ABSTRACT Groundnut is the principal vegetable oil crop in India and occupies the top slot in terms of area as well as production of total oilseeds in the country. However, about 85 percent area under groundnut remains rainfed of which nearly 80 percent comes under dryland where irrigation...

Divided into three parts - Rationale and Extent of Agricultural Diversification, Nature and Problems of Agricultural Diversification, and Food and Livelihood Security through Agricultural Diversification, this edited book examines various aspects of agricultural diversification in Eastern India....