In recent decades, the introduction of fertilizer and irrigation responsive high yielding dwarf varieties of rice have resulted in more widespread and intensive use of chemical fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides. The indiscriminate use of such chemical agents led to a wide array of problems and has forced mankind to consider safer ways of crop production and protection. Many such approaches are, in fact, practices that our ancestors had employed for centuries.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/learning-farmers-traditional-rice-production-technology
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/uma-ahuja
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sc-ahuja
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/asian-agri-history
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-fertilisers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-fertilisers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pest-control
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
