MED-007 Solved Assignment 2019

Title Name	MED-007 Solved Assignment 2019
University	IGNOU
Service Type	Solved Assignment (Soft copy/PDF)
Course	POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD)
Language	ENGLISH
Semester	2019 Course: POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD)
Session	2019
Short Name	MED-7
Assignment Code	MED-007/TMA/2019
Product	Assignment of PGDESD 2019 (IGNOU)
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Course Code: MED-007
Assignment Code: MED-007/TMA/2019
Maximum Marks: 100

Note: * This assignment is based on the entire course.
* All questions are compulsory. Marks for the questions are shown within brackets
on the right hand side.
* Please answer in your own words; do not copy from the course material.

1. What is Integrated Pest management (IPM)? Discuss the cultural and
biological control methods adopted in IPM.
(20)
2. Discuss the effects of climate change on agriculture and vice-a-versa. (20)
3. Define sustainable agriculture. Do IPM and sustainable agriculture share
common goals?
(10)
4. What do you understand by sustainable land use? List the major challenges in
implementation of sustainable land use.
(10)
5. (i) List at least four management options to manage water logged lands.
(ii) What do you understand by the term drought? Briefly describe the three
strategies to mitigate drought conditions.
(5)
(5)
6. Discuss the various energy conservation measures that can be used during crop
production.
(10)
7. Discuss the major socio-economic factors that influence the agricultural sector
in India.
(10)
8. Define ecological security? Discuss the factors that threaten ecological
security.
(10)