Dry land farming

Rainfed farming

1. Cultivation of crops in areas receiving below 750 mm annual rainfall is dry land farming.

1. Cultivation of crops in areas receiving above 750 mm annual rainfall is rainfed farming.

2. There may be the shortage of moisture to the crops and crop failure is frequent

2. There may be enough moisture availability to the crops and crop failure is rare.

3. Crop growing season is short i.e below 200 days only.

3. Growing season is long compared than dry land farming i.e. more than 200 days

4. Growing regions are arid and semiarid as well as uplands of sub humid and humid regions.

4. Growing regions are humid and sub humid regions.

5. Single crop or intercropping practices are common.

5. Intercropping or double cropping practices are common.

6. Erosion may be due to wind or water and adoption of soil and moisture conservation practices are necessary.

6. Erosion may be due to water and drainage is the important problem. Soil conservation practices are also necessary.