The urgent need to of the day is to increase food production, particularaly
pulses and oilseeds, to meet the demands of the increasing population. More than
75% of the pulses and oilseeds come from drylands. Drylands occupay more than
50% of the cultivatable are in most of the states in India. Inspite the
technological progress made in the past and also the emphasis laid on increasing
the food production from drylands, the returns have not been upto the expected
level. This book brings out the state of knowledge in dry farming as on date and
also the various constraints at the operational level, and the possible
solutions