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Illustrating the way to harmony amid wildlife and agriculture near sivalik mountain range of northern India: an empirical

2018; MedCrave Group; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15406/ijawb.2018.03.00077

2574-9862

Sudhanand Prasad Lal, Sujeet Kumar Jha,

Agricultural Innovations and Practices

This study is the first attempt of its kind with the following two objectives viz., to study the success story cum case study of an academician turned assiduous farmer, and to enlist and rank the explicit benefit gained by the villagers due to his intervention and presence.Out of 3 districts in sub-mountainous region, one district, block and village named Ropar, Nurpur bedi and Bathlour Khad were randomly selected respectively and the case of was found in serendipity.4 broad methodological steps were followed to do case study and to rank the explicit benefit 'sum of rank method' was followed.Three major orchard plantations were Kinnow, Lemon and Eucalyptus.Three major challenges viz., sustainable installation of submersible pump, protect the fruits from wild animals, avian and insects; and marketing of the farm produce from the remote village were resolved up to fine extent.But still, Monkeys and Porcupines are responsible for the production loss in Kinnow orchard.The manuscript covers classical example of evolution of ecosystem vis-à-vis Porcupine in the Sivalik mountain range of northern India.Benefit: cost ratio from Kinnow farm was 2.025.To quantify the benefits gained by the villages 12 respondents were taken randomly.'Technical advice regarding installation of submersible pumps (W=29)' was rated as most important benefit by the respondents.The findings in the present manuscript generated quantitative as well as qualitative scientific output for policy-makers, planners and implementers that would guide them toward betterment of the region.