Definition of Dryland farming

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Dryland farming

The term 'Dryland farming ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' A system of producing crops in semi-arid regions (usually with less than 20 inches of annual rainfall) without irrigation. Dryland farmers often try to rebuild soil moisture by leaving the land fallow (unplanted) or mulched in alternate years, called summer fallowing'.

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