Rainfed agriculture : unlocking the potential / / edited by Suhas P. Wani, Johan Rockstrom, and Theib Oweis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910446324203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-07042-8; 9786612070426; 1-84593-438-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 p.)
• Collana: Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series ; ; 7
• Altri autori (Persone): WaniS. P <1952-> (Suhas Pralhad); RockströmJohan; OweisTheib Yousef
• Disciplina: 631.5/86
• Soggetti: Dry farming - Asia; Dry farming - Africa; Water in agriculture - Asia; Water in agriculture - Africa; Watershed management - Asia; Watershed management - Africa
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.