Rainfed Cultivation: A Roadmap towards Sustainable Food Production
Manickaselvi M.*
Dept. of Agronomy, PCAS, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu (622 303), India
Murali Sankar P.
Dept. of Plant Pathology, PCAS, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu (622 303), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Climate change, Dryland, Rainfed, Sustainable
Abstract
In dry and semi-arid regions, rainfed agriculture, which depends as it were on characteristic precipitation for irrigation, is fundamental to the world's nourishment generation and the jobs of millions of agriculturists. Worldwide populace proceeds to rise; the requirement for feasible rural hones gets to be progressively pressing, particularly in the confrontment of climate alter, soil debasement and water shortage. It presents a comprehensive guide for optimizing rainfed farming to upgrade nourishment security and advance maintainability. The selection of agro eco-practices, improvement of drought-resistant assortments, venture in rancher instruction and advancement of framework for advertise get to and water administration. The guide too highlights how significant community association and strong government arrangements are to the move to economical rainfed frameworks. By joining inventive investigate, capacity building and maintainable hones, we can reinforce the versatility of rainfed agribusiness, guaranteeing it contributes viably to the worldwide nourishment supply and natural supportability, whereas upgrading the socio-economic well-being of ranchers.
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