Variability of the Indian monsoon makes dryland farming a difficult task.
Abstract: The rainfed areas have remained in the margins of India’s growth trajectory. Despite measures to address the crucial concern of farming practices in the region, policymakers have largely been unable to devise a long-term strategy to uplift the region’s shackled agricultural growth.
The author is Visiting Professor and Former Director, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru. rs.kalbandi@gmail.com. The article should be cited as Deshpande R S, 2018. Rainfed Agriculture in India, Geography and You, 18(12): 4-9
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