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Potential and Challenges of Rainfed Farming in India

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065211315001091
 
Title Potential and Challenges of Rainfed Farming in India
 
Creator Srinivasa Rao, Ch
Lal, R
Prasad, J V N S
Gopinath, K A
Singh, R
Jakkula, V S
Sahrawat, K L
Venkateswarlu, B
Sikka, A K
Virmani, S M
 
Subject Soil Science
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description India ranks first in rainfed agriculture globally in both area (86 Mha) and the value of produce. Rainfed regions in India contribute substantially toward food grain production including 44% of rice, 87% of coarse cereals (sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), maize (Zea mays)), and 85% of food legumes, 72% of oilseeds, 65% of cotton, and 90% of minor millets. Overall, the rainfed areas produce 40% of the food grains, support two-thirds of the livestock population, and are critical to food security, equity, and sustainability...
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Contributor Sparks, D L
 
Date 2015-08-01
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/8977/1/qq.pdf
Srinivasa Rao, Ch and Lal, R and Prasad, J V N S and Gopinath, K A and Singh, R and Jakkula, V S and Sahrawat, K L and Venkateswarlu, B and Sikka, A K and Virmani, S M (2015) Potential and Challenges of Rainfed Farming in India. In: Advances in Agronomy. Elsevier, pp. 115-164. ISBN 9780128030523