Bøger af Debashis Mandal

Pandit Nehru had a clear vision and understanding that to solve the problems of India , need to develop the scientific temper, scientific culture in India. For Nehru, science and technology was the most priority that can only help to build a strong nation. Before independence in 1935 Indian science congress he mentioned that to remove social and economic backward ness, superstitions beliefs, it was necessary to develop strong science and technology base in the country. Being a first prime minister of India, he proclaimed dams are the big temples of India, apart from neglecting all the environmental issues. Dams would help for agriculture development and boost village economy which directly or indirectly promote industrialisation in India. to building scientific and technological infrastructure he gave free hand to scientific communities and never interfere in the policy making or suggestions given by the scientists. As result first nuclear reactor in Asia was established in India, five Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs), National Physical Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research were established.

The book deals with the pricing of ecosystem services provided by agriculture. All provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural services are being covered in this title. Chapters in this contributed volume cover topics such as pricing of services from the soil, water, and nutrient management. Quantified monetary values of carbon sequestration and renewable energy applications in agriculture are covered with clear-cut methodologies. This book also links ecosystem service-based pricing with crop insurance. Improving the farmers' livelihood is the central goal of the agricultural production system throughout the world. Under the climate change context, farms' produce is now climate-vulnerable and heavily dependent on weather conditions. Moreover, we often neglect the contribution of several positive impacts of agricultural practices on ecosystems and natural resources. Therefore, there is a need to quantify and value these ecosystem services in agriculture. However, valuation and pricing the services in agriculture both tangible and intangible is a challenge. It is necessary to have clear-cut methodologies for pricing ecosystem services of agriculture in terms of net monetary benefits. The ecosystem service-based pricing could be a solid basis for calculating the insurance to farmers in case of occurrence of natural hazard and associated crop damage.This book is of interest to scholars, teachers, researchers, environmental scientists, watershed managers, capacity builders, and policymakers. The book also serves as effective reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture economics, ecology, agronomy, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policymakers will also find this to be useful.

The book brings out an encyclopaedic picture of the potential areas of transformative Indian agriculture through innovations in science, technology, institutional and policy affairs.Note: T& F does not sell or distribute the hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This title is co-published with NIPA.