Governing soils sustainably in India: Establishing policies and implementing strategies through local governance
Years of chemical-intensive agricultural practices following the Green Revolution in the late 1960s have led to extensive soil degradation in India. This has implications for food security, farmers’ incomes, and the country's economy. However, domestic top-down policy mandates in recent times h...
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| author | Stephanie Katsir A.K. Biswas Kshithij Urs Narendra Kumar Lenka Pramod Jha Kim Arora |
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| description | Years of chemical-intensive agricultural practices following the Green Revolution in the late 1960s have led to extensive soil degradation in India. This has implications for food security, farmers’ incomes, and the country's economy. However, domestic top-down policy mandates in recent times have favoured practices like natural farming with a view to slow down and eventually halt soil degradation. This is in line with the international Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of which is focused on restoring degraded lands (SDG 15.3 aims to strive achieve land degradation neutrality). Taking cue from recent policy mandates on soil and land, this chapter posits the historical significance of the Panchayat — a village-level administrative institution in India — and argues for its involvement in policy implementation for soil rehabilitation at the village level, The article also makes a case for the introduction of an overarching National Soil Policy to encourage natural farming practices and biofertilizer use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0f078314f5944699c6e1bef0929c46a2024-03-23T06:26:30ZengElsevierSoil Security2667-00622024-03-0114100132Governing soils sustainably in India: Establishing policies and implementing strategies through local governanceStephanie Katsir0A.K. Biswas1Kshithij Urs2Narendra Kumar Lenka3Pramod Jha4Kim Arora5Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 32 + 36. 53113 Bonn, Germany; Corresponding author.ICAR-Indian Institute for Soil Science (IISS), Bhopal, Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal, M.P., IndiaIndia Biochar and Bioresources Network (IBBN), 1758, E End A Main Rd, Tilak Nagar, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560041, IndiaIISS, Bhopal, Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal, M.P., IndiaIISS, Bhopal, Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal, M.P., IndiaGIZ, GIZ Office New Delhi, A2-18 Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029, IndiaYears of chemical-intensive agricultural practices following the Green Revolution in the late 1960s have led to extensive soil degradation in India. This has implications for food security, farmers’ incomes, and the country's economy. However, domestic top-down policy mandates in recent times have favoured practices like natural farming with a view to slow down and eventually halt soil degradation. This is in line with the international Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of which is focused on restoring degraded lands (SDG 15.3 aims to strive achieve land degradation neutrality). Taking cue from recent policy mandates on soil and land, this chapter posits the historical significance of the Panchayat — a village-level administrative institution in India — and argues for its involvement in policy implementation for soil rehabilitation at the village level, The article also makes a case for the introduction of an overarching National Soil Policy to encourage natural farming practices and biofertilizer use.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667006224000066PolicyLocal governanceSDGsPanchayatAgricultureSoil health |
| spellingShingle | Stephanie Katsir A.K. Biswas Kshithij Urs Narendra Kumar Lenka Pramod Jha Kim Arora Governing soils sustainably in India: Establishing policies and implementing strategies through local governance Soil Security Policy Local governance SDGs Panchayat Agriculture Soil health |
| title | Governing soils sustainably in India: Establishing policies and implementing strategies through local governance |
| title_full | Governing soils sustainably in India: Establishing policies and implementing strategies through local governance |
| title_fullStr | Governing soils sustainably in India: Establishing policies and implementing strategies through local governance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Governing soils sustainably in India: Establishing policies and implementing strategies through local governance |
| title_short | Governing soils sustainably in India: Establishing policies and implementing strategies through local governance |
| title_sort | governing soils sustainably in india establishing policies and implementing strategies through local governance |
| topic | Policy Local governance SDGs Panchayat Agriculture Soil health |
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