Summary
Places with lots of water can grow wheat, but dry spots should grow beans or mustard 🌱
Saving water helps all plants grow happy and strong 😊
Key Points
4 points1
Check water in big storage tanks (reservoirs) before picking seeds
2
Choose crops that need less water where it’s dry
3
Plant beans and mustard where old rice fields are empty
4
Make sure farmers get the right tools and help to sell their crops
New Words to Learn
11 wordsRabi season
the winter time when farmers plant crops
Kharif
the summer time when farmers plant crops
irrigation
watering plants using pipes or channels
reservoir
a large place that stores water, like a big lake
soil moisture
how much water is in the ground
pulses
edible beans such as lentils and peas
oilseeds
plants that give oil, like mustard or sunflower
procurement
buying things, like farmers selling their crops
market linkages
ways to connect farmers with people who will buy their crops
processing capacity
how much food can be made from the crops
export-quality
making crops good enough to sell to other countries
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