Question

Difference between dryland farming and rainfed farming

Answer 1

DRYLAND FARMING÷
●It is an agricultural technique of cultivation of non-irrigated dry land.
●It is entirely dependent on rainfall.
●It is practice in arid regions.
RAINFED FARMING÷
●Agriculture is done in water saturated areas like swamps,marshes,etc.
●They are not much dependent on rainfall
●It is practised in wetland regions like delta,marshes etc.

Answer 2

Dryland farming:

In dryland Pulses, oilseeds, coarse grain crops and cotton are mainly cultivated. Some technologies are used to increase crop production in drylands and these technologies are also increases the agricultural productivity. High production of pulses and oilseeds leads to increase in the economic status of the farmers.

Rainfed farming:

Most of the cultivation is supported to the rainfed land. In these rain-fed regions, the high percentage of cultivation are mainly cereals, pulses, oilseeds, and cotton crops. Therefore rainfed land provides high productivity during cultivation.