Abstract
The tribal villages within the district of Kendujhar, Odisha State, India struggle with farming on marginal lands with an increasing detrimental effect on agricultural productivity. Research has been focused on the implementation of conservation agriculture (CA) practices, specifically: minimum tillage and intercropping in such villages. Results provide a comparative economic and gender labor analyses of selected CA practices, future implications, and insight for agribusinesses, farmers and policymakers.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 73-86 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Food and Agribusiness Management Review |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Conservation agriculture
- Cowpea
- Gender
- India
- Labor
- Maize
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Business and International Management