Groundwater resources, considered a replenishable resource, are often overexploited to meet the growing demand of agriculture, domestic, industrial purposes, and inhabitants. Its depletion has hugely affected the economic and social sector, forcing farmers in Maharashtra to construct new wells.
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In continuation with a previous blog on “Role of Mobile Apps for Climate Smart Agro-Advisory in Agriculture”, there is a need to provide farmers with a dynamic decision support system that is tailored to their specific farm/crops and provides
As we all know, in the early stages of COVID-19 in 2020, there was no vaccine or treatment available to protect people against infection. As infections increased, the government implemented lockdowns, closed borders, and imposed travel limits
The state of Maharashtra has a wide range of rainfall patterns, ranging from 6000mm to 500mm. With 82 percent of the rural population reliant on agriculture for a living, even small changes in this diversified regional and yearly rainfall
Raising daily wage work is the second-highest source of income, followed by agriculture. However, as agriculture becomes less remunerative due to an increase in the cost of cultivation and fewer crop returns from climate change, alternate livelihoods f
A study of the effectiveness of nearly two decades of nature based and human-centered interventions exemplifying the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) approach. by Shreya Banerjee
Groundwater resources, considered a replenishable resource, are often overexploited to meet the growing demand of agriculture, domestic, industrial purposes, and inhabitants. Its depletion has hugely affected the economic and social sector, forcing farmers in Maharashtra to construct new wells.
In continuation with a previous blog on “Role of Mobile Apps for Climate Smart Agro-Advisory in Agriculture”, there is a need to provide farmers with a dynamic decision support system that is tailored to their specific farm/crops and provides
As we all know, in the early stages of COVID-19 in 2020, there was no vaccine or treatment available to protect people against infection. As infections increased, the government implemented lockdowns, closed borders, and imposed travel limits
The state of Maharashtra has a wide range of rainfall patterns, ranging from 6000mm to 500mm. With 82 percent of the rural population reliant on agriculture for a living, even small changes in this diversified regional and yearly rainfall
Raising daily wage work is the second-highest source of income, followed by agriculture. However, as agriculture becomes less remunerative due to an increase in the cost of cultivation and fewer crop returns from climate change, alternate livelihoods f
A study of the effectiveness of nearly two decades of nature based and human-centered interventions exemplifying the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) approach. by Shreya Banerjee
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