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Drought Management Strategies – 2009

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Publication date
03/02/2009
Number of Pages
73
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Working Papers & Briefs
Focus Region:
Asia and the Pacific
Focus Topic:
Climate / Weather / Environment
Type of Risk:
Weather & Climate related
Type of Risk Managment Option:
Risk coping
Risk reduction/mitigation
Commodity:
Crops
Author
National Rainfed Area Authority
Organization
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India

An overview of the risk of drought for certain states in India and an overview of emergency and long-term plans for how to mitigate and be prepared for that risk. Also outlines some agriculture management practice for the crops in various states and discusses how to use fertilizers and low water levels on those crops as a part of contingency planning for drought.