WORLD HUNGER ALLEVIATION THROUGH RESPONSE FARMING FOUNDATION
Response farming in rainfed agriculture
Response farming is an approach to farming which combines seasonal prediction of rainfall level and intensity with corresponding recommendations regarding farmer planting and water management practices.
Stewart, J. Ian · 1970
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Abstract
Concentrating on recent advances in rainfall prediction research, this book provides a comprehensive review of response farming, with special reference to rainfed agriculture in the semiarid regions of the developing world. Separate sections discuss: (1) the relationship between variable rainfall and response farming; (2) the predictive behavior of seasonal rainfall; (3) case studies of the role of response farming food crop production in the Mediterranean (Morocco, Cyprus, and Jordan), West Africa (Niger), East Africa (Kenya), the Sudano-Sahelian zone, and the Asian subcontinent (Nepal and India); and (3) the current state of response farming and its future. Includes references, charts, illustrations, and nine appendices.
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