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

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4160/9789290606413en
cg.isbn978-92-9060-641-3en
dc.contributor.authorKumar, B.en
dc.contributor.authorGoswami, B.S.en
dc.contributor.authorMinhas, J.S.en
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-25T15:15:37Zen
dc.date.available2023-04-25T15:15:37Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130143
dc.titleStrategy for adoption of zero-tillage potato cultivation technology in Assam. RTB Policy Paperen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.audienceDonorsen
dcterms.audienceExtensionen
dcterms.audienceFarmersen
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen
dcterms.audienceNGOsen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2023-04en
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
dcterms.extent17 p.en
dcterms.issued2023-03en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Potato Centeren
dcterms.subjectpotatoesen
dcterms.subjectcultivationen
dcterms.typeReport

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