| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 336 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Part I. Climate and agricultural productivity for availability ; Agriculture, food, and nutritional security : an overview / Rukhsana and Asraful Alam -- A composite assessment of agricultural drought susceptibility using analytic hierarchy process : case study of Western Region of West Bengal / Ujjal Senapati, Shrinwantu Raha, Tapan Kumar Das, and Shasanka Kumar Gayen -- Impact of microclimate on agriculture in India : transformation and adaptation / Rukhsana, Asraful Alam, and Ishita Mandal -- Characterization of spatial variability of soil properties of Malda District in West Bengal, India / Tapash Mandal, Jayanta Das, Debapriya Poddar, and Snehasish Saha -- Land suitability evaluation for agricultural crops in selected blocks of South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal / Rukhsana and Sabir Hossain Molla -- |
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Part II. Changes of cropping pattern and food security ; Levels of agriculture development and estimated growth and pattern of area, production and yield of major crops in selected region of Uttar Pradesh / Rukhsana -- Household analysis of crop diversification and socioeconomic classifications of agriculture practitioner / Rukhsana and Asraful Alam -- Assessment of food security using geospatial techniques in rural India : a study from Koch Bihar, West Bengal / Asraful Alam, Rukhsana, and L. N. Satpati -- Problems and prospects of food security in India / Asraful Alam, Rukhsana, and Sabir Hossain Molla -- Dietary diversity is associated with child nutrition and food security status : empirical evidence from rural India / Asraful Alam, Rukhsana, and Nilanjana Ghosal -- Resource availability and socio-economic profile of Scheduled Caste (SC) community in agrarian society : approach towards sustainability / Asraful Alam and L. N. Satpati -- |
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Part III. Sustainable food and nutrition security ; Understanding the multidimensions of food and nutrition security in Odisha : an integrated approach of availability, accessibility, and utilization / Sanjit Sarkar -- Determinants of childhood stunting in India : comparative evidence from Bihar / Sumela Ajmer, Samarul Islam, Md Juel Rana, Margubur Rahaman, Moslem Hossain, and Babul Hossain -- Sibling effect on intra-household child malnutrition in India : an analysis among different sociodemographic groups from the National Family Health Survey / Nowaj Sharif and Bhaswati Das -- Does immunization coverage influence on childhood dual burden of malnutrition in India? What does demographic health survey tell? / Md. Illias Kanchan Sk, Babul Hossain, Mausam Kumar Garg, and Kabir Pal |
| Summary |
This volume provides an interdisciplinary collection of studies that cover the trends and issues related to agricultural productivity and availability, food and nutrition security, and sustainability in India. The book discusses a broad range of vital issues concerning the production and consumption of food during the era of climate change, and has been prepared to generate awareness of these issues in a large agricultural economy to shed light on new perspectives and solutions to achieve sustainable food production and security in India. The book is organized into three major sections: Climate and Agricultural Productivity for Availability, Changes and Trends in Cropping Patterns and Food Security, and Food and Nutrition Security for Sustainable Development. The book will be of interest to students, researchers, policymakers, and other inquisitive readers interested in different aspects of agriculture, food and nutrition security, and sustainable development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at chapter ends, and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 4, 2021) |
| Subject |
Sustainable agriculture -- India
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Food security -- India
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Food supply -- India
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Food security
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Food supply
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Sustainable agriculture
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India
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| Genre/Form |
Instructional and educational works.
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Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rukhsana (Professor of geography), editor, author.
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Alam, Asraful, 1990- editor, author.
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| ISBN |
9783030693336 |
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3030693333 |
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