Social inclusion increases with time for zero-tillage wheat in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains.

ABSTRACT: Sustainable intensification (SI) approaches to agricultural development are urgently needed to meet the growing demand for crop staples while protecting ecosystem services and environmental quality. However, SI initiatives have been criticized for neglecting social welfare outcomes. A recent review found that better-off farmers benefitted disproportionately from SI and highlighted the dearth of studies assessing the equity of outcomes. In this study, we explore the social inclusiveness of zero-tillage (ZT) wheat adoption in Bihar, India. ZT is a proven SI technology for enhancing wheat productivity while boosting profitability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural machinery in the densely populated Indo-Gangetic Plains. With an average landholding size of 0.39 ha, most fa

SUBMITTER: Keil A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737906 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature