Strategy for adoption of zero-tillage potato cultivation technology in Assam. RTB Policy Paper

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4160/9789290606413en_US
cg.isbn978-92-9060-641-3en_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGoswami, B.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMinhas, J.S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-25T15:15:37Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-04-25T15:15:37Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130143en_US
dc.titleStrategy for adoption of zero-tillage potato cultivation technology in Assam. RTB Policy Paperen_US
dcterms.abstractAssam has rich soil and good natural resources for implementing climate-resilient agricultural practices to enhance potato production. Potato cultivation in the district occupies 1,03,812 hectares of land which, in 2015-2016, produced about 6,94,002 metric tons of potatoes as recorded by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Assam1. This is quite low compared to the national average of 22 metric tons per hectare (NHB 2018). There are several reasons for the lower production of potato in Assam including low potato seed availability and low seed quality, as well as a lack of scientific knowledge on potato cultivation and pest and disease management. The Assam Agri-business and Rural Transform (APART) is a program established to develop a potato value chain in Assam to benefit farmers including addressing constraints and through farmer support to overcome them. It is carried out with support from the International Potato Center (CIP) which provides consultancy services to the Government of Assam. CIP is committed to providing cost-effective, sustainable, climate-resilient, and appropriate technological solutions to meet the unique challenges facing enhancing potato cultivation and productivity in Assam. This paper focuses on how CIP technologies can be widely disseminated to farmers in Assam in relation to current potato cultivation practices. It provides a road map for the state government to engage a large number of farmers in zero-tillage potato cultivation technology by looking at farmers’ current practices.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceDonorsen_US
dcterms.audienceExtensionen_US
dcterms.audienceFarmersen_US
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen_US
dcterms.audienceNGOsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2023-04en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKumar, B.; Goswami, B.S. and Minhas, J.S. 2023. Strategy for adoption of zero-tillage potato cultivation technology in Assam. CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas. Lima, Peru: International Potato Center (CIP).en_US
dcterms.extent17 p.en_US
dcterms.issued2023-03en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Potato Centeren_US
dcterms.subjectpotatoesen_US
dcterms.subjectcultivationen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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