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 improved water management, particularly water harvesting; increasing crop yields in rainfed areas through agricultural research; and reforming policies and increasing investments in rainfed areas. Second, the IMPACT-WATER integrated water-food modeling framework is applied to assess the current situation and plausible future options of irrigation water supply and food security, primarily on a global scale. This model simulates the relationships among water availability and demand, food supply and demand, international food prices, and trade at regional and global levels. The results show that rainfed agriculture will maintain an important role in the growth of food production in the future, although appropriate investments and policy reforms will be required to enhance the contribution of rainfed agriculture.Agricultural policy., Rainfed farming Developing countries., Cereal crops. Agricultural policy., Rainfed farming Developing countries., Cereal crops., Food security., Water-supply., Food supply., Trade., Crop yields., Water use Management.,

Quantification of yield gaps in rain-fed rice, wheat, cotton and mustard in India

Rainfed farming / Crop yield / Simulation / Rice / Wheat / Cotton / Mustard / India

Determinants of Production and Income Risks of Rainfed Lowland Farming: A Case Study in Maros Regency, Indonesia

Rainfed lowland farming production is generally lower than irrigated lowland rice due to area differentiation regional features. Rainfed lowland rice farming can only produce rice during the rainy season because lowland rice cannot be planted in the dry season. The purposes of this study are (1) to analyze the risk of production and income of rice farming in rainfed lowland farming and (2) to investigate the factors influencing the risk of rice farming in rainfed lowland farming. Data were collected from 100 respondents of rice farmers in four sub-districts in Maros Regency using the multi-stage cluster random sampling technique. The analysis of production and income risks were performed using multiple linear regression with the heteroscedastic method. The results have shown that rice farming in rainfed lowland farming poses a risk to production and income. The variables that significantly influence the rainfed lowland rice farming are land area, the number of seeds, the amount of urea fertilizer and the amount of pesticide. Farmers are required to manage risk by prioritizing the effectiveness and efficiency production factors as needed. Similarly the government is expected to assist farmers in maintaining the level of rice selling prices

Water for food, water for life: a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture: summary. In Arabic

Water management / Irrigation management / Policy / Water scarcity / Poverty / Water rights / Ecosystems / Rainfed farming

IWMI Research Update: news of the progress and impact of IWMI's research

Drought, Groundwater, Erosion, Wetlands, Irrigation management, Rainfed farming, Turkey, South East Asia, Sri Lanka, Africa

Rainfed agriculture: unlocking the potential

Rainfed farming / Soil degradation / Crop production / Climate change / Irrigation methods / Water harvesting / Yield gap / Models / Supplemental irrigation / Water productivity / Watershed management / India

TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTION FACTORS OF RAINFED RICE FARMING IN SOUTH SULAWESI

Efficiency in the use of production factors is an indication of the success and sustainability of a farm. If farming has been done efficiently and at a certain level of input, then production will be optimal and maximum profit will be obtained. The allocation of efficient and effective use of production factors will determine the achievement of farming efficiency. The objective of this research is to analyze the technical efficiency of rainfed rice farming and to analyze the factors that affect the production of rainfed rice farming. Data were collected from rice farmers in Maros and Pangkep Regency, 100 farmers were taken as respondents using a multi-stage cluster random sampling technique. The analysis used is descriptive quantitative to measure technical efficiency and multiple regression for factors that affect the production of rainfed rice farming. The results showed that rainfed lowland rice farming in South Sulawesi is not yet technically inefficient. The average technical efficiency value obtained is 0.77 or 77%, meaning that farmers have the opportunity to increase their technical efficiency value to get higher yields of 16.91%. The factors that significantly affect the production of rainfed lowland rice farming in South Sulawesi are land area, number of seeds, amount of fertilizer, and amounts of pesticides

Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia. Draft Proceeding of the Symposium and Exhibition held at Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 27th -29th November, 2007

Poverty, Crop management, Irrigated farming, Rainfed farming, Irrigation systems, Food security, Water harvesting, Institutions, Environmental effects, Public health, Malaria, GIS, Remote sensing, Crop Production/Industries, Environmental Economics and Policy, Farm Management, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty, Health Economics and Policy, Institutional and Behavioral Economics, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,