Paying farmers for ecosystem services that they provide could be a novel way to achieve multiple goals of doubling the farm incomes, reduce rural–urban migration, reduce pressure on urban infrastructure, and at the same time, incentivise sustainable agrarian practices in India.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/payment-ecosystem-services-guaranteed-farm-income-and-sustainable-agriculture
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/p-indira-devi-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lalit-kumar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/d-suresh-kumar-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystem-services
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migration
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benefit-sharing
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minimum-support-price-msp
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agroecosystem-planning
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensatory-afforestation-fund-management-and-planning-authority-campa-1
