Changing agricultural stubble burning practices in the Indo-Gangetic plains: is the Happy Seeder a profitable alternative?

Changing agricultural stubble burning practices in the Indo-Gangetic plains: is the Happy Seeder a profitable alternative?

Every year after the rice harvest, some 2.5 million farmers in northwest India burn the remaining stubble to prepare their fields for the subsequent wheat crop. Crop residue burning causes massive air pollution affecting millions of people across the Indo-Gangetic Plains. We examine different tillag...

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Main Authors: Alwin Keil, P. P. Krishnapriya, Archisman Mitra, Mangi L. Jat, Harminder S. Sidhu, Vijesh V. Krishna, Priya Shyamsundar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
Subjects:
crop residue burning
happy seeder adoption
endogenous treatment effects
agricultural sustainability
indian punjab
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2020.1834277

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2020.1834277

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