Farming Systems and Practices for Drought Prone Areas

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Drought, A serious crisis on humans as well as livestock animals that if mitigatory measures with appropriate technologies are not taken in time, the prolonged drought situation would become devastatingly unique with loss of humans and livestock animals. The terrible shortage of drinking water and life-saving irrigation to the field crops, particularly in the hottest period of the season, become the menace both for flora and fauna. Foodgrains and fodder for humans and livestock/domestic animals become the greatest problem among other problems of socio-economic life style of the poorest of the poor farming communities. Suitable farming technology and extension strategy need to be disseminated on war-footing in the drought affected areas of the country. This book entitled "Farming Systems and Practices for Drought Prone Areas" has got tremendous impact on the socio-economic upliftment of the resource-poor farming community as well as generating income for the ultimate benefits of the clientele group. The author has been prompted to write this book as a practical reference document and has tried to mark the situation of droughts, its brief survey, managing droughts with experience from past droughts, dryland agriculture, technologies for mitigating risk in drought prone areas.