Any disruption or perturbation in ecological system can generate serious consequences and network of ripples for resilience and livelihoods as evidenced by the challenges confronting Indian agriculture by fact and figure. Approximately, 67 per cent of India's cultivable land is suffering from organic carbon status, and, the indiscriminate depletion of groundwater for supporting input intensive modern agriculture. This has led to a severe water crisis. Every five seconds, an area the size of a football field is lost due to soil erosion. An approximate amount   of 15 tons top soil has been eroded of per hectare land, per year in Indian agriculture. This alarming rate of soil loss is contributing to the loss of biodiversity including flora and fauna, steady decline of organic carbon, erosion of micronutrients and fall of crop productivity. The Green Revolution overemphasized on promoting high-yielding varieties, which have led to the displacement of valuable landraces, resulting in gene myopia and gene erosion. This has had a catastrophic impact on our food production system. While experts are aware of this threat, most farmers are not, as reflected in this book while studying farmers' perceptions of ecological resilience and its contribution to agriculture. India. The book presents a realistic view of the ground truth and offers an interesting interpretation of the rhetoric surrounding ecological resilience in India.

Prof. (Dr.) Sankar Kr Acharya: presently,Dean, Post Graduate Studies ;former Head, Dept. of Agril Extension and Director, Extension Education, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, WB, born on 6th October, 1960, started his career as Assistant Professor at BCKV in 1988 and has been in teaching, research and extension over 35 years. An erudite teacher as well as an elegant speaker, is internationally acclaimed for his unique research domain of Social Entropy and Energy Metabolism, Social Ecology and Environmental Sociology, Enterprise Ecology Framework, Conservation Stewardships: Research Publication: 247 in National and International Journals. Book Publication:  110 books authored. Expert Member, Agriculture Commission; Marketing and Extension Sub Committee, Govt. of West Bengal; Expert member WWF projects in BTR (Buxa Tiger Reserve Project); Expert member; DFID project on Primary Education (DPEP); Rapid Environment Impact Analysis, Visited Italy, France, Germany, China , Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. He has also been honoured to be selected as the Convener of Panel (PE-32) entitled The hunger, poverty and silence, of IUAES, University of Manchester, UK, 2013 .Co-PI of ICAR, NAHEP and World Bank funded project on Conservation Agriculture. So, far he has successfully guided 21 Ph D scholars,. He is the fellow of ISEE, IARI, New Delhi, Fellow, BIOVED; Fellow, Society of community mobilization, IARI, New Delhi  He is now acting as editor, reviewer of a good number of national and international journals. Fellow Award, ISEE(ICAR-IARI, New Delhi), 2019 Awards and Distinctions: Distinguish Scholar Award, Krishisanskriti, New Delhi; Certificate of Merit for standing First class first at M Sc(Ag) in Agricultural Extension, 1986; ;Honorary Appointment to the Research Board of Advisors, The American Biographic Institute (2003) ;He has been honored to be selected as the Convener of Panel (PE-32) entitled the hunger, poverty and silence, of World Congress, IUAES, University of Manchester, UK, 2013 ;He has been honored to be selected as the Convener of Panel (P-102) entitled ,’ Uncertainties, Unpredictability and Marginalization: The impact and mitigation for survival of agriculture and humanity, of the 19th  World Congress, IUAES-WAU, 14-20 October, 2023, New Delhi, India, 2023 ;Honored to be nominated as Expert Member, Working group on Agricultural Extension, West Bengal State Agriculture Commission (2007) ;Honored to be nominated by the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, BCKV to Act as an Expert Member, DPEP, A DFID, UK, project for planning and revamping primary education through POA of GOVT of India.(1995) Expert Member, Buxa Tiger Reserve Project funded by WWF(World Wide Wild Life Funding), 1998 ; Dr Daulat Singh Memorial Award, Society of Extension Education, Distinguished Professor and Academician Award, Research Education Solution (RES), M S Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University(2022); Achievers of German patent (Utility model no.20202310273) : Novel LOT based inventory management system with radio controlled pallet racking for storage solution. He is the  Fellow, West Beengal Academy of Science and Technology (WAST)

Mr. Saikat Jana: born on 15th January 1998, at Gopiballavpur, which is presently in Jhargram district of West Bengal, graduated from Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Pundibari, Coochbehar, West Bengal, with B.Sc. (Agriculture) Honours, in the year 2021. He pursued his M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agricultural Extension in the Department of Agricultural Extension from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, under the supervision of Prof. S.K. Acharya, in the year 2023.  

Mr. Monirul Haque: born on 9th December 1995, in Falakata of Jalpaiguri district, which is presently in Alipurduar district of West Bengal, obtained his B.Sc. (Agriculture) Honours from Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, West Bengal, in the year 2017. He obtained his M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agricultural Extension in the Department of Agricultural Extension from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, in the year 2019. He qualified the National Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor conducted by UGC and ICAR-ASRB in his very first attempt in the year 2019. Additionally, he has published several research articles in reputable journals. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. in the Department of Agricultural Extension at the same university under the supervision of Prof. S.K. Acharya. He has been awarded the Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students to support his doctoral degree program.

Mr. Anik Kundu: born on September 17, 1997, in Kaliyaganj, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, earned his B.Sc. (Agriculture) Honours from Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, in 2021. He further pursued his M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agricultural Extension at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, in 2023, under the supervision of Prof. S.K. Acharya. As an agribusiness enthusiast, throughout his academic journey, he has developed a comprehensive understanding of agricultural principles and refined his skills in effective communication, interpersonal relations, and practical farming practices.

1. Introduction
2. Review and Citations
3. Theoretical Orientation
4. Setting and Ecology
5. Techniques and Methods
6. Revelations and Discussion