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    Prosopis Juliflora and Climate Change: Energy and Livelihoods of People in Semi-Arid Drought Prone Areas
    Prosopis Juliflora and Climate Change: Energy and Livelihoods of People in Semi-Arid Drought Prone Areas
    Prosopis Juliflora and Climate Change: Energy and Livelihoods of People in Semi-Arid Drought Prone Areas
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    Prosopis Juliflora and Climate Change: Energy and Livelihoods of People in Semi-Arid Drought Prone Areas

    By Sai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka

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    The ‘Prosopis debate’ has become an important topic of discussion and policy in India during recent years, primarily due to Prosopis juliflora becoming an aggressive weed in several states, , though the plant had earlier, in the late sixties/early seventies been introduced by state Department of Forest activities for greening degraded land and as fencing material. Now 30-40 years later Prosopis Invasion of grasslands, protected forests and nature reserves has alarmed ecologists. Invasion of irrigation channels and arable land has affected the agricultural community, and landowners and large commercial farmers have seen their income threatened.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka
    Release dateJul 13, 2018
    ISBN9781370595952
    Prosopis Juliflora and Climate Change: Energy and Livelihoods of People in Semi-Arid Drought Prone Areas
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    Sai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka

    I am involved in Environment and Development work for the past 25 years. Contributing to Climate Resilience, Environmental Sustainability, Disaster Risk Reduction, Rural Energy - good stoves, biochar, Water Resources, and Agriculture. An innovator, writer, podcaster, lecturer, presenter, and development professional.

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      Prosopis Juliflora and Climate Change - Sai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka

      Prosopis Juliflora and Climate Change

      Energy and Livelihoods of People In Semi-Arid Drought Prone Areas (2008)

      Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy

      saibhaskarnakka@gmail.com

      INTRODUCTION

      Kothur village is located in the semi-arid area, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh State. The study is done on energy and livelihoods aspects related to Prosopis Juliflora, which is growing abundantly in Kothur village. 

      In the Kothur Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, about 30% of the area is covered by Prosopis Juliflora. As a source of energy and livelihoods, this weed has been adopted as an opportunity by the Kothur people. This adoption practice is able to control the menace of Prosopis Juliflora to some extant. Kothur village has a total of 830 acres of land, of which about 250 acres is occupied by Prosopis Juliflora. As Kothur village has a large percentage of alkaline soils, Prosopis Juliflora is growing very well and highly adopted, as compared to many other types of plants.

      BACKGROUND

      The ‘Prosopis debate’ has become an important topic of discussion and policy in India during recent years, primarily due to Prosopis juliflora becoming an aggressive weed in several states, , though the plant had earlier, in the late sixties/early seventies been introduced by state Department of Forest activities for greening degraded land and as fencing material. Now 30-40 years later Prosopis Invasion of grasslands, protected forests and nature reserves has alarmed ecologists. Invasion of irrigation channels and arable land has affected the agricultural community, and landowners and large commercial farmers have seen their income threatened.

      Over four decades Kothur village was

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