Dryland farming

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001984",
  "term": "Dryland farming",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A system of producing crops in semiarid regions (usually with less than 20 inches of annual rainfall) without the use of irrigation. Frequently, part of the land will lie fallow in alternate years to conserve moisture.",
  "synonyms": [
    "dry farming",
    "dryland agricultural system"
  ],
  "subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
  "see_also": [
    "farming systems",
    "irrigated farming",
    "rainfed farming"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Agriculture Fact Book, USDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "agricultura de secano"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/dryland-farming/"
}