Rice Productivity and Food Security in India: A Study of the System of Rice Intensification By Poornima VarmaEnglish | PDF | 2017 | 185 Pages | ISBN : 9811036918 | 2.8 MB
This book contributes to the adoption of agricultural technology in general and to literature on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in particular by identifying the factors that influence the decision to adopt SRI and examining SRI’s impact on household income and yield. The study also discusses the importance of SRI in achieving higher rice productivity and food security. Conducted on behalf of the Government of India’s Ministry of Agriculture from October 2014 to March 2016, the study collected detailed and extensive household-level data.