Major challenges in widespread adaptation of aerobic rice system and potential opportunities for future sustainability

MS Farooq, H Fatima, OU Rehman, M Yousuf… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change and diminishing resources are the major challenges in sustainable rice
production. The aerobic rice system can be a transformational approach to replace …

Potentials and barriers to land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs)—a review

L Karki, J Lieu, M Xylia, M Laub… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs) are critical for achieving the Paris
Agreement's aim of avoiding dangerous climate change by limiting the rise in average …

Contextual realities and poverty traps: Why South Asian smallholder farmers negatively evaluate conservation agriculture

A Chaudhary, P Timsina, E Karki, A Sharma… - … Agriculture and Food …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Conservation agriculture-based sustainable intensification (CASI) is gaining prominence as
an agricultural pathway to poverty reduction and enhancement of sustainable food systems …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences with conservation agriculture in the Eastern Gangetic Plains: farmer benefits, challenges, and strategies that frame the next steps for wider …

A Chaudhary, P Timsina, B Suri, E Karki… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While there are numerous studies that explore the agronomic and economic benefits of
Conservation Agriculture in South Asia, few studies have explored farmer's experiences with …

Necessity as a driver in bending agricultural gender norms in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia

P Timsina, A Chaudhary, A Sharma… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The majority of the farmers in the rural Global South continue to depend directly or indirectly
on agriculture for their livelihoods. Despite the fact that women account for almost half of the …

Farm mechanisation in Nepal's Terai Region: Policy context, drivers and options

E Karki, A Sharma, B Brown - Journal of International …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nepal Terai has historically had higher rates of mechanisation compared to the rest of the
country and has the potential to expand and intensify its constrained agricultural productivity …

'From Plot to People': A Photovoice Exploration of South Asian Farmer Livelihood Diversification Strategies When Extra Time and Money are Found Through Zero …

B Brown, A Sharma, E Karki… - Journal of South Asian …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Impact evaluations are dominated by the application of development economics to assess
the direct impacts of change at the plot level, while studies that focus on the impact of such …

Farmer‐friendly delivery of veterinary services: Experimental insights from the Kenyan dairy sector

KW Maina, MC Parlasca, EJO Rao… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Poor health conditions of livestock cause sizeable losses for many farmers in the Global
South. Veterinary services, including vaccinations, could help but often fail to reach farmers …

Understanding the constraints and reasons to adopt natural farming-a study on rice growing farmers of Andhra Pradesh, India

J Balla, K Goswami - International Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The study analyzed the reasons and constraints for adopting natural farming (NF) by
ricegrowing farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, using participatory qualitative and …

Strategies to overcome stagnation in agricultural adoption despite awareness and interest: a case study of conservation agriculture in South Asia

E Karki, A Sharma, P Timsina, A Chaudhary… - … Agriculture and Food …, 2024 - cambridge.org
The Eastern Gangetic Plains are a densely populated region of South Asia with
comparatively low productivity yet a strong potential to intensify production to meet growing …