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Question
What is the difference between dryland and wetland farming?
Solution
| Dryland Farming | Wetland Farming |
| (a) In India it is confined to areas with rainfall of less than 75 cm in a year. Rainfall is less than the total moisture requirement of the soil. | (a) Rainfall is more than the total moisture requirement of the soil during the rainy season. |
| (b) These areas face problems of drought | (b) Problems of flash floods and soil erosion are faced. |
| (c) Methods of water conservation are used also water harvesting is carried out. | (c) Aquaculture is practiced in these areas due to excess water. |
| (d) Hardy and drought-resistant crops like Jowar, Bajra, Gram are grown. | (d) Water-intensive crops like rice, sugarcane, and jute are grown. |
| (e) Practised in areas like Northern Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. | (e) Practised in rainier parts of Bihar and West Bengal. |
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