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Papers by Devegowda S R

Agro Economist - An International Journal, 2022

Growth and instability in the area, production, and productivity of total horticultural crops hav... more Growth and instability in the area, production, and productivity of total horticultural crops have always been the subject of intense debate. In this study, trends in the growth and instability of horticultural crops in India for the last 15 years, from 2003-04 to 2017-18, have been examined. In agriculture, instability is a very aspect that indicates the variation in data. Indian agriculture is primarily dependent on the monsoon. If the monsoon fails, Indian agriculture faces significant loss and variations, especially in production over time. Cuddy Della Valle Index has been used for estimating instability in the area, production, and productivity of horticultural crops. Several fluctuations in the growth pattern and instability of the area, production, and productivity of the crops in northeastern states over the period were observed in the study. Production of horticulture crops increased in the northeastern state due to an increase in area.

Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 2022

The Eastern Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh faces latent heat stress in the Rabi crop production. Thi... more The Eastern Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh faces latent heat stress in the Rabi crop production. This study mainly concentrates on the minimum and maximum temperature data of the eastern plain zone. Data for the period 1981-2018 collected on a monthly and yearly basis to calculate trend and variation. Sen's Slope Estimator and the Mann-Kendall (MK) test was used for pattern and slope magnitude determination. Maximum temperature decreased over the years for all the districts of Eastern Plain Zone (EPZ) whereas a significant increase in the minimum temperature was noticed. The majority of districts revealed a significant decrease in the maximum temperature in January, July and December months whereas minimum temperature significantly increased in February, April, May and October months.

International Journal of Agricultural and Statistics Sciences, 2021

The Eastern part of Uttar Pradesh regularly faces the problem of a severe flood. This study is ma... more The Eastern part of Uttar Pradesh regularly faces the problem of a severe flood. This study is mainly concerned about the trend of rainfall in the Eastern Plain Zone (EPZ) of Uttar Pradesh. Data for the period 1981-2017 were collected on yearly and monthly basis to calculate annual and seasonal rainfall trend and variation. Mann-Kendall (MK) test was used together with the Sen's Slope Estimator for the determination of trend and slope magnitude. South West (SW) monsoon has the highest share in the annual rainfall. Annual rainfall followed the same trend of SW monsoon, which is increasing over the period. North East (NE) monsoon and winter rainfall indicated decreasing trend over the years, whereas summer rainfall exhibited a significant increase. NE monsoon, winter rainfall and summer rainfall revealed more variation compared to SW monsoon and annual rainfall.

Economic Affairs, 2021

Climate change affects crop production adversely. The study focused on the perception, perceived ... more Climate change affects crop production adversely. The study focused on the perception, perceived impacts and constraints on the climate change and adoption of climate resilient technologies in the eastern plain zone of Uttar Pradesh. 240 rice-wheat cropping pattern following farm households were interviewed using the structured schedule. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and Garrett's ranking technique. Results showed that farmers were aware of climate change and there were know the impact due to climate change. Lack of knowledge and training, lack of inputs availability and lack of credit availability were major constraints to adopt the climate resilient technologies. Highlights m Farmers were aware of climate change. m Farmers were perceived that climate change affecting the crop production. m Lack of knowledge of climate resilient technologies, lack of inputs, lack of economical and general constraints were major barrier to the adoption of climate resilient technologies.

International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021

The study focused on extent of adoption of climate resilient technologies and socioeconomic statu... more The study focused on extent of adoption of climate resilient technologies and socioeconomic status of the farmers in the eastern plain zone of Uttar Pradesh. Data collected from flood and usar affected blocks of Varanasi and Chandauli subjected to analysis. High adoption of climate resilient technologies noticed followed by low and medium adoption. Farmers belonged to middle age and young age adopted climate resilient technologies more compare to old age farmers. Illiterates adopted less compare primary and secondary educated farmers, where they adopted more. Nuclear family constituted more in high and low adoption groups similar pattern followed in joint family. Among all groups of adoption, the medium family size accounted for the most adoptions, followed by the medium and big family sizes. Low income was predominant among farmers of all groups whereas high adopted farmers had higher income than medium and low adopted farmers. The majority of the farmers had medium farming experience, which affected positively on adoption more than high and low experience, low adopted farmers having less expertise. Farmers with a high extension contact used more climate resilient technology.

AGROBIOS NEWSLETTER, 2019

Journal of Oilseeds Research, 2020

The paper attempts to assess India’s trade intensity, as well as the Revealed Comparative Advanta... more The paper attempts to assess India’s trade intensity, as well as the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) of the oilseeds with respect to trade with BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) disaggregate levels. The study assesses the structure of the comparative advantage from 2001 to 2018. The study found that TI (Trade Intensity) with the BRICS group was more in comparison to ROW (Rest of world). EEI (Export Intensity Index) for BRICS countries was also more intense in comparison to ROW whereas III (Import Intensity Index) showed less intense in comparison to ROW. Relative comparative advantage for groundnut, sesame and mustard was observed with the BRICS group.

AGROBIOS NEWSLETTER, 2019

AkiNik Publications, 2019

Migration is a complex phenomenon influenced by social, economic, political, geographical and env... more Migration is a complex phenomenon influenced by social, economic, political, geographical and environmental factors. Migration has been an important element of human history, where people have been moving from one place to another in search of livelihood. From centuries India has been a destination and source of migrants and the trend even continues today. India spread across every major region of the world. Rural poverty and food insecurity, Lack of employment and income generating opportunities, Inequality, Limited access to social protection and climate change are the root causes of rural migration. Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) are the major alternative government programs launched in order prevent migration. The impact of migration on household agricultural production is seen in the net effect of the loss of family labour and the positive impact of receiving remittances. Policies should focus on promoting initiatives that reduce the constraints which provoke out-migration in rural areas and support investments of migrants in their places of origin.

AGROBIOS NEWSLETTER, 2019

Agrobios Newsletter, 2019

AGROBIOS NEWSLETTER, 2019

Agrobios Newsletter, 2019

AGROBIOS NEWSLETTER, 2019

Disaster risk management is a field that greatly benefits from ICT's. The concept and practice of... more Disaster risk management is a field that greatly benefits from ICT's. The concept and practice of reducing disaster risk through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disease including through reduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and environment and improved preparedness for adverse events.

AGROBIOS NEWSLETTER, 2019

Agro Economist - An International Journal, 2022

Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 2022

International Journal of Agricultural and Statistics Sciences, 2021

Economic Affairs, 2021

International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021

AGROBIOS NEWSLETTER, 2019

Journal of Oilseeds Research, 2020

AGROBIOS NEWSLETTER, 2019

AkiNik Publications, 2019

AGROBIOS NEWSLETTER, 2019

Agrobios Newsletter, 2019

AGROBIOS NEWSLETTER, 2019

Agrobios Newsletter, 2019

AGROBIOS NEWSLETTER, 2019

AkiNik Publications, 2019

Climate change has effect on the availability of resources particularly water. Changes in the bio... more Climate change has effect on the availability of resources particularly
water. Changes in the biosphere, biodiversity and natural resources are
adversely affecting human health and quality of life. Climate change has
multi-dimensional effect on agriculture like pest and disease outbreak,
rainfall, temperature and also on soil factors. This also effect on mean sea level, industrial sector, settlement and society. India will also begin to experience more seasonal fluctuations in temperature with more warming in the winters than summers. Longevity of heat waves across India has extended in recent years with warmer night temperatures and hotter days, and this trend is expected to continue. The average temperature change is predicted to be 2.33 °C-4.78 °C with a doubling in CO2 concentrations. These heat waves will lead to increased variability in summer monsoon precipitation, which will result in drastic effects on the agriculture sector in India. Climate models predict a gradual rise in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and temperature across the globe. These models, however, are not very precise in predicting future changes in local weather conditions. Local weather conditions such as rain, temperature, sunshine and wind, in combination with locally adapted plant varieties, cropping systems, and soil conditions can maximize food production as long as plant diseases can be controlled.

New India Publishing Agency, 2022

AkiNik Publications, 2019

Banaras Hindu University, 2018

India’s majority population still vegetarians. They depend on the vegetative source for daily req... more India’s majority population still vegetarians. They depend on the vegetative source for daily required protein. Pulses are rich source of protein. India is largest producer and consumer of pulses world.
The gross area under total pulses in India was in the range of 20-15 million ha per year over these two decades. The average production of total pulses was in the range of 11 million tonnes to 17 million tonnes per annum over the two decades. However, the yield of total pulses was increase over the year. The yield of total pulses was 578 kg/ha during 1990’s which increase to above 700 kg/ha during 2014-15. The compound growth rate of yield, area, production and value of output was significant positive growth trend exhibited for total pulses and majority pulses showed the same result. Instability was witnessed more for the value of output for total pulses and also same trend is fallowed for major pulses. The decomposition analysis shows that increase in production of pulses during the period 1990-2015 was mainly due to yield effect.

5th Uttar Pradesh Agricultural Science Congress, 2020

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHANGING GLOBAL SCENARIO, 2019

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURAL AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - 2017, 2017

Insect diversity is threatened by a range of factors from habitat loss and invasive alien organis... more Insect diversity is threatened by a range of factors from habitat loss and invasive alien organisms to environmental contamination and biological control. These threats are being supported by the joint impact of habitat loss and global climate change. Recent research on insect conservation has elucidated some basic principles for conservation management. Six basic principles have been outlined for synthetic conservation management of the insects. They are maintain reserves, maintain quality landscape heterogeneity as much as possible, reduce the contrast between remnant patches and neighbouring disturbed patches, outside reserves introduce land sparing i.e. where 'high-yielding agriculture is practiced, requiring a smaller area of land to attain the same yields and therefore leaving greater areas of natural habitat untouched, simulate natural conditions and disturbance, connecting similar patches of quality habitat. These six principles constitute a coarse-filter, landscape approach. Permeating all six is the principle of maintaining healthy population levels, which require the combined support of the metapopulation trio of large patch (habitat) size, good patch quality, and reduced patch isolation. In addition to these six coarse-filter principles is an overlay of the fine-filter, species approach, in which particular species are given focused attention and management.

National Conference on Impact of Social Change and Technology on Family and Community, 2019

(53.3%) belonged to middle age category, 33.3 per cent of farmers were educated up to high school... more (53.3%) belonged to middle age category, 33.3 per cent of farmers were educated up to high school, and majority (55.0%) of respondents was dependent only on agriculture.

National Conference on Impact of Social Change and Technology on Family and Community, 2019

The present study was conducted in the year 2016-17 in Bagalkot district of Karnataka state witha... more The present study was conducted in the year 2016-17 in Bagalkot district of Karnataka state witha sample size of 120 farmers. Random sampling procedure was used to select the sample. The data was collected with the help of pre structured interview schedule. The socio-economic profile of the respondents revealed majority (72.50 %) of the farmers was belonged to middle age category, 54.27 per cent of respondents belong to semi medium land holding category, 85 percent) were in medium income category,

National Conference on Impact of Social Change and Technology on Family and Community, 2019

Role of Women in Agricultural Production and Marketing, 2019