FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Drought is an extended period of unusually dry weather when there is not enough rain. The lack of precipitation can cause a variety of problems for local communities, including damage to crops and a shortage of drinking water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Access to sufficient water supplies is essential for successful and sustainable farming. Without water, crops die, farmers lose their income and people go hungry. There are two types of cropping systems namely irrigated and rain-fed.

Detailed explanation-3: -A drought is defined as “a period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrologic imbalance in the affected area.”-Glossary of Meteorology (1959).

Detailed explanation-4: -Agricultural drought usually occurs when soil water availability to plants in a specific area has dropped to a level threshold that is insufficient for crop development, growth, and maturation and thus adversely affects the final crop yield Mannocchi et al., 2004 .

Detailed explanation-5: -Besides disease, rainfall can also determine how fast a crop will grow from seed, including when it will be ready for harvesting. A good balance of rain and proper irrigation can lead to faster-growing plants, which can cut down on germination time and the length between seeding and harvest.