Mapping, temporal dynamics, and assessment of agricultural ecosystem services: evidence from eastern India
The study of ecosystem services (ES) has been gaining momentum for two main reasons-first to quantify the ES that the humans are enjoying; second, to incentivize the people or institutions that contribute to the improvement of ES. Agriculture, as the dominant form of land management, acts as both a...
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| description | The study of ecosystem services (ES) has been gaining momentum for two main reasons-first to quantify the ES that the humans are enjoying; second, to incentivize the people or institutions that contribute to the improvement of ES. Agriculture, as the dominant form of land management, acts as both a provider and consumer of ES. The present study is an attempt to map the ecosystem services and assess the agricultural ecosystem services in the village landscape of eastern India. The study aims to understand the various ES, linkages, and trade-offs that have affected the welfare of households in an area of eastern India over time. We found that Jamujhari, the village investigated, had a diverse ecosystem that produced over 60 ecosystem goods, and provided over 200 ecosystem services to the villagers. Moreover, the village’s four ecosystems, viz., forest, water, grassland, and agricultural ecosystems, along with human resources, are integrated and interdependent. However, the ES and the dependence of households on nature’s services have undergone substantial changes over time. The valuation of agroecosystem services (paddy and fallow land ecosystems) was done using the benefit transfer method. The value of the ES for the rice ecosystem was estimated to be US $ 37892.3 year-1, while under fallow land it was US$ 9667.8 year-1. resulting in a total value of US $ 47560.1 year-1 of total agroecosystem services. We suggest comprehensive research to develop context-specific tools to identify and measure ES. Further, we recommend an appropriate policy mix by considering synergies and trade-offs among different ES. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-17ab3ed87ba14299bb51b88ed8027e522023-07-18T00:58:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2023-07-01710.3389/fsufs.2023.11512051151205Mapping, temporal dynamics, and assessment of agricultural ecosystem services: evidence from eastern IndiaSuvangi Rath0Amarendra Das1Amarendra Das2Kiran Kumar T. M.3Khitish Kumar Sarangi4Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, IndiaHomi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, IndiaICAR- National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP), New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaThe study of ecosystem services (ES) has been gaining momentum for two main reasons-first to quantify the ES that the humans are enjoying; second, to incentivize the people or institutions that contribute to the improvement of ES. Agriculture, as the dominant form of land management, acts as both a provider and consumer of ES. The present study is an attempt to map the ecosystem services and assess the agricultural ecosystem services in the village landscape of eastern India. The study aims to understand the various ES, linkages, and trade-offs that have affected the welfare of households in an area of eastern India over time. We found that Jamujhari, the village investigated, had a diverse ecosystem that produced over 60 ecosystem goods, and provided over 200 ecosystem services to the villagers. Moreover, the village’s four ecosystems, viz., forest, water, grassland, and agricultural ecosystems, along with human resources, are integrated and interdependent. However, the ES and the dependence of households on nature’s services have undergone substantial changes over time. The valuation of agroecosystem services (paddy and fallow land ecosystems) was done using the benefit transfer method. The value of the ES for the rice ecosystem was estimated to be US $ 37892.3 year-1, while under fallow land it was US$ 9667.8 year-1. resulting in a total value of US $ 47560.1 year-1 of total agroecosystem services. We suggest comprehensive research to develop context-specific tools to identify and measure ES. Further, we recommend an appropriate policy mix by considering synergies and trade-offs among different ES.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1151205/fullecosystem servicesvaluationagriculturemappingsustainability |
| spellingShingle | Suvangi Rath Amarendra Das Amarendra Das Kiran Kumar T. M. Khitish Kumar Sarangi Mapping, temporal dynamics, and assessment of agricultural ecosystem services: evidence from eastern India Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems ecosystem services valuation agriculture mapping sustainability |
| title | Mapping, temporal dynamics, and assessment of agricultural ecosystem services: evidence from eastern India |
| title_full | Mapping, temporal dynamics, and assessment of agricultural ecosystem services: evidence from eastern India |
| title_fullStr | Mapping, temporal dynamics, and assessment of agricultural ecosystem services: evidence from eastern India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping, temporal dynamics, and assessment of agricultural ecosystem services: evidence from eastern India |
| title_short | Mapping, temporal dynamics, and assessment of agricultural ecosystem services: evidence from eastern India |
| title_sort | mapping temporal dynamics and assessment of agricultural ecosystem services evidence from eastern india |
| topic | ecosystem services valuation agriculture mapping sustainability |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1151205/full |
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