Watershed development as a growth engine for sustainable development of rainfed areasS PWaniauthorJRockstromaauthorGlobally humankind is facing a great challenge of achieving food security for the ever growing population and growing per capita incomes particularly in the emerging giant economies like Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The urgent need to decrease poverty and undernourishment while protecting the environment means delicately balancing development and sustainability resulting in increased additional pressure on the global food production system. In the foreseeable future agriculture will continue to be the backbone of economies in Africa and South Asia in spite of growing incomes and urbanization, globalization, and the declining contribution........Watershed ManagementAgriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics2011CRC Press(Taylor & Francis)Book Section