Chapter. Building resilience to climate and non-climate drivers of change through systems diversification with maize : scope and implications in the Western and Eastern IGP
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ArticleLanguage: English Publication details: Mexico D.F. : CIMMYT ; Bangkok (Thailand) : APAARI, 2014.Subject(s): Online resources:
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12th Asian Maize Conference and Expert Consultation on maize for food, feed, nutrition; and environmental security; Bangkok Thailand, 30-1 Aug-Nov 2014 : extended summaries p. 432Summary: Northwestern India, especially the states of Haryana and Punjab, have long-standing concerns about declining water tables and soil quality degradation. This prompted renewed calls for investments from the Government of India, to diversify the Kharif-season staple crop production by replacing rice with crops like maize. Despite the emphasis on diversification, there are several ‘unknowns’ about potential markets, higher-economic risks for producers associated with crops that are not generally publically procured, as well as uncertainties about underlying hydrology processes and associated-resource-quality considerations – including the need to manage irrigation in ways that reduce the probability of secondary salinization in salt-affected soils. There are also significant feedback interactions between these factors that necessitate an integrative approach that unites socio-economic, bio-hysical, and policy dimensions in order to best estimate the implications of diversification at both the household- and regional levels.
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Northwestern India, especially the states of Haryana and Punjab, have long-standing concerns about declining water tables and soil quality degradation. This prompted renewed calls for investments from the Government of India, to diversify the Kharif-season staple crop production by replacing rice with crops like maize. Despite the emphasis on diversification, there are several ‘unknowns’ about potential markets, higher-economic risks for producers associated with crops that are not generally publically procured, as well as uncertainties about underlying hydrology processes and associated-resource-quality considerations – including the need to manage irrigation in ways that reduce the probability of secondary salinization in salt-affected soils. There are also significant feedback interactions between these factors that necessitate an integrative approach that unites socio-economic, bio-hysical, and policy dimensions in order to best estimate the implications of diversification at both the household- and regional levels.
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