About the Book: Ecological Resilience and Livelihood for Millions: The
Revelation in Indian Agriculture
Any disruption or perturbation in ecological system can generate serious
consequences and network of ripples for resilience and livelihoods as evidenced
by the challenges confronting Indian agriculture by fact and figure.
Approximately, 67 per cent of Indias cultivable land is suffering from organic
carbon status, and, the indiscriminate depletion of groundwater for supporting
input intensive modern agriculture. This has led to a severe water crisis. Every
five seconds, an area the size of a football field is lost due to soil erosion.
An approximate amount of 15 tons top soil has been eroded