The role of rainfed agriculture in the future of global food production

This paper examines future prospects for rainfed cereal production, and its importance in the evolving global food system. First, the paper undertakes a critical synthesis of the literature to assess three primary ways to enhance rainfed cereal yields: increasing effective rainfall use through impro...

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Main Authors:	Rosegrant, Mark W., Cai, Ximing, Cline, Sarah A., Nakagawa, Naoko
Format:	Artículo preliminar
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2002
Subjects:	agricultural policies rainfed farming developing countries cereal crops food security food supply crops prices water supply trade water use water management yields
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156654