Crop-livestock interactions and livelihoods in the Gangetic Plains of West Bengal, India: findings from a scoping study
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center | en_US |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Livestock Research Institute | en_US |
| cg.coverage.country | India | en_US |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | IN | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Southern Asia | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | CROP-LIVESTOCK | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | LIVELIHOODS | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | LIVESTOCK | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Erenstein, Olaf | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Varma, A. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Thorpe, W.R. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Singh, J. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-28T08:40:26Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2010-04-28T08:40:26Z | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1342 | en_US |
| dc.title | Crop-livestock interactions and livelihoods in the Gangetic Plains of West Bengal, India: findings from a scoping study | en_US |
| dcterms.abstract | The research and development community faces the challenge of sustaining crop productivity gains, improving rural livelihoods and securing environmental sustainability in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. This calls for a better understanding of farming systems and of rural livelihoods, particularly with the advent of, and strong advocacy for, conservation agriculture and resource-conserving technologies. The paper summarizes the findings from a scoping study to assess crop-livestock interactions and rural livelihoods in the Gangetic Plains of West Bengal, drawing from a village survey in three districts (Malda, Nadia and W Medinipur) and secondary data. The rice-cattle based rural livelihoods are in stark contrast with those in the western Indo-Gangetic Plains, whereas the state’s high human and livestock pressure and high poverty pose particular challenges to sustainable intensification and poverty reducing agricultural growth – particularly in the more remote districts. Strengthening the client orientation and productivity of the agricultural R&D community will be central to improving livelihoods and more sustainably using natural resources – and research on crop-livestock interaction serves as a good entry point for that process. | en_US |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | en_US |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Erenstein, O.; Varma, A.; Thorpe, W.; Singh, J. 2010. Crop-livestock interactions and livelihoods in the Gangetic Plains of West Bengal, India: findings from a scoping study. SATSA Mukhapatra Annual Technical Issue (14): 45-60 | en_US |
| dcterms.issued | 2010-04 | en_US |
| dcterms.language | en | en_US |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article | en_US |