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Rainfed agriculture : unlocking the potential / edited by Suhas P. Wani, Johan Rockstrom, and Theib Oweis.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series ; 7.
- Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dry farming--Asia.
- Dry farming.
- Dry farming--Africa.
- Water in agriculture--Asia.
- Water in agriculture.
- Water in agriculture--Africa.
- Watershed management--Asia.
- Watershed management.
- Watershed management--Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (326 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on the case studies from varied agricultural and ecological regions in Asia and Africa, this book discusses the need for adopting new paradigms between rainfed and irrigated agriculture, catchment/micro-watershed management approaches, upgrades in science-based development and more investments in rainfed areas.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Series Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Rainfed Agriculture - Past Trends and Future Prospects; 2 Zooming in on the Global Hotspots of Rainfed Agriculture in Water-constrained Environments; 3 Water Resource Implications of Upgrading Rainfed Agriculture - Focus on Green and Blue Water Trade-offs; 4 Tectonics-Climate-linked Natural Soil Degradation and its Impact in Rainfed Agriculture: Indian Experience; 5 Determinants of Crop Growth and Yield in a Changing Climate; 6 Yield Gap Analysis: Modelling of Achievable Yields at Farm Level
- 7 Can Rainfed Agriculture Feed the World? An Assessment of Potentials and Risk8 Opportunities for Improving Crop Water Productivity through Genetic Enhancement of Dryland Crops; 9 Water Harvesting for Improved Rainfed Agriculture in the Dry Environments; 10 Supplemental Irrigation for Improved Rainfed Agriculture in WANA Region; 11 Opportunities for Water Harvesting and Supplemental Irrigation for Improving Rainfed Agriculture in Semi-arid Areas; 12 Integrated Farm Management Practices and Upscaling the Impact for Increased Productivity of Rainfed Systems
- 13 Challenges of Adoption and Adaptation of Land and Water Management Options in Smallholder Agriculture: Synthesis of Lessons and Experiences14 Scaling-out Community Watershed Management for Multiple Benefits in Rainfed Areas; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-07042-8
- 9786612070426
- 1-84593-438-5
- OCLC:
- 426917629
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