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The water - 95 percent of our agriculture is rain-fed - which means in bad years you can harvest nothing.
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The water - 95 percent of our agriculture is rain-fed - which means in bad years you can harvest nothing.
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Support to increase farmers' access to improved water harvesting technologies, drought-tolerant crop and fodder varieties, should help improve the resilience of livestock and rain-fed agriculture systems.
Vinod Thomas: What Can the Horn of Africa Do in the Face of Severe Droughts? Vinod Thomas 2011
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The water - 95 percent of our agriculture is rain-fed - which means in bad years you can harvest nothing.
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The June-September monsoon season brings about 70% of India's annual rainfall and is crucial for crops as about 60% of the country's farmland is rain-fed.
India's Crop Prospects Brighten on Monsoon Rains Debiprasad Nayak 2011
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Support to increase farmers' access to improved water harvesting technologies, drought-tolerant crop and fodder varieties, should help improve the resilience of livestock and rain-fed agriculture systems.
Vinod Thomas: What Can the Horn of Africa Do in the Face of Severe Droughts? Vinod Thomas 2011
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The June-September monsoon season brings about 70% of India's annual rain and is crucial for summer-sown crops such as rice, sugarcane, pulses, cotton and oilseeds as about 60% of the country's farmland is rain-fed.
Monsoon Rains Cover Entire India Debiprasad Nayak 2011
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Uganda and several East and Horn of African countries experienced the worst drought this year in 60 years, hurting the regions' rain-fed agriculture and threatening livelihoods of millions of people, according to the United Nations.
Inflation Soars in Uganda Nicholas Bariyo 2011
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India's rain-fed farmlands are largely dependent on the monsoon for cultivation.
Heavy Monsoon Rains Approach North India Rajesh Roy 2011
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"Our focus will be to bring a green revolution in the eastern states and improve productivity of crops in rain-fed areas," Mr. Basu said in an interview.
Farm Secretary: India Needs to Raise Grain Output 20-25 Million Tons Rajesh Roy 2011
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