Selection of Winter Season Crop Pattern for Environmental-Friendly Agricultural Practices in India

Veerasekar Palaniappan Sambasivam, Gowtham Thiyagarajan, Golam Kabir, Syed Mithun Ali, Syed Abdul Rehman Khan and Zhang Yu
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Veerasekar Palaniappan Sambasivam: Industrial Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Pkwy, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Gowtham Thiyagarajan: Industrial Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Pkwy, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Golam Kabir: Industrial Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Pkwy, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Syed Mithun Ali: Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Syed Abdul Rehman Khan: School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Zhang Yu: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 11, 1-23

Abstract: Owing to the sudden changes in climatic conditions, monsoon failure, and scarce availability of resources because of population hike, yielding a minimum profit has become a challenge for Indian farmers. This is a severe problem for India, as a major part of the Nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) depends on agriculture. To change this dreadful situation, Indian farmers must employ sustainable agricultural practices in farming, as it will help them to meet their agricultural needs and economic stability. Here, we have built a framework for selecting the ideal crop pattern for Winter Cropping Season (Rabi Season), as crop pattern plays a vital role in the effective function of sustainable agricultural practices. We have used the rough AHP-TOPSIS (Analytical Hierarchy Process-Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) method for finding the best crop pattern for the Rabi season, by considering all the influential criteria in terms of agriculture sustainability. Our study demonstrates an overall idea to the farmers and stakeholders about attaining maximum crop productivity with optimum use of available resources, without compromising the economic, social, and ecological aspects of agriculture.

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; crop pattern; winter crops; rough AHP; TOPSIS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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