Contents -- Contributors -- Series Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Rainfed Agriculture - Past Trends and Future Prospects -- 2 Zooming in on the Global Hotspots of Rainfed Agriculture in Water-constrained Environments -- 3 Water Resource Implications of Upgrading Rainfed Agriculture - Focus on Green and Blue Water Trade-offs -- 4 Tectonics-Climate-linked Natural Soil Degradation and its Impact in Rainfed Agriculture: Indian Experience -- 5 Determinants of Crop Growth and Yield in a Changing Climate -- 6 Yield Gap Analysis: Modelling of Achievable Yields at Farm Level -- 7 Can Rainfed Agriculture Feed the World? An Assessment of Potentials and Risk -- 8 Opportunities for Improving Crop Water Productivity through Genetic Enhancement of Dryland Crops -- 9 Water Harvesting for Improved Rainfed Agriculture in the Dry Environments -- 10 Supplemental Irrigation for Improved Rainfed Agriculture in WANA Region -- 11 Opportunities for Water Harvesting and Supplemental Irrigation for Improving Rainfed Agriculture in Semi-arid Areas -- 12 Integrated Farm Management Practices and Upscaling the Impact for Increased Productivity of Rainfed Systems -- 13 Challenges of Adoption and Adaptation of Land and Water Management Options in Smallholder Agriculture: Synthesis of Lessons and Experiences -- 14 Scaling-out Community Watershed Management for Multiple Benefits in Rainfed Areas -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.