Rainfed Agriculture: Principles and Practices

Contents: 1. Introduction and history of rainfed agriculture. 2. Constraints of rainfed areas. 3. Dry land soils. 4. Meteorology. 5. Classification of climate. 6. Soil and moisture conservation. 7. Drought management strategies. 8. Rain water harvesting. 9. Crops and cropping systems for dryland agriculture. 10. Conservation agriculture. 11. Climate-smart agriculture. 12. Watershed management. 13. Strategies and policies for dryland agriculture.