Need of and Plan for Research on Water Use and Soil Management Towards Meeting India's Food Shortages

Chester E. Evans, Perry R. Stout, Stephen J. Mech, R. C. Hoon, S. D. Nijhawan and C. S. Sridharan

No 349229, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: The Government of India has stressed the need for developing a more intensive agriculture and through increased yields, meet the demand for greater food production. Proper use of India's soil and water resources is an essential element in this effort. Education, research, extension and implementation are all necessary to its success. This report deals with the research needed to support the overall effort. It presents the findings of a team of experts who conducted a study early in 1967 and developed recommendations for increasing the effectiveness of the present research program and listing the additional research projects required to provide needed technological information in soil and water management.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 208
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.349229

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