Crop-livestock interactions along agro-ecological gradients: A meso-level analysis in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India

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2009

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Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Abstract

This article uses a case study in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India to understand the environmental implications of crop-livestock interactions. The research finds that crop-livestock interaction is a complex process important to the understanding of the future of conservation agriculture production in rice-wheat systems. It is argued that a complex and contextualized understanding of crop-livestock interactions must be integrated into the research and development agenda.

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Conservation agriculture, Social capital, Environmental impacts, Livelihoods, Poverty, Conservation tillage, Farming systems, Environmental sustainability, Crop residue management (crm), Rice-wheat systems, Livestock feeding, Crop¿livestock interactions, Intensification gradient, Indo-Gangetic Plains

Citation

Environment, Development and Sustainability 12(5): 669-689