Alkali Land Reclamation : A Book for Development

Language: English

Published by Mittal Publications, 2009

8183242901 / 9788183242905

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The problem of Alkali land is being faced by a large number of farmers throughout the country in general and Uttar Pradesh Punjab Haryana and some parts of Gujarat Rajasthan Bihar and Madhya Pradesh in particular The total alkali land in India is more than 377 million ha Uttar Pradesh alone has 1346971 ha of alkali land Haryana and Punjab have faced similar severity of the problem which is now reduced to some extent because several efforts have been made during last three decades by these states in reclamation of these affected lands Belated efforts have been made to check the degradation of the Soil and increase the Agricultural Productivity vis-a-vis farmers economy The efforts have been concentrated on the use of chemical methods to reclaim the alkali land which includes the use of pyrites gypsum etc Rural development is a major strategy for economic development in India Since a large Population of the Country is concerned with the rural area strategies to improve the living conditions of the rural Poor are an integral part of the planning process in India For anti-poverty programmes the government has launched growth-oriented strategy and target group programmes including alkali land reclamation Keeping in view the scope of degraded and salt affected lands in food security of India and numerous socio-economic benefits this book is prepared to discuss the real impact of alkali land reclamation on rural development The main concern of this book is to Review the reclamation trend of alkali land Technology available for reclamation economic feasibility socio-economic benefits and Policy constraints in reclaiming these lands The emphasis is also laid on impact analysis of alkali land reclamation technology on resource-use efficiency Capital formation Infrastructure development livestock production prospect of Crop production in Sodic and saline Soils and poor quality ground water sustainable use of ground water zero tillage and contract Farming for sustainable crop production under reclaimed salty soil environment.…

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Title
Alkali Land Reclamation : A Book for Development
Author
R.S. Tripathi
Publisher
Mittal Publications
Publication year
2009
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
8183242901
ISBN 13
9788183242905

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