Coping strategies for extreme weather in dryland agriculture

Authors

  • V. U. M. RAO Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad – 500 059, India
  • B. BAPUJI RAO Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad – 500 059, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v67i1.1138

Keywords:

Dryland agriculture, Extreme weather, Drought, Hailstorms, Coping strategies

Abstract

Dryland areas account for 48% of area under food crop and 52% under non-food crop cultivation and contribute about 42% of total food grain production in India. Drought is the predominant weather extreme influencing the socio-economic structure of not only dry land regions but also the entire country. Various drought monitoring techniques and mechanisms aim at mitigating the drought impacts at different spatial scales. They are discussed briefly here with strategies to cope up this weather anomaly at different time scales. Dry land districts that are prone to frequent hail episodes are identified and measures to minimize damage to agriculture are also discussed.

 

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Published

01-01-2016

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V. U. M. . RAO and B. B. . RAO, “Coping strategies for extreme weather in dryland agriculture”, MAUSAM, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 5–14, Jan. 2016.

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 1 (2016): MAUSAM

Section

Research Papers

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