{"product_id":"shramana-s-view-of-indian-history-copy-1","title":"Agriculture Cannot Wait","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"display\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"yourdiv\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"display_right\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile scientists can develop yield enhancing technologies, these will not make an impact on production and productivity without appropriate support from public policy and investment. National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) has from time to time assembled groups of eminent scientists to analyse public policy issues in important areas related to agriculture and prepare papers relevant to policy formulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present book includes 39 policy papers issued by the Academy during the last 15 years covering a wide range of issues like: Sustainable Livelihood and Nutrition Security, Water Resources Management, Soil Health Enhancement and Fertiliser Use, Agro-biodiversity and Biosafety, Agricultural Research and Education, and Globalisation and Agri-Exports. Many of the suggestions and recommendations contained in the book present a road map for rescuing the fate of farmers and farming from the present agrarian crisis prevailing in several parts of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be useful for scholars in agricultural universities and research institutions and for policy and investment decisions in the field of agriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA world scientist of rare distinction and a living legend Professor M.S. Swaminathan obtained his Ph.D. in Agriculture from University of Cambridge. He has had a distinguished research, teaching, and administrative career at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI); Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR); Secretary Agriculture, Government of India; Director General, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Currently, he is Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai (Madras) and President, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecipient of numerous national and international awards (including the first World Food Prize in 1987), forty-five honorary doctorate degrees from around the world, author of over three hundred research papers and several books, the Time Magazine ranked Professor Swaminathan among the twenty most influential Asians of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"glossymenu\"\u003eContnets in Detail \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection I \u003cbr\u003eSustainable Livelihood and Nutrition Security\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Employment Opportunities in Farm and Non-farm Sectors through\u003cbr\u003e    Technological Interventions with Emphasis on Primary Value Addition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Agriculture-Industry Interface: Value Added Farm Products\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Dichotomy Between Grain Surplus and Widespread Endemic Hunger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Diversification of Agriculture for Human Nutrition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture for Nutritional Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Hi-Tech Horticulture in India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Peri-Urban Vegetable Cultivation in the NCR Delhi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Empowerment of Women in Agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Gender, Science and Agriculture: Ten Years after Beijing Conference\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection II \u003cbr\u003eSoil Health Enhancement and Fertiliser Use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Fertiliser Policy Issues (2000-2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. Low and Declining Crop Response to Fertilisers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. Policy Options for Efficient Nitrogen Use\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. Organic Farming: Approaches and Possibilities in the\u003cbr\u003e      Context of Indian Agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection III \u003cbr\u003eWater Resource Management\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. Emerging Issues in Water Management – The Question\u003cbr\u003e      of Ownership\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. Agricultural Scientists’ Perceptions on National\u003cbr\u003e      Water Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. Impact of Inter River Basin Linkages on Fisheries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. Harnessing and Management of Water Resources for\u003cbr\u003e      Enhancing Agricultural Production in the Eastern Region\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. Disaster Management in Agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection IV \u003cbr\u003eAgro Biodiversity and Bio-Safety\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e19. Below Ground Biodiversity in relation to\u003cbr\u003e     Cropping Systems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20. Transgenic Crops and Bio-safety Issues related to\u003cbr\u003e      their Commercialisation in India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21. Biosafety of Transgenic Rice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22. Conservation and Management of Genetic\u003cbr\u003e      Resources of Livestock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23. Seaweed Cultivation and Utilisation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24. Conservation, Management and Use of\u003cbr\u003e     Agrobiodiversity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection V \u003cbr\u003eAgricultural Research and Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e25. Agricultural Policy: Redesigning R\u0026amp;D to Achieve\u003cbr\u003e      it’s Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26. Prioritisation of Agricultural Research\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e27. Scientists’ Views on Good Governance of an Agricultural\\\u003cbr\u003e      Research Organisation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28. Priorities of Research and Human Resource Development in\u003cbr\u003e     Fisheries Biotechnology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29. Strategies for Agricultural Research in the North-East\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30. Redefining Agricultural Education and Extension System in\u003cbr\u003e      Changed Scenario\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e31. Stakeholders’ Perceptions on Employment Oriented\u003cbr\u003e      Agricultural Education\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e32. Reorienting Land Grant System of Agricultural Education in India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e33. Guidelines for Improving the Quality of Indian Journals\u003cbr\u003e      and Professional Societies in Agriculture and Allied Sciences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection VI \u003cbr\u003eGlobalisation and Agri-Exports\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e34. WTO and Indian Agriculture: Implications for Policy and R\u0026amp;D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e35. Globalisation of Agriculture: R\u0026amp;D in India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e36. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement of the\u003cbr\u003e      World Trade Organisation—Advantage India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e37. Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e38. Sustainable Agricultural Export\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e39. 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