Rainfed agriculture
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rainfed-agriculture-291-2879252
title:
Rainfed agriculture
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Rainfed agriculture is a type of farming that relies on rainfall for water. It provides much of the food consumed by poor communities in developing countries. E.g., rainfed agriculture accounts for more than 95% of farmed land in sub-Saharan Africa, 90% in Latin America, 75% in the Near East and North Africa, 65% in East Asia, and 60% in South Asia. There is a strong correlation between poverty, hunger and water scarcity in part because of the dependencies on rainfed agriculture in developing ec
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Type of farming that uses rain for water
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainfed_agriculture
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2024-01-04T07:42:38Z
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