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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTIndigenous Knowledge ofFarming in North MalabarDr. K.M. Sreekumar,Dr. C. Thamban &Dr. M. GovindanIt is now widely recognized thatagriculture can benefit whenindigenous technical knowledgeof farmers or ITK is reclaimed andintegrated with modern farmingpractices. ITK is derived from localculture, traditions and long-termhuman interaction with theenvironment. It needs both documentation and consciouspromotion for a more sustainability oriented perspective inagriculture. This book aims to document ITK in agricultureby detailing rituals and practices followed in the cultivationof the main crops in the North Malabar region of Kerala.Dr. K.M. Sreekumar, Kerala Agriculture University, Trissur,Kerala.Dr. C. Thamban, Senior Scientist, Central Plantation CropsResearch Institute, Kasargod, Kerala.Dr. M. Govindan, is Associate Professor (Microbiology),College of Agriculture, Padannakkad, Kasargod, Kerala.9788175963481 175pp PB ` 245.00Non-Chemical Methods ofPest ControlK. VijayalakshmiThis concise booklet is intended tocreate public awareness aboutaspects of pesticide use in India.Ignorance about pesticides inIndia is widespread andadministrative and legislativelacunae have aggravated thesituation. This booklet is a smallstep in the long and arduousprocess of helping to make oursociety and environment pesticide free.Dr. K. Vijayalakshmi is Research Director, Centre for IndianKnowledge Systems, Chennai.9788175963634 72pp PB ` 145.00Organic FarmingG.K. VeereshGreen Revolution Technologieshave made India self-sufficient infood production but unable tosustain soil productivity. Aquantum leap in production ofover 100 million tonnes wasachieved in just two decades(1960-1970). But during the 1980sand 1990s it was a struggle to addon another 10 million tonnesdespite good monsoons and theincreasing supply of inputs of fertilizers, high yielding seeds,pesticides as well as water through irrigation. High costs ofinputs have turned farming into a loss-making enterprisewhile leading to severe environmental degradation.Professor G.K. Veeresh, former Vice Chancellor, Universityof Agricultural Science, Bangalore and Founder President ofthe Association for the Promotion of Organic Farming.9788175963450 175pp HB ` 695.00Perils of PesticidesMukund JoshiThis concise book is intended tocreate public awareness aboutaspects of pesticide use in India.Ignorance about pesticides inIndia is widespread andadministrative and legislativelacunae have aggravated thesituation. This book is a small stepin the long and arduous process ofhelping to make our society andenvironment pesticide free.9788175962637 105pp PB ` 125.00Preventive EnvironmentalManagement: An IndianPerspectiveShyam R. Asolekar &R. GopichandranThis book highlights the need forincorporating PreventiveEnvironmental Management (PEM)approaches, characterized bycommunity action at all levels ofimplementation. At the companylevel, PEM means adopting aholistic approach that includes diagnosing processes andsystems for pollution hot-spots, interventions to reducewastes at source, improving product quality and yield,enhancing waste treatment and value addition andintegrating economic and environmental concerns of thestakeholders. It also discusses the significance ofappropriate tools and techniques that enable transitionacross the continuum of production, consumption, andenvironmental protection, as well as, the preparedness ofcommunities to monitor improved environmental quality.An expansive framework for resolving some prevailingdilemmas has also been proposed in this book.Dr. Shyam R. Asolekar teaches at the Centre forEnvironmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute ofTechnology, Mumbai.Dr. R. Gopichandran serves as a Scientist at the Centre forEnvironment Education.9788175963139 656pp HB ` 995.0046 order online at www.cambridgeindia.org