Composite Farming Practices and Economic Development

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Rain water harvesting techniques for increasing crop production in Nagaland/A.K. Verma. 2. Prospect and constraint of fish production under the rainfed condition of Nagaland/Sharma, A. Kalita, D.C. Singh, A.K. Nakhro R and V.B. Sharma. 3. Performance of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) as influenced by transplanting times and cultivation methods/Naresh Babu. 4. Alternate cropping system of Nagaland in North East Region of India/Amod Sharma, Sharma Anamika and S.K. Sharma. 5. Dynamics of ecosystem and its pyramidical system/Amod Sharma. 6. Impact of livestock resources to uplift the economy of rural dairy farmers of KOMUL/Nizamuddin and A. Sharma. 7. Constraints of Oyster Mushroom cultivation in Nagaland/Sharma, A. Jha, K.K. Kalita, D.C., Nizamuddin and Upadhyay, D.N. 8. "Bukhari" an alternative to conventional method of brooding in remote and rural areas/R.K. Chaurasia, B. Prakash, and V.B. Sharma. 9. Comparative study of Mash vs. Pellet feeding on the performance of broiler chicken under cage system/Nizamuddin and A.K. Singh. 10. Constraints and prioritization of strategies of agricultural development in Nagaland/Kalita, D.C., Singh, A.K., Sharma, A. and Nakhro, R. 11. Crossability relationships among Cajanus species/Jogendra Singh and G.C. Bajpai. 12. Efficacy of biocontrol agents and chemical fertilizers for control of while Moul of French Bean/N. Tiameren Ao, K.N. Bhagabati, A.K. Phookan, B.C. Das and M.C. Talukdar. 13. Water management for effective crop production in Northeastern Hilly Region/R.C. Nayak and Sewak Ram. 14. Variability and character association in various rice ecotypes/Chaturvedi, H.P. and D.M. Maurya. 15. Relevance of indigenous farming system in solving food security problem: a case study of Phek District/A.K. Tripathi, K.K. Datta, D.K. Sonowal and A.K. Khan. 16. Constraints faced by lowland Paddy cultivators in Dimapur District of Nagaland/K.K. Jha. 17. Relevance of Jhum cultivation in Nagaland/K.K. Jha. 18. Technology for improving agricultural productivity in Nagaland/Supong Keitzar. 19. Effect of simulated erosion and nitrogen levels on the uptake of N, P and K and Yield of upland rice/Manoj Dutta, Zakir Hussain and B.S. Chauhan. 20. Constraints of crop production in Nagaland/M.K. Singh. 21. Constraints faced by the Mushroom growers of Dimapur District of Nagaland/Tzudir, Bendangmenla, Sharma, A., Kalita, D.C. and Sharma, Y.K. 22. Soil conservation and its fertility management systems practice of sloping land in Northeast India/Sapu Changkija. 23. Performance of Maize (Zea mays L.) under various nutrient management practices on terraced land/Sewak Ram, B.S. Chauhan and Manoj Dutta. 24. Integrated nutrient management and sustainable agriculture--an overview/A.K. Singh, P.K. Singh and S.K. Sharma. 25. Zabo and Alder agriculture--indigenous farming systems of Nagaland/S.D. Rao, Anamika Sharma, Chandan Rajkhowa and Joseph Kikon. 26. Regulated market in India/Bendangmenla Tzudir. 27. Evaluation of fungicides in vitro against the growth of cercospora capsici : the casual organism of Chilli leaf spot disease/Ruokuovilie Mezhatsu; L. Daiho and D.N. Upadhyay. 28. Evaluation of fungicides in vitro against the growth of colletotrichum capsici : the casual organism of Chilli fruit rot disease/Ruokuovilie Mezhatsu; L. Daiho and D.N. Upadhyay. 29. Screening of chilli cultivars against leaf spot and fruit rot diseases caused by Cercospora capsici and colletotrichum capsici/Ruokuovilie Mezhatsu; L. Daiho and D.N. Upadhyay. 30. Studies on management of fruit rot of Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)/Ruokuovilie Mezhatsu; L. Daiho and D.N. Upadhyay. 31. Studies on management of cercospora leaf spot of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) with systemic and non-systemic fungicides/Ruokuovilie Mezhatsu; L. Daiho and D.N. Upadhyay. 32. An analysis of marketed surplus of rice in Assam/D.C. Kalita, B.C. Bhowmick, R.S. Saikia and C. Hazarika. 33. Role of biofertilizers in crop production/R.P. Singh. 34. Alder-based Jhum cultivation in Nagaland/Sentinungba Longchar. 35. Status, constraints and prospects of farm inputs marketing in Manipur/S.B. Singh and I.M. Singh. 36. An analytical study of Almond marketing and problems of the Almond growers in Kashmir Valley of J and K/Jaspal Singh, Tyagi, D.B. and Sharma, A.

"Agriculture and allied activities sector is the most important segment of the economy. Technological progress and introduction of scientific agricultural inputs have made remarkable improvement in agriculture and allied activities. It is technological innovation and efforts of devoted scientists, which enabled us to achieve strategic breakthrough in agriculture. The process of diversification in agriculture, the success of technological breakthrough is area specific as well as crop specific. Some other emerging problems in agricultural sector are--soil degradation, environmental pollution, food security, non-sustainable agricultural practice, credit availability etc.

The rapid growth of population and technological revolution has created a serious concern to the existence of life on earth. Indiscriminate use of natural resources has also posed a serious threat to the environment. Our natural resources will be at increasing risk from soil degradation, deforestation, water scarcity and contamination, loss of bio diversity and climatic changes owing to over consumption. The changing agro-system-environment has posed a question mark on the sustainability of the production system.

We are generally neglecting our agricultural sector in economic development\', is common refrain of many economists. Our farmers need to augment their income by some complementary farming activities like fishery, dairying, poultry, horticulture, floriculture and even social forestry. By this way our agriculture sector will improve, and will give a thrust to economic development of the country." (jacket)