Farmer's Participatory Action Research through Geomatics-based Research of Agricultural Intensification and Diversification for Sustainable Agriculture in West Bengal
A participatory action-research project that used geomatics to map physical and socio-economic resources at block level, guiding where cropping patterns should change and how farms could be used more efficiently for sustainable agriculture.
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Year
2012-2015
Geography
West Bengal, India
Sponsor
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
SDG alignment
SDG 2, SDG 15
Project Investigator / Team
Project Investigator: Prof. Mohit Bhattacharya — Former Vice Chancellor, Burdwan University
Objectives
To identify the physical and socio-economic resources at block level that play a vital role in adopting the results of cropping system study of West Bengal. To identify the places where a change in cropping patterns is desirable, and to prescribe methods to improve the efficiency of farm utilisation. To analyse the long-term effects of using cropping-system simulation models and to identify alternative sustainable practices.
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Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.