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标题：Drought in Indian perspective, its impact on major crops and livestock and remedial measures
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作者：Alok Singh Jayara ; K Indudhar Reddy ; Roshan Lal Meena 等
期刊名称：Environment Conservation Journal
印刷版ISSN：0972-3099
电子版ISSN：2278-5124
出版年度：2022
卷号：23
期号：1-2
DOI：10.36953/ECJ.021888-2154
语种：English
出版社：Action for Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness
摘要：Drought is one of the important natural disasters which lead to maximum severity to human among all others. The vulnerability increases with the resource poor nature of developing and under developing nations. Considering the extent of rainfed area in India, the vulnerability to drought is higher compared to other peer nations. It has implications on agriculture, livestock, fisheries, rural employment, human nutrition and health. However, the impact initiates with crop production and encompasses livestock in medium term which has severe economic implications for farmer. Therefore, it is desirable to present an extensive study on the impact of drought on major crops and livestock in India. Further, we have also emphasized on the remedial measures to be followed for crop production and livestock.