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International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &
Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
T6-21P-1138
Sustainable Growth in Agriculture Sector: A Case Study of Nalgonda
District, Telangana, India
Harish Balduri* and G. Prabhakar
Geology Department
Osmania University, Hyderabad
*harishbalduri.ougeog@gmail.com, drgprabhakarouhyd@gmail.com
Sustainable agricultural growth is a necessary for the economic growth of India. Agriculture
growth is critical for poverty reduction and can be a powerful means of achieving economic
growth. The agriculture sector is one of the main sectors in India by which agriculture
productivity and rural employment can offer increased income to the poor and provide food
security and income diversification to vulnerable communities. The study focuses on the
Nalgonda district, a rural district with good irrigation sources and favorable climatic conditions.
Approximately 75 per cent of the population depends directly or indirectly on agriculture in the
district. The major growing crops are Paddy and Cotton. As per the field observation, the district
has the highest potential for crop cultivation and diversification due to the relatively gentle
topographic condition, favorable soils and higher irrigation facilities of Krishna River. The
present study showed that despite several challenges, such as an increase in built-up areas and
scarcity of cropland in the study area, there has still been an increase in agricultural productivity
in the last decade. The present study aims to study the sustainable agricultural growth in the
Nalgonda district and propose several measures to guarantee sustainable agricultural growth in
the stud area. The result of the study provides an action plan for agricultural researchers,
academia, research institute, government, and non-governmental organizations working in the
agriculture sector.
T6-22P-1164
On Farm Evaluation of Farming System Modules for Improving the
Profitability of Small and Marginal Farmers
Y. D. Charjan, R. S. Wankhade, Varsha Tapre, P. N. Magare and A. S. Lawhale
Agriculture Research Station, Achalpur
Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola
The Central Vidarbha Zone is the VII th Agro Climatic zone of Maharashtra State, this tract has
hot summer, moderate winter and rainy season. Vertisols, Inceptisols and Entisols are the
dominant soil order occurring here. Soil type in the district having deep black, medium deep
black and shallow soils having 427.9, 136.4 and 421.5 (area 000 ha) hectare area with 43.4,
13.8 and 42.7 per cent, respectively. Main agronomical crop of this zone are cotton, soybean,
sorghum, pigeon pea in kharif and wheat and gram in rabi season. Nagpur mandarin and
vegetable crops viz., brinjal, tomato grown in Nagpur district. During 2018-19 the experiments
Institutional and policy innovations for accelerated and enhanced impacts
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