Appropriate Technologies for Drought Prone Areas

Description

Droughts are the worst crisis in some drought prone rainfed and dryland areas in this world. The crisis is so serious on humans as well as livestock animals that if mitigatory measures with appropriate technologies are not taken in time the prolonged drought situation would become devastatingly unique with loss of humans and livestock animals. The terrible shortage of drinking water and life saving irrigation to the field crops particularly in the hottest period of the season become the menace both for flora and fauna. This book entitled Appropriate Technologies for Drought Prone Areas has got tremendous impact on the socio economic upliftment of the resource poor farming community as well as generating income for the ultimate benefits of the clientele group. The author has been prompted to write this book as a practical reference document and has tried to mark the situation of droughts its brief survey managing droughts with experience from past droughts dryland agriculture.