AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES|cultivation of agricultural land
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- dry farming | dryland farming | dryland cropping | dry cultivation
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- Definition profitable production of useful crops without irrigation on lands that receive rainfall of less than 500-750 mm annually Reference "COM-Terminology Coordination, based on: P. Koohafkan, B.A. Stewart. 'Water and Cereals in Drylands' (28.3.2024). © FAO 2008"
- Comment FAO (2000a) defined drylands as those regions classified climatically as arid, semi-arid, or dry subhumid, based on the length of the growing period for annual crops