J. K. Ladha, Mark B. Peoples, P. M. Reddy, Jatish Chandra Biswas et al.
The demand for nitrogen (N) for crop production increased rapidly from the middle of the twentieth century and is predicted to at least double by 2050 to satisfy the on-going improvements in productivity of major food crops such as wheat, rice and maize that underpin the staple diet of most of the w...
Akbar Hossain, Timothy J. Krupnik, Jagadish Timsina, M. Golam Mahboob et al.
Jelle Van Loon, Lennart Woltering, Timothy J. Krupnik, Frédéric Baudron et al.
There is great untapped potential for farm mechanization to support rural development initiatives in low- and middle-income countries. As technology transfer of large machinery from high-income countries was ineffective during the 1980s and 90s, mechanization options were developed appropriate to re...
Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb, Timothy J. Krupnik, Olaf Erenstein
There is strong advocacy for agricultural machinery appropriate for smallholder farmers in South Asia. Such 'scale-appropriate' machinery can increase returns to land and labour, although the still substantial capital investment required can preclude smallholder ownership. Increasing machinery deman...
Mahesh K. Gathala, Jagadish Timsina, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Mahbubur Rahman et al.
Rice–maize (R–M) systems are rapidly expanding in South Asia and Bangladesh due to higher yield and profit potential from rabi (winter) maize, its reduced water requirement compared to rice–rice systems, and increasing demand from poultry and fish feed industries. The current practice of growing pud...
Santiago López‐Ridaura, Romain Frelat, Mark T. van Wijk, Diego Valbuena et al.
One of the great challenges in agricultural development and sustainable intensification is the assurance of social equity in food security oriented interventions. Development practitioners, researchers, and policy makers alike could benefit from prior insight into what interventions or environmental...
J. K. Ladha, M.L. Jat, Clare Stirling, Debashis Chakraborty et al.
The crucial link between agricultural growth and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations Development Programme is established through efficient use of nitrogen in the cereal production systems. Nitrogen, mostly in its reactive form as fertilizer or synthetic N, governs the...
Sonia Akter, Timothy J. Krupnik, Frederick Rossi, Fahmida Khanam
Theoretically, weather-index insurance is an effective risk reduction option for small-scale farmers in low income countries. Renewed policy and donor emphasis on bridging gender gaps in development also emphasizes the potential social safety net benefits that weather-index insurance could bring to ...
Jeetendra Prakash Aryal, Tek B. Sapkota, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Timothy J. Krupnik et al.
Rural households in South Asia's coastal deltas face numerous livelihood challenges, including risks posed by climatic variability and extreme weather events. This study examines major climate risks, farmers' adaptation strategies, and the factors affecting the choice of those strategies using data ...
Jeetendra Prakash Aryal, Tek B. Sapkota, Timothy J. Krupnik, Dil Bahadur Rahut et al.
Fertilizer, though one of the most essential inputs for increasing agricultural production, is a leading cause of nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture, contributing significantly to global warming. Therefore, understanding factors affecting farmers' use of fertilizers is crucial to develop strat...
T.S. Amjath-Babu, Timothy J. Krupnik, Shakuntala H. Thilsted, Andrew J. McDonald
In the context of developing countries, early evidence suggests that the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food production systems is complex, heterogenous, and dynamic. As such, robust monitoring of the impact of the health crisis and containment measures across agricultural value chains will lik...
Carol Shennan, Timothy J. Krupnik, Graeme Baird, Hamutahl Cohen et al.
In this review, we examine the debate surrounding the role for organic agriculture in future food production systems. Typically represented as a binary organic–conventional question, this debate perpetuates an either/or mentality. We question this framing and examine the pitfalls of organic–conventi...
Timothy J. Krupnik, Urs Schulthess, Zia Ahmed, Andrew J. McDonald
Changing dietary preferences and population growth in South Asia have resulted in increasing demand for wheat and maize, along side high and sustained demand for rice. In the highly productive northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia, farmers utilize groundwater irrigation to assure that at l...
Muhammad Umair Arshad, T.S. Amjath-Babu, Timothy J. Krupnik, Sreejith Aravindakshan et al.
Muhammad Umair Arshad, Harald Kächele, Timothy J. Krupnik, T.S. Amjath-Babu et al.
Many studies have examined the impact of climatic variability on agricultural productivity, although an understanding of these effects on farmland values and their relationship to farmers’ decisions to adapt and modify their land-use practices remains nascent in developing nations. We estimated the ...