India's quest for sustainable farming and healthly food / Bharat Dogra, Kumar Gautam

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Dogra, Bharat ; Gautam, Kumar

Language: English Publication details: Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd. 2022 New DelhiEdition: 1st edDescription: xii, 301 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9789390961610

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DDC classification:

630.954 DOG

Summary: Surging production costs, rising debts, increasing poverty, landlessness, growing corporate control, strong pressures to introduce genetically modified crops, land degradation, corruption in nutrition programmes…the issues are many. It is important to understand the wide-ranging adverse implications of this growing phenomenon for the sustainability of farming systems, welfare of ordinary farmers, and food security. There is an urgent need to have more protective policies in place for resolving the food, farming, and environmental crisis. This book which combines considerations of ecological protection, nutrition, and justice is appearing at just the right time to contribute to the important debates.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 6TH FLOOR, A WING	630.954 DOG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	668640
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 6TH FLOOR, A WING	630.954 DOG;1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	668641

Surging production costs, rising debts, increasing poverty, landlessness, growing corporate control, strong pressures to introduce genetically modified crops, land degradation, corruption in nutrition programmes…the issues are many. It is important to understand the wide-ranging adverse implications of this growing phenomenon for the sustainability of farming systems, welfare of ordinary farmers, and food security. There is an urgent need to have more protective policies in place for resolving the food, farming, and environmental crisis. This book which combines considerations of ecological protection, nutrition, and justice is appearing at just the right time to contribute to the important debates.

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