Authored By: Kabita Mondal, Sankar Kumar Acharya, Apurba Pal and Monirul Haque
ISBN: 9789361347009
Binding: Hardback
Year of Publishing: 2024
Imprint: PMW (PUBLISH MY WORK)
Pages: 300
Language: English
Length: 152
Breadth: 11
Height: 229
Weight: 630
Never ever in the annals of human civilization, the importance of ecological resilience has become so important and imperative as we are perceiving now. Both the need and greed of food economics have driven the resource bases of our ecosystem, to a dilapidated and fragile status. By 2050 the world’s population will touch close to 9.5 billion and we have to scale up our food production 60% more over what it is right now. In India by 2040, we have to cross 450 million tonnes of our targeted food production to keep rhythm with population growth. By 2035 we are going to cross the population of China. The book uniquely and empirically estimated the following parameters in predicting resilience in agriculture: Uncertainty Index of Yield; Uncertainty index of income; Uncertainty index of crop. Uncertainty index of marketability; Uncertainty index of weather vulnerability Crop biodiversity index and I hope, for the present and incoming researchers, students and faculties across the will be benefitted while studying in the realm of ecological residence in agriculture and food security.
Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Review and Citations Chapter 3. Theory and Concept Chapter 4. Research Setting Chapter 5. Research Methodology Chapter 6. Study and Discussion Chapter 7. Summary and Conclusion Chapter 8. The Way Forward Bibliography
Prof. (Dr.) Sankar Kr Acharya:presently,Dean, Post Graduate Studies; former Head, Dept. of Agril Extension and Director, Extension Education, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, WB, born on 6th October, 1960, started his career as Assistant Professor at BCKV in 1988 and has been in teaching, research and extension over 35 years. An erudite teacher as well as an elegant speaker, is internationally acclaimed for his unique research domain of Social Entropy and Energy Metabolism, Social Ecology and Environmental Sociology, Enterprise Ecology Framework, Conservation Stewardships: Research Publication: 248 in National and International Journals. Book Publication: 113 books authored. Expert Member, Agriculture Commission; Marketing and Extension Sub Committee, Govt. of West Bengal; Expert member WWF projects in BTR (Buxa Tiger Reserve Project); Expert member; DFID project on Primary Education (DPEP); Rapid Environment Impact Analysis, Visited Italy, France, Germany, China, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. He has also been honoured to be selected as the Convener of Panel (PE-32) entitled, The hunger, poverty and silence, of IUAES, University of Manchester, UK, 2013 .Co-PI of ICAR, NAHEP and World Bank funded project on Conservation Agriculture. So, far he has successfully guided 21 Ph D scholars,. He is the fellow of ISEE, IARI, New Delhi, Fellow, BIOVED; Fellow, Society of community mobilization, IARI, New Delhi He is now acting as editor, reviewer of a good number of national and international journals. Fellow Award, ISEE(ICAR-IARI, New Delhi), 2019 Awards and Distinctions: Distinguish Scholar Award, Krishisanskriti, New Delhi; Certificate of Merit for standing First class first at M Sc(Ag) in Agricultural Extension, 1986; ;Honorary Appointment to the Research Board of Advisors, The American Biographic Institute (2003);He has been honored to be selected as the Convener of Panel (PE-32) entitled the hunger, poverty and silence, of World Congress, IUAES, University of Manchester, UK, 2013 ;He has been honored to be selected as the Convener of Panel (P-102) entitled ,’ Uncertainties, Unpredictability and Marginalization: The impact and mitigation for survival of agriculture and humanity, of the 19th World Congress, IUAES-WAU, 14-20 October, 2023, New Delhi, India, 2023 ;Honored to be nominated as Expert Member, Working group on Agricultural Extension, West Bengal State Agriculture Commission (2007);Honoured to be nominated by the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, BCKV to Act as an Expert Member, DPEP, A DFID, UK, project for planning and revamping primary education through POA of GOVT of India.(1995) Expert Member, Buxa Tiger Reserve Project funded by WWF(World Wide Wild Life Funding), 1998; Dr Daulat Singh Memorial Award, Society of Extension Education, Distinguished Professor and Academician Award, Research Education Solution (RES), M S Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University(2022); Achievers of German patent (Utility model no.20202310273) :Novel LOT based inventory management system with radio controlled pallet racking for storage solution. He is the Fellow, West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (WAST), 2024.
Kabita Mondal, an esteemed educator and researcher, embarked on her erudite journey as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Education at the College of Agriculture, Extended Campus of Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Majhian, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. Born on March 19, 1991, she holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture Science from Palli Siksha Bhabana, Visva Bharati University, West Bengal (2012), alongside a Master and Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension under the guidance of Prof S K Acharya from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal, earned in 2014 and 2023 respectively. Dr. Mondal academic prowess is underscored by her achievements, including securing an ICAR-JRF NTS in 2012 and qualifying ICAR NET in 2015. She was honored with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) by UGC, funded by the Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment, Govt. of India. Throughout her illustrious career spanning over nine years, she has been actively involved in teaching, research, and extension activities. Her scholarly pursuits have led to the publication of approximately 30 peer-reviewed research articles in national and international journals, in addition to two books, two book chapters, and one technical bulletin. Dr. Mondal expertise extends beyond academia, as evidenced by her participation and presentations at numerous conferences, seminars, and webinars, both nationally and internationally. Acknowledged for her contributions to the field, Dr. Mondal has been bestowed with accolades such as the Young Teacher Award at the National Conference organized by DISHA, S T, SIRI, Hyderabad in 2017. Notably, she has received two Best Oral Paper Presentation Awards from distinguished events such as the International Conference on Agriculture and Allied Sciences organized by BCKV and Krishi Sanskriti, New Delhi in 2018, and the 11th Annual Convention and National Webinar organized by the Society for Fertilizers and Environment in collaboration with BCKV in 2024.Currently, Dr. Mondal research focuses on Socio-ecological Resilience and the adverse impacts of climate change in agroecosystems, reflecting her commitment to addressing pressing environmental challenges through scholarly inquiry. She also serves as an active member of the editorial board of the e-magazine AgriCos e-Newsletter, further contributing to the dissemination of knowledge in her field.
Apurba Pal, born on July 22, 1991, is an Assistant Professor cum Junior Scientist in the Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur. With a professional journey that commenced in 2018, Dr. Pal accumulated five years of teaching experience at Birsa Agriculture University, Ranchi. He earned his B.Sc degree in Agriculture from PSB, Visva Bharati University, West Bengal, in 2012, and his Master degree in Plant Physiology from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal, in 2014. During his Master program, he was awarded a University Research Scholarship and a Gold Medal for his outstanding performance in the Plant Physiology department. Continuing his academic pursuit, Dr. Pal obtained his Ph.D. degree in Plant Physiology from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya in 2018. He received the National Fellowship (NFO) from UGC, funded by the Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Dr. Pal research interests span across various domains including Plant Stress Physiology, Hormonal Physiology, Hydroponics, Reproductive Biology, Herbicide Physiology, Cytology, and Histochemical study of plant tissue. He has authored 22 research papers, 11 popular articles, two books, and contributed chapters to 10 books. He serves as an active member of the editorial board for e-magazines Agriculture and food and AgriCos e-Newsletter. Acknowledging his contributions, Dr. Pal has been honored with the Innovative Article Award from Agriculture and food e-magazine and the Best Paper Award from Indian Farmer magazine. Currently, he is engaged in studying diverse attributes of drought and salinity stress, focusing on gene expression and transcriptomic analysis.
Mr. Monirul Haque, born on 9th December 1995, in Alipurduar district of West Bengal, obtained his B.Sc. (Agriculture) Honours from Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, West Bengal, in the year 2017. He obtained his M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agricultural Extension in the Department of Agricultural Extension from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, in the year 2019. He qualified the National Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor conducted by UGC and ICAR-ASRB in his very first attempt in the year 2019. Additionally, he has published several research articles in reputed journals. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. in the Department of Agricultural Extension at the same university under the supervision of Prof. S. K. Acharya. He has been awarded the Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students for pursuing his doctoral degree program