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Rainfed agriculture - Meeting the challenges of food security in India – A paper in Current Science

This paper in Current Science discusses how rainfed agriculture can play a major role in India’s food security and sustainable economic growth, and notes that there are large opportunities for gains from adaptation and new investments in water management for meeting the targets under the proposed National Food Security Act.

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Content Type: Research
Category: Agricultural Productivity, Agriculture, Climate Change, Cost of Cultivation, Cropping Intensity, Environmental Paybacks, Farmer Suicides, Food Security, Institutional Credit, National Food Security Act, Poverty Reduction, Public Investment, Rainfed Agriculture, Technology, Water Investments, Water Management, Water Resources, Water Resources Management Systems, Watersheds
Author: K D Sharma
Source: Current Science
Location / Time: East Asia, India, Latin America, Near East, North Africa, South Asia, Sub Saharan Africa, 2011
Difficulty Level: Expert

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