- Course Details
- Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad FPM 2002-2003
- ISPE Course
- MTSA Course
- Other Readings
- Session Outline
- Session 1 & 2 THE CRISIS OF MODERN AGRICULTURE
- Session 3 & 4 SOCIAL PRESSURES FOR TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES
- Session 5 & 6 CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
- Session 7. MODELS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
- Session 8. TECHNOLOGICAL APPRAISAL FROM THE INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE:
- Session 9.PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
- Session 10.FROM PROBLEM SOLVING TO SOLUTION AUGMENTING STRATEGIES:
- Session 11. TRANSITION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE:
- Session 12. CASE OF LIVESTOCK FEED, BREED AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
- Session 13. CASE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION IN DRY REGIONS AND HILLS
- Session 14. INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT FOR LOW EXTERNAL INPUT AGRICULTURE
- Session 15. ECOPRENEURS: AGENTS OF CHANGE - FOUR CASE STUDIES
- Session 16. & 17 POLICY AND ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR LINKING FORMAL AND INFORMAL SCIENCE
- Session 18 & 19. RISK AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Session 20. ETHICAL ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE:
- Session 21 & 22: INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY
- Session Wise Reading
Session 1 & 2 THE CRISIS OF MODERN AGRICULTURE
Why has modern agriculture led to erosion of the stocks of natural capital in a way that future growth of agriculture sector is seriously compromised? Several dimensions have to be looked into:
a) Soil fertility and structure, erosion and conservation
b) Treadmill effect due to intensive use of chemical pesticides
c) Declining ground water and problems of water logging, salinity and alkalinity
d) Declining biodiversity in agriculture and forests with implications for diffusion of pest and diseases, soil nutrient management and micro-climatic variabilities
e) Decline of common property resources such as grazing lands, area for manure pits, drainage lines, water bodies, etc.
What are the pathways through which inter-linkages between different sub-systems of farming system can be studied?
Essential Readings:
- Carol Canada, 2001, Agriculture: A list of websites, The National Council for Science and Environment, CRS, Washington DC .
www.cnie.org/NLE/CRSreports/Agriculture/ag-80.cfm
Desirable Reading:
- Beare, M. H.; Cameron, K. C.; Williams, P. H. and Doscher, C. Soil Quality Monitoring For Sustainable Agriculture.NZPPS Paper.
www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/nzpps/proceedings/
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