Page 49 - Introduction to Agriculture by: Aqleem Abbas

Introduction to Agriculture Notes prepared by: Aqleem Abbas

Dry land agriculture
Growing of crops under rainfed condition is known as dry land agriculture. Most fifty percent kpk
is rainfed. Depending on the amount of rainfall dry land agriculture is divided into three
categories. Dry farming, Dry land farming and Rainfed farming
Dry farming
Cultivation of crop in those areas where rainfall is less than 750 mm annually.
Dry land farming
Cultivation of crop in those areas where rainfall is greater than 750 mm .
Rainfed farming
Where rainfall is greater than 1100 mm.

Types of climate

Tropical
Climate is hot or temperature is high throughout the year.
Temperate
Summer is spring like while winter is freezing less than zero.
Subtropical
Summer very hot
Spring spring like
Winter is mild.
On the basis of rainfall
Humid
Rainfall is greater than 1000 mm per year.
Sub humid
That area where rainfall is between 600-1000mm.
Arid
Where rainfall is less than 250 mm.
E.g. thar in cholistan, thal in miawali.
Semi arid
Subtropical like temperature
250 mm to 600 mm rainfall per year.

Four types of barani cultivation practices.
1. Rainfed cultivation
2. Flood water cultivation or silabah farming
3. Rod kohi
4. Run off farming or khush kaha