Table Of ContentInnovation in Small-Farm
Agriculture
Innovation in Small-Farm
Agriculture
Improving Livelihoods and Sustainability
Edited by
Amitava Rakshit, Somsubhra Chakraborty, Manoj Parihar,
Vijay Singh Meena, P. K. Mishra, H. B. Singh
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Names: Rakshit, Amitava, editor. | Chakraborty, Somsubhra, 1984- editor. |
Parihar, Manoj, editor. | Singh Meena, Vijay, editor. |
Mishra, P. K. (Pradeep Kumar), editor. | Singh, H. B., Dr., editor.
Title: Innovation in small-farm agriculture : improving livelihoods and
sustainability / Amitava Rakshit, Somsubhra Chakraborty, Manoj Parihar,
Vijay Singh Meena, Pradeep Kumar Mishra, Harikesh Bahadur Singh.
Description: First edition | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2022. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021053513 | ISBN 9780367759766 (hardback) |
ISBN 9780367759773 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003164968 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Farms, Small. | Sustainable agriculture. | Agricultural innovations.
Classification: LCC HD1476.A3 I563 2022 | DDC 338.1--dc23/eng/20211209
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021053513
ISBN: 9780367759766 (hbk)
ISBN: 9780367759773 (pbk)
ISBN: 9781003164968 (ebk)
DOI: 10.1201/9781003164968
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To all smallholders in developing countries who account for food
security, poverty reduction, and sustainable development.
Contents
Preface ......................................................................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgments ...................................................................................................................................xiii
Editors ......................................................................................................................................................xv
Contributors ............................................................................................................................................xix
Section I Issues, Ideas, and Challenges in Agricultural Sector
1. Factors that Ensure a Sustained and Scaled-Up Delivery of Innovation ...................................3
Dominik Klauser
2. Sustaining Smallholder Farming through Collective Action and Entrepreneurship ..............11
Jayasree Krishnankutty, Arun Sreekumar, Rajesh K. Raju,
and Kadambot H. M. Siddique
3. Technological Innovation Strategy to Strengthen the Competitive
Advantages of Smallholder Farmers ............................................................................................23
E. Cornejo-Velazquez, M. Clavel-Maqueda, O.A. Acevedo-Sandoval,
and H. Romero-Trejo
4. Analyses of Rural Infrastructure for Agriculture Development ...............................................33
Firuza Begham Mustafa and Benjamin Ezekiel Bwadi
5. Gender Mainstreaming and Women Empowerment in Small Holdings:
A Sustainable Way for Better Livelihood .....................................................................................41
Riti Chatterjee, Deepa Roy, Gunja Kumari, and Prithusayak Mondal
6. A Pandemic Resilient Framework for Sustainable Soil Health and Food Security:
Response beyond COVID-19 .........................................................................................................53
Sudip Sengupta, Shubhadip Dasgupta, Kallol Bhattacharyya, Somsubhra Chakraborty,
and Pradip Dey
Section II Strategies and Platform for Small Farm Livelihoods:
Research and Development
7. Technology and Policy Options: Opportunities for Smallholder Farmers
to Achieve Sustainable Agriculture ..............................................................................................65
Rakesh S, Ranjith Kumar G, Anil D, Ravinder Juttu, Kamalakar Jogula, Sharan Bhoopal
Reddy, Bairi Raju, Jogarao Poiba, Umarajashekar A, and Ranvir Kumar
8. The Role of Agricultural R&D within the Agricultural Innovation Systems
Framework ......................................................................................................................................75
P. Anandajayasekeram
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9. Viable Nutrient Management Options for Sustaining Small Farm Agriculture .....................89
S. K. Pedda Ghouse Peera, Satya Prakash Barik, Himansu Sekhar Gouda,
Sweta Shikta Mohapatra, Debashis Dash, and Santanu Kumar Patra
10. Improving Livelihood and Farm Income of Small-Scale Farmers through
Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture .....................................................................................................95
Girijesh Singh Mahra, V. Sangeetha, Pratibha Joshi, Sujit Sarkar, and Renu Jethi
11. Biogas Technology for Improving Livelihoods and Agricultural Sustainability ...................107
Shiv Prasad, Anoop Singh, Dhanya MS, Dheeraj Rathore, and Amitava Rakshit
12. Emerging and Remerging Diseases and Their Innovative Management in Jute
and Allied Fiber Crops under Small Farm ................................................................................121
A. N. Tripathi
13. Transition toward Agroecology among Family Farmers: Crop Protection
Practices ........................................................................................................................................139
C. A. Costa, A. Aguiar, C. Parente, J. Neto, E. Valério, M. C. Godinho,
and E. Figueiredo
14. Does Conservation Agriculture Work for Small-Scale Farmers
in Developing Nations? A Mini-Review .......................................................................................151
Anandkumar Naorem, Shiva Kumar Udayana, and Somasundaram Jayaraman
15. Technological and Social Innovations in the Context of Small Brazilian
Rural Properties ...........................................................................................................................159
Alexandre Marco da Silva
16. Nanofertilizers for Sustainable Crop Production: A Perspective in Small Farm
Agriculture .....................................................................................................................................171
Rubina Khanam, Pedda Ghouse Peera Sheikh Kulsum, Ruma Das,
and Sunanda Biswas
Section III Innovative Agriculture-Multi-stakeholder Approach
in Different Continents: Practice and Performance
17. Sustainable Intensification of Rice-Based Cropping Systems: Experiences from
Eastern India .................................................................................................................................185
A. K. Srivastava, Malay K. Bhowmick, Kanwar Singh, Pardeep-Sagwal,
S. Khandai, S. K. Dwivedi, Amit K. Srivastava, V. Kumar, Ashok Kumar,
Sampad R. Patra, Virender Kumar, and Sudhanshu Singh
18. Scale-Appropriate Mechanization for Improving Productivity, Profitability,
and Sustainability of Rice-Based Cropping Systems in India .................................................195
Pardeep-Sagwal, Suryakanta Khandai, Malay K. Bhowmick, Kanwar Singh, A. K.
Srivastava, B. S. Dhillon, S. Rawal, V. Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Sudhanshu Singh, and
Virender Kumar
19. Adoption Determinants of Improved Seeds and Technical Efficiency of
Ugandan Small Farmers ..............................................................................................................207
S. Auci and M. Coromaldi
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20. Model for Quality Assessment of Small Farms in Cape Verde ................................................217
Margarida Saraiva, Álvaro Rosa, Elsa Simões, and António Ramos Pires
21. Adoption of Improved Agronomic Practices by Small Farmers for Sustainable
Crop Production: Case Study from Uttar Pradesh, India .......................................................229
P. K. Singh and O. P. Singh
22. Integrated Nutrient Management Technology for Sustainable Vegetable
Production in Eastern India ........................................................................................................241
Deblina Ghosh, Snigdha Chatterjee, Kaushik Batabyal, and Sidhu Murmu
23. Micropot Method of Nursery Establishment: An Innovative Approach for Greater
Climatic Resilience and Higher Crop Productivity ..................................................................253
Sampad R. Patra and Malay K. Bhowmick
24. Farmers’ Innovations in Smallholdings: The Sustainable Transition
in Agriculture of West Bengal ......................................................................................................261
Riti Chatterjee, Pravat Utpal Acharjee, Suddhasuchi Das, Amit Baran Sharangi,
and Sankar Kumar Acharya
25. Promoting Gender Equality in the Context of Agriculture and Natural
Resource Management: Opportunities, Challenges, and Management Policies in
Indian Mid-Himalayas.................................................................................................................275
Kushagra Joshi, Arunava Pattanayak, Renu Jethi, and Vijay Singh Meena
26. Making Rice-Farming System More Climate Resilient and Nutrition Sensitive:
Heritage of Kurichiya Tribe Community of Western Ghats ...................................................287
N. Anil Kumar, Merlin Lopus, Raveendran Telapurath, and Vipin Das
27. Agricultural Innovation and Technology Adoption among Small-Scale Producers
in Developing Countries: Is Biotechnology a Sustainable Alternative?..................................299
Alejandro Barragán-Ocaña, Adalberto de Hoyos-Bermea, Katya Amparo Luna-López,
and Tamara Arizbe Virgilio-Virgilio
Index .......................................................................................................................................................311
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