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Ecological Intensification of Natural Resources for Sustainable Agriculture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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Ecological Intensification of Natural Resources for Sustainable Agriculture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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Ecological intensification involves using natural resources such as
land, water, soil nutrients, and other biotic and abiotic variables
in a sustainable way to achieve high performance and efficiency in
agricultural yield with minimal damage to the agroecosystems. With
increasing food demand there is high pressure on agricultural
systems. The concept of ecological intensification presents the
mechanisms of ensuring high agricultural productivity by
restoration the soil health and landscape ecosystem services. The
approach involves the replacement of anthropogenic inputs with
eco-friendly and sustainable alternates. Effective ecological
intensification requires an understanding of ecosystems services,
ecosystem's components, and flow of resources in the
agroecosystems. Also, awareness of land use patterns,
socio-economic factors, and needs of the farmer community plays a
crucial role. It is therefore essential to understand the
interaction of ecosystem constituents within the extensive
agricultural landscape. The editors critically examined the status
of ecological stress in agroecosystems and address the issue of
ecological intensification for natural resources management.
Drawing upon research and examples from around the world, the book
is offering an up-to-date account, and insight into the approaches
that can be put in practice for poly-cropping systems and
landscape-scale management to increase the stability of
agricultural production systems to achieve 'Ecological resilience'.
It further discusses the role of farmer communities and the
importance of their awareness about the issues. This book will be
of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists,
capacity builders, and policymakers. Also, the book serves as
additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students
of agriculture, forestry, ecology, agronomy, soil science, and
environmental sciences. National and international agricultural
scientists, policymakers will also find this to be a useful read
for green future.
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