A comparative study of conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) for tribal people of Odisha, India

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dc.contributor.authorPradhan, Alizaen
dc.contributor.authorHalbrendt, Jacquelineen
dc.contributor.authorLai, Cynthiaen
dc.contributor.authorIdol, Travisen
dc.contributor.authorChan-Halbrendt, Catherineen
dc.contributor.authorEvensen, Carlen
dc.contributor.authorRay, Chittaranjanen
dc.contributor.authorRoul, Pravat K.en
dc.contributor.authorMishra, K. N.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialBhubaneswaren
dc.coverage.spatialKendujharen
dc.coverage.spatialOrissaen
dc.coverage.spatialIndiaen
dc.coverage.spatialHonoluluen
dc.coverage.spatialHawaiien
dc.coverage.temporal2011 - 2012en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:29:38Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:29:38Zen
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractTribal farming in Kendujhar district of Odisha, India is primarily based on traditional shifting cultivation which is becoming unsustainable - resulting in natural resources degradation, reduced production efficiency, and threatened food security. As maize (Zea mays L.) was the primary field crop grown by the tribal farmers, maize-based Conservation Agriculture Production Systems (CAPS) were taken as an innovative approach for conserving resources, enhancing productivity and sustaining livelihood through minimum soil disturbance, permanent organic soil cover, and adoption of diversified crop rotation. An on-station experiment was conducted in Kendujhar during June 2011 to March 2012 to estimate the effect of CAPS on yield and soil properties. The experiment was laid in a split plot design with four treatments and three replications. The treatment combinations comprised of two factors each at two levels: tillage (minimum and conventional), and cropping system (maize and maize+cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)). The maize seed yield both in conventional and minimum tillage were comparable, though it was highest in maize+cowpea under minimum tillage (5610 kg/ha). Maize+cowpea intercropping produced comparable seed yield (4955 kg/ha) to that of sole maize cropping (4825 kg/ha). As cowpea was an additional output without any reduction in maize seed yield and had high market value, maize+cowpea intercropping under minimum tillage recorded a highest net profit of $655/ha. Though there was no significant effect of CAPS on soil properties in the experimental year, it can be assessed over multiple years.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-11 (CAPS among tribal societies in India and Nepal)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/vnd.ms-powerpointen
dc.identifier5788en
dc.identifier.citationPresented at the 24th Annual University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and College of Engineering Student Research Symposium, Honolulu, HI 13-14 April 2012en
dc.identifier.other5788_final_poster_print_aliza.pptxen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/69992en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherHonolulu, HI: University of Hawaii, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Managementen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactsen
dc.subjectFood safetyen
dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectSoilen
dc.subjectSustainable agricultureen
dc.subjectSubsistence productionen
dc.subjectExtension serviceen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectFood safetyen
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactsen
dc.subjectSubsistence productionen
dc.subjectSoilen
dc.subjectSoil disturbance bhubaneswaren
dc.subjectIndiaen
dc.subjectKendujharen
dc.subjectTribal farmingen
dc.subjectNatural resource degradationen
dc.subjectProduction efficiencyen
dc.subjectResource conservationen
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectCropen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleA comparative study of conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) for tribal people of Odisha, Indiaen
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