Abstract
The situation of drought is very common in the state of Rajasthan and drought studies are important in the context of Rajasthan because they influence the society and the economy of this state. An attempt in this direction of thought would certainly help one to understand. the natural process of drought for further work. Drought and Rajasthan seems to be synonymous. Drought is a natural disastrous phenomenon and it differs from other natural hazards. Drought is taken to have occurred over an area where the annual rainfall is less than 75 percent of the normal, and if the annual rainfall is less than 50 percent of the normal it is called a severe drought. Draught-affected areas in Rajasthan are lagging in agriculture and also in overall economic growth. They experience wide year-to-year fluctuations in agricultural production and incomes and have a relatively high incidence of poverty. At the time of drought in Rajasthan humans and animals migrate in search of fodder and water to the neighboring states which upsets the economic balance. The present paper tries to analyze the impact of drought on the performance of the agriculture sector in Rajasthan.
Keywords: Draught, Cropped area, production, productivity, agriculture inputs.
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