techniques for sustainability.
8.Integrated farming system
9.components of IFS and its advantages
10. site specific development of IFS model for different ago-climatic zones
11.Resource use efficiency and optimization techniques.
12.New concepts and recent approaches in farming system.
13.Crop diversification for farming system.
14.Role of organic farming in farming system