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Civil services chronicle magazine
Civil services chronicle magazine published this article page no 16 rainfed farming is further classified on the basis of adequacy of soil moisture during cropping season into dryland and wetland farming. in india the dryland farming is largely confined to the regions having annual rainfall less than 75 cm. these regions grow hardy and drought resistant crops such as ragi bajra moong gram and guar fodder crops and practise various measures of soil moisture conservation and rain water harvesting. in wetland farming the rainfall is in excess of soil moisture requirement of plants during rainy season. such regions may face flood and soil erosion hazards. these areas grow various water intensive crops such as rice jute and sugarcane and practise aquaculture in the fresh water bodies buy civil services chronicle magazine online.