01204nam a22001577a 4500 519123 519123 220131b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Shanmugasundaram, B. and Rose, Neetha 32016 Agro-ecosystem based approaches for sustainable enhancement of rice productivity in Kerala Productivity 62(1), Apr-Jun, 2021: p.24-31 Agro-ecosystems provide various benefits termed as ecosystem services. Currently, more than 60 percent of ecosystem services supply is facing destruction or degradation. Rice is the staple crop of Kerala, cultivated in 7 diversified agro-ecosystems. The area and production under rice cultivation experienced a steep fall while productivity improved at a slow pace. This situation aggravated the problems such as food insecurity, poor profitability, environmental and ecological issues. Keeping in view the ecological significance and multifunctionality of rice ecosystems, the agro-ecosystem based approaches are best as it balances economic and ecological effects. – Reproduced Agro-ecosystems, Ecosystem services, Rice, Kerala 32017 Productivity AGRICULTURE AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 393172 IIPA IIPA 2022-01-31 62(1), Apr-Jun, 2021: p.24-31 AR126161 2022-01-31 AR