... 19 98 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 -2 -4 -6 -8 -1 0 -1 2 -1 4 -1 6 -1 8 Year Cereal production/capita Population FIGURE 9 .2 Population and per capita cereal production trends in India (FAO, 20 00) © 20 03 ... Agroecosystems World Watch Institute, Washington, D.C 110 pp World Bank, 20 00, World Development Indicators 20 00 World Bank, Washington, D.C p 1 0-1 2 World Watch Institute 20 01 State of the World 20 01 Washington, ... located in the western part of India, are poor in soil quality, and are prone to wind erosion The hills and tarai soils are mostly in the northern and northeastern parts of the country and are...