relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/8977/
title: Potential and Challenges of Rainfed Farming in India
creator: Srinivasa Rao, Ch
creator: Lal, R
creator: Prasad, J V N S
creator: Gopinath, K A
creator: Singh, R
creator: Jakkula, V S
creator: Sahrawat, K L
creator: Venkateswarlu, B
creator: Sikka, A K
creator: Virmani, S M
subject: Soil Science
subject: 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
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/8977/1/qq.pdf
identifier:   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     
relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065211315001091