Optimal utilisation of natural resources for agricultural sustainability in rainfed hill plateaus of Orissa

Panigrahi, D.; Mohanty, Pradeep Kumar; Acharya, Milu; Senapati, P. C.

doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2010.02.005

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“…Invasive species management benefits a large number of stakeholders by improving protection of human, animal, and plant health, and the resulting enhancements to productivity in agriculture and forestry (Marbuah et al, 2014). Incidence and dispersal of invasive plant species is often symptomatic of underlying land management problems that need to be corrected before control of invasive species can be realized (Masters & Sheley, 2001). In our local context, disturbance to forest and rangeland ecosystems through human interventions has made niches available for opportunistic alien species to fill, and a long-term control plan of invasive plants should consider land management practices such as reducing land disturbance and reseeding with desirable plant species (Masters & Sheley, 2001).…”

Section: Forage Species Selectedmentioning

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Effect of goat management practices on animal nutrition and the environment in Western Odisha, India

Valentine

McRoberts

Cherney

et al. 2020

Cogent Food & Agriculture

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India has a shortage of forage and feed for its estimated 535 million head of livestock. Nutrition is the most limiting factor for goats in India to fulfill their genetic potential. Most Indian goats are managed in extensive grazing systems and information about goat nutrition and management practices in India is scarce. Consequently, this study's objective was to identify how goat management practices impact goat health and the environment in Western Odisha. A nine-month goat observation experiment took place in the Kandhamal District of Odisha to observe the current livestock system and browsing behavior of goats. The methods utilized for goat observations were novel and suggest how other researchers could approach future grazing systems research. Digestible dry matter intake of forages selected by goats in the available pasturage was low compared to similar studies. There was a high proportion of non-native, invasive species selected by goats. Livestock management practices in combination with other human interventions that are disturbing forest and pastureland ecology are degrading available lands for grazing. To improve the productivity of grazing livestock and the condition of common property resources, investment must be made by government ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. D. J. Cherney's research group is based in the Animal Science Department of Cornell University. Dr. Cherney is an animal nutritionist with a unique ability to evaluate challenges that livestock experience with forages across a wide range of production systems. The group's research mainly focuses on identifying appropriate forage management to sustain high productivity while maintaining economic viability, environmental sustainability, and animal welfare. Several researchers have focused on improvements to forage utilization in developing countries by addressing potential improvements to laboratory or management systems to assess forage quality and ensure optimal consumption.

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Section: Forage Species Selectedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of goat management practices on animal nutrition and the environment in Western Odisha, India

Valentine

McRoberts

Cherney

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“…The total area of the block is 3810.63 km 2 , and the average altitude is 383 m (Figure 1). The region's average temperature varies between 21 • C and 34.9 • C, and the average annual rainfall is ~1600 mm (https://balangir.nic.in/agriculture/ accessed on 20 September 2021) [62]. The Belpada block is an agricultural land dominated landscape [63].…”

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Agroforestry Suitability for Planning Site-Specific Interventions Using Machine Learning Approaches

Singh

Das

Rizvi³

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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Agroforestry in the form of intercropping, boundary plantation, and home garden are parts of traditional land management systems in India. Systematic implementation of agroforestry may help achieve various ecosystem benefits, such as reducing soil erosion, maintaining biodiversity and microclimates, mitigating climate change, and providing food fodder and livelihood. The current study collected ground data for agroforestry patches in the Belpada block, Bolangir district, Odisha state, India. The agroforestry site-suitability analysis employed 15 variables on climate, soil, topography, and proximity, wherein the land use land cover (LULC) map was referred to prescribe the appropriate interventions. The random forest (RF) machine learning model was applied to estimate the relative weight of the determinant variables. The results indicated high accuracy (average suitability >0.87 as indicated by the validation data) and highlighted the dominant influence of the socioeconomic variables compared to soil and climate variables. The results show that >90% of the agricultural land in the study area is suitable for various agroforestry interventions, such as bund plantation and intercropping, based on the cropping intensity. The settlement and wastelands were found to be ideal for home gardens and bamboo block plantations, respectively. The spatially explicit data on agroforestry suitability may provide a baseline map and help the managers and planners. Moreover, the adopted approach can be hosted in cloud-based platforms and applied in the different agro-ecological zones of India, employing the local ground data on various agroforestry interventions. The regional and national scale agroforestry suitability and appropriate interventions map would help the agriculture managers to implement and develop policies.

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“…The CN is also an index that represents the runoff potential of the watershed. Many researchers has used this SCS-CN method for predicting the runoff potential as it is well-established, simple to use, and widely accepted (Mishra et al, 2006;Kumar et al, 2010;Panigrahi et al, 2010;Somashekar et al, 2011;Nagarajan et al, 2013;Muthu and Shanti, 2015). Though this method is mostly used but it does not consider the impact of rainfall intensity and its temporal distribution, it does not address the effects of spatial scale and the effect of adjacent moisture condition.…”

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Surface Runoff Assessment of Koraput District in Eastern Ghats High Land Zone of Odisha

Paul¹,

Sahu²,

Dupdal³

2021

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Optimal utilisation of natural resources for agricultural sustainability in rainfed hill plateaus of Orissa

Cited by 15 publications

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Effect of goat management practices on animal nutrition and the environment in Western Odisha, India

Effect of goat management practices on animal nutrition and the environment in Western Odisha, India

Agroforestry Suitability for Planning Site-Specific Interventions Using Machine Learning Approaches

Surface Runoff Assessment of Koraput District in Eastern Ghats High Land Zone of Odisha

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