Importance of water harvesting in rainfed agriculture in india
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Expansion of land under agriculture, particularly rainfed crops and grazing, is a key driver of the severe degradation of ecosystem services over the past 50 years. Poor management of rain- water in rainfed systems generates excessive runoff, causing soil erosion and poor yields due to a shortage of soil moisture.
Rainfed agriculture system mainly depend on the rainfall for the source of water. This is an important type of Agricultural system because it does not require any additional water from other sources for the agricultural purpose. This type of agriculture is done during the rainy season only.
The main type of crops that are produced from this type of irrigation system are mainly rice. Rice requires a lot of water which can be easily obtained from the rainfall. This is one of the importance of the rainfed irrigation system.