Advances in Agriculture for Doubling of Farmer’s Income

About The Book

Advances in Agriculture for doubling of Farmer’s Income contains the papers presented during the three days national conference on Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture for Doubling of Farmer’s Income held on 5-7 September, 2019 at AKS University, Satna. All major aspects related to agriculture were tried to make a bridge so that farmers or the persons engaged in an agricultural activity can get a benefit for their crop or its produce as and when in need. The area covered in ten themes viz. Crop Modelling, Cultural Practices and Management, Hi-Tech Horticulture, Crop Improvement and Farming System, Soil Conservation & Water Management, Agriculture Farm and Agribusiness Management, Agro-ecosystems and Environment Management, Agroforestry & Landscaping, Live-Stock Management, Agricultural Biotechnology and Agriculture Processing and Food Technology.

The conference was meant to bring eminent scientists, academicians, researchers, students and farmers at one platform to discuss about the increase in the income of farmers in the country using advanced system in agriculture. Some theoretical talks were also included concerning the various agricultural practices.

The book contains a major contribution from leading experts of various agriculture fields. It is a significant contribution for decision making state of the art in increasing the farmer’s income in the country.

About The Authors

Ms. Shampi Jain, M.Sc. Ag. (Agricultural Economics) is presently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Agriculture Science, Faculty of Agriculture Science and Technology, AKS University, Satna. She completed graduate and postgraduate from Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalay; Chitrakoot, Satna, Madhya Pradesh. She is a gold medalist in postgraduate.

She has a more than 3 years of teaching experience and has more than 7 research papers and written several articles for newspaper. She has attended four national and one International conference and 3 workshops related to her field. She is also a member of two professional societies related to Agricultural Economics.

Dr. Neeraj Verma, Ph.D. (Botany) with specialization in molecular plant virology is working as Associate Professor in Department of Agriculture Science, Faculty of Agriculture Science and Technology, AKS University, Satna since 2012. He was Assistant Specialist (Plant Virology), University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA for 3 years.

He has research and teaching experience of more than 18 years. He has published more than 45 research papers and book chapters. He has completed three research projects funded by various government agencies. He has attended many national and International conferences. He is an editor and reviewer of several professional journals.