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Agricultural droughts in the tropics

Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 1986
Irregular droughts are the main reason for serious yield reductions in tropical agriculture, with sometimes very serious consequences. These “agricultural droughts” are defined and delimited in relation to normal rainfall conditions, to which traditional agricultural production systems are fully adapted. Examples from East Africa and Malaysia, tropical
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Droughts, Distress, and Policies for Drought-Proofing Agriculture in Bihar, India [PDF]

, 2019
Climate change-related weather shocks are becoming more frequent in India, and poor, agrarian populations are the most vulnerable to these vagaries of weather. This study was undertaken to assess if the various drought-proofing and drought-relief programs are effective in mitigating the impact of droughts on crop production and household consumption in
Kishore, Avinash, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Pandey, Divya   +2 more
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Food and Agriculture Organization and Agricultural Droughts

2005
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to improve the condition of rural populations in the world.
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Advanced Cyberinfrastructure for Agricultural Drought Monitoring

2019 8th International Conference on Agro-Geoinformatics (Agro-Geoinformatics), 2019
Cyberinfrastructure plays an important role in the collection, management, and dissemination of drought information in agricultural activities, especially when the activities involve a variety of facilities, data sources, and communities. The challenge of coordinating tremendous sources of data and systems becomes paramount.
Ziheng Sun, Liping Di, Hui Fang, Liying Guo, Eugene Yu, Junmei Tang, Haoteng Zhao, Juozas Gaigalas, Chen Zhang 0014, Li Lin 0002, Zhiqi Yu, Shaobo Zhong, Xiaoping Wang, Xicheng Tan, Lili Jiang 0001, Zhongxin Chen, Zhanya Xu, Jie Sun 0029   +17 more
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The Impact of Drought on Agricultural Production and Agricultural Adaptation to Drought

Drought is a significant natural disaster that seriously impacts agriculture and is becoming an increasingly prevalent issue worldwide. The effects of this disaster on agriculture present severe challenges both in terms of productivity and agricultural sustainability. Consequently, adaptation measures to combat drought are of great importance.
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Climate Change and Drought Risks for Agriculture

2006
Changes in rainfall patterns and risk of crop failure are discussed in this chapter. Agriculture is by far the most important economic activity in the region. The success of this economic activity relies heavily on water availability during the growing season.
Verhagen, J., Put, M., Zaal, A.F.M., van Keulen, H.   +3 more
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Economic Impacts of Drought on Agriculture

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
Water security features prominently among the grand challenges of humanity in a quest for sustainable future. Southern European countries, Italy in particular, are highly vulnerable to droughts. In this article we estimate the drought-related losses in agriculture in terms of reduced yield and output for the selected, most important crops; and social ...
Jaroslav Mysiak, Maria De Salvo, Silvia Santato, Mattia Amadio   +3 more
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Drought management in the agriculture of Dobrogea Province [PDF]

, 2013
According to climate data Dobrogea is the warmest and the driest region of Romania. Due to climate, the productive potential of soils is poorly capitalized; productions depend mostly of the precipitations regime. The phenomenon is known for a long time, but the first steps to combat drought took just in the mid twentieth century when there was planted ...
Lup, Aurel, Miron, Liliana
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Effects of Drought on Agriculture

With the increasing world population, excessive and unconscious use of resources on earth disrupts the balance of nature. The disturbed balance affects many factors such as hunger, disappearance of living species, soil and environmental pollution, deterioration of vegetation, water scarcity.
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Monitoring Agricultural Drought in Russia

2005
Drought has been posing serious problems for agricultural production in Russia. A well-known Russian scientist, Vavilov (1931), noted that droughts characterize Russian farming. Recently, in some Russian Federation regions, there has been a high probability of severe or extremely severe droughts (Pasechnyuk et al., 1977; ARRIAM, 2000; Kleschenko, 2000;
Alexander D. Kleschenko, Erodi K. Zoidze
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