1st Edition
Crop Production and One Health
The subject matter of this book focuses on recognizing the relationship between humans, animals, plants, and their environment to attain optimum health results. The key objectives of ‘One Health’ are to identify and track the numerous risk factors, the system’s strengths, and weaknesses that can further reduce the risk factors’ rising effects and promote several eco-friendly and more sustainable choices.
Considering all the elements of 'One Health' in one location, this book also explains its four key components which are – the geographical component, the ecological component, the human activities component and the food and agricultural component.
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Preface
About the Authors
1. Introduction
2. History
3. The Rationale Behind the Concept
4. Objectives of’ ‘One Health’
5. Components of’ One Health’
6. Efforts made by various International Organisations
7. India’s Efforts on Advocating ‘One Health’ Approach
8. Scope of ‘One Health’
9. Challenges
10. Preventive Measures
11. Relation of ‘One Health’ with agriculture
12. Agriculture and Health Linkages in the MDGs
13. Crop Management and ‘One Health’
14. Role of Agronomist
15. Pulse Crops and ‘One Health’
16. Sustainable Agriculture
17. Impact of Plant Health Measures on Human Health
18. Conclusion
References
Biography
Kajal Sengupta is Professor of Agronomy at the IRDM Faculty Centre, School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Kolkata, India. He has received Gold Medal Award of Crop and Weed Science Society and is former Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Head, Department of Agronomy, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), West Bengal, India.
Prasun Chatterjee is pursuing his Master's in Agronomy from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Narendrapur, Kolkata, India. He has authored a book chapter titled “Entrepreneurship in Integrated Farming System” and is currently working on the effect of seaweed based bio-stimulants in coastal ecosystem.
Madhurima Bauri is a final semester postgraduate student of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Kolkata, India. Her latest article “Joibo projukti tei noya biplob” was published in the Chasbash section of Pratidin newspaper.
