Agricultural Resources Information System (AgRIS): An e ...

surveys of pests and diseases, and to access crop-output
forecasting and marketing strategies for domestic and for
export trade.
12. Agricultural Resources Information System – A
Needed Domestic Strategy for Sustainable Rural
Livelihoods
12.0 The scientific management of Agricultural Resources
becomes a very important part of modern agricultural production
in the 21 st Century and is a new direction in the domain of
agricultural engineering. Agriculture is highly dynamic in nature,
because of the changing phenomenon of agricultural crops, which
is further complicated by the interaction of crops with
environment. A wide range of agricultural practices could be
effected including potential environmental benefits that could
come from minimizing adverse impacts, by reducing external
inputs and greater use efficiency. Precision farming is one of the
most scientific and modern approaches to sustainable agriculture
that is gaining momentum in the new millennium. This approach
serves the dual purpose of enhancing productivity and reducing
ecological degradation, as it deals with the question of where
and when. Farmers, Land and Natural Resources (supported by
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