Education, Research and Policy Issues in Indian Himalayan Mountain Farming System: Priorities for Sustainable Development

Girish Chandra Bhatt1 , Ravindra Singh , Priyanka Baduni , Laxman Singh Kandari , L. S. Rawat

Mountain farming system, Agricultural sustainability, Food security, Policy, Indian Himalayan Mountain

The Indian Himalayan Mountain farming system has been undergoing certain transformations under the influence of market forces, climatic variability, as well as changes in lifestyles and food habits. Present agricultural policies have largely ignored the vital resource base of mountain farming system such as traditional agro-biodiversity and it has serious implications for agricultural sustainability and food security. Agricultural education, extension and scientific experimental paradigms in the region have often ignored local and indigenous agricultural knowledge and focused on a massive push towards technologies with ever-increasing dependence on external resources. Breaking this vicious cycle requires robust institutions, fair policies and adequate incentives to upgrade the quality of livelihoods, and appropriate research-based technology and innovations to revive traditional farming systems in the region. This paper highlight the status, major problems/issues/challenges, role and contribution of agricultural educational universities and R&D institutions located in the region and also suggest appropriate measures to bring desirable changes in the agricultural education imparted in universities/colleges, policy, research and development, land use and breeding approaches for achieving food security and agricultural sustainability

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"Education, Research and Policy Issues in Indian Himalayan Mountain Farming System: Priorities for Sustainable Development", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.275 - 281, September-2022, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2209043.pdf

Volume 7 Issue 9, September-2022

Pages : 275 - 281

Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_201580

Published Paper Id: IJSDR2209043

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Research Area: Life Sciences 

Country: Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

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