Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security

This volume provides an interdisciplinary collection of studies that cover the trends and issues related to agricultural productivity and availability, food and nutrition security, and sustainability in India. The book discusses a broad range of vital issues concerning the production and consumption of food during the era of climate change, and has been prepared to generate awareness of these issues in a large agricultural economy to shed light on new perspectives and solutions to achieve sustainable food production and security in India. The book is organized into three major sections: Climate and Agricultural Productivity for Availability, Changes and Trends in Cropping Patterns and Food Security, and Food and Nutrition Security for Sustainable Development. The book will be of interest to students, researchers, policymakers, and other inquisitive readers interested in different aspects of agriculture, food and nutrition security, and sustainable development.

Discusses food security, agriculture and sustainable development in an Indian context

Covers approaches to achieve nutrition security through environmentally sound practices

Addresses India's role in the global agriculture economy

Autorentext

Dr. Rukhsana is an Assistant Professor in Department of Geography at Aliah University, Kolkata. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in Geography from Aligarh Muslims University. She was awarded International Young Geographer Award in 2009. She has published more than 35 papers at national as well as international level in reputed journals. Dr Rukhsana has published four books and presented a no of research papers at national and international level. She has attended XXV FIG International Congress 2014, Malaysia and ICGGS-2018, Thailand Bangkok. Dr Rukhsana has successfully completed one major research project sponsored by ICSSR, Ministry of Education, New Delhi. Her specialization in research is Agriculture, Urban, Population, environment and development in geography. She has been the Head of Geography department at Aliah University.

Dr. Asraful Alam is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Serampore Girls' College, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He received his M.A.& Ph.D. degrees in Geography from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and Aliah University, Kolkata, India respectively and also completed PG Diploma in Remote Sensing & GIS. Dr. Alam complete his Post Doctorate (PDF)from Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. Earlier he was an Assistant Coordinator in PG Department of Geography, Calcutta Women's College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. His research interests include Population Geography, Agricultural Geography, Climatology and Remote Sensing & GIS and Developmental Studies. He has published two books (one book in Springer) and more than 25 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Alam has served as a reviewer for many International journals.

Inhalt

Chapter1. Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security: An Overview.- Chapter2. A Composite Assessment of Agricultural Drought Susceptibility Using Analytical Hierarchy Process: Case Study of Western Region of West Bengal.- Chapter3. Impact of Microclimate on Agriculture in India: Transformation and Adaptation.- Chapter4. Characterisation of spatial variability of soil properties of Malda district, of West Bengal, India.- Chapter5. Land suitability evaluation for agricultural crops in selected blocks of South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal.- Chapter6. Levels of Agriculture Development and Estimated growth and Pattern of Area, Production and Yield of Major Crops in Selected region of Uttar Pradesh.- Chapter7. Household analysis of Crops Diversification and Socio-Economic Classifications of Agriculture Practitioner.- Chapter8. Assessment of Food Security Using Geospatial Techniques in Rural India: A study from Koch Bihar, West Bengal.- Chapter9. Problem and Prospect of Food Security in India.- Chapter10. Dietary Diversity is associated with Child Nutrition and Food Security Status: Empirical Evidence from rural India.- Chapter11. Resource Availability and Socio-economic Profile Schedule Caste (SC) Community in Agrarian Society: Approach Towards Sustainability.- Chapter12. Understanding the multi-dimensions of food and nutrition security in Odisha: An Integrated Approach of Availability, Accessibility, and Utilization.- Chapter13. Determinants of Childhood Stunting in India: Comparative Evidence from Bihar.- Chapter14. Siblings effect on Intra Household Child Malnutrition in India: An analysis among different Socio-demographic groups from National Family and Health Survey.- Chapter15. Does Immunization Coverage Influence on Childhood Dual Burden of Malnutrition in India: What Does Demographic Health Survey Tell.