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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary

U.S. Department of Agriculture

rainfed farming

Definition: A system of producing crops without the use of irrigation.
Definition Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Used For: non-irrigated farming; nonirrigated farming; rain-fed agriculture; rain-fed farming; rain fed farming; rainfed agriculture; rainfed farming systems; rainfed systems
Spanish: cultivo de temporal

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