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Carrying capacity of Indian agriculture, issues related to rainfed agriculture

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Title Carrying capacity of Indian agriculture, issues related to rainfed agriculture
Carrying capacity of Indian agriculture, issues related to rainfed agriculture
 
Creator ICAR_CRIDA
 
Subject Carrying capacity, land degradation, productivity, rainfed agriculture, sustainability
 
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Carrying capacity (CC) in the context of Indian agriculture,
denotes the number of people and livestock an
area can support on a sustainable basis. CC is dynamic
in nature, varying from time to time based on
utilization of resources, technology application and
management. In India, rainfed agriculture occupies
nearly 58% of the cultivated area, contributes 40% of
country’s food production, and supports 40% of the
human and 60% of the livestock population. The food
grains production has increased several fold in the last
four decades. During the last decade (TE 1998–99 to
TE 2008–09) the production in coarse cereals, oilseeds
and pulses increased by 20%, 16% and 3% respectively,
primarily due to the yield gains. There is a need
to further increase food production substantially for
meeting the requirements of the ever-increasing population.
This will put tremendous strain on natural
resources which are already under stress due to unsustainable
utilization. Continuous decline in groundwater
levels, growing deficiency of major and micronutrients,
declining factor productivity and looming threat
of climate change are some of the issues which will
have a bearing on food production in the near future.
However, the large realizable yield gaps in many rainfed
crops, opportunities to increase yields through
rainwater harvesting and recycling, soil fertility
improvement, crop diversification and effective dissemination
of technologies give a hope that future
requirements of food can be met, but it requires substantial
resources. This article discusses issues constraining
rainfed crop production and possible ways
to enhance productivity in a sustainable manner.
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Date 2020-02-25T09:14:52Z
2020-02-25T09:14:52Z
2012
 
Type Technical Report
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/32919
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Venkateswarlu B,Prasad JVNS,