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- adjective Able to survive long periods of time without rain.
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Examples
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Dr. Bekele Shiferaw, SIMLESA's chair and a director at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, says key among them is the development and distribution of high-yielding, drought-tolerant maize.
Researchers Developing New Techniques to Improve Food Security In Africa 2011
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Support to increase farmers' access to improved water-harvesting technologies, drought-tolerant crop and fodder varieties, should help improve resilience.
Horn of Africa: How can the region be better prepared for recurrent drought? | Vinod Thomas 2011
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Support to increase farmers' access to improved water harvesting technologies, drought-tolerant crop and fodder varieties, should help improve the resilience of livestock and rain-fed agriculture systems.
Vinod Thomas: What Can the Horn of Africa Do in the Face of Severe Droughts? Vinod Thomas 2011
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Dr. Bekele Shiferaw, SIMLESA's chair and a director at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, says key among them is the development and distribution of high-yielding, drought-tolerant maize.
Researchers Developing New Techniques to Improve Food Security In Africa 2011
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Some fine drought-tolerant landscaping, including that free century plant.
Archive 2009-05-01 The Curious Holts 2009
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Support to increase farmers' access to improved water harvesting technologies, drought-tolerant crop and fodder varieties, should help improve the resilience of livestock and rain-fed agriculture systems.
Vinod Thomas: What Can the Horn of Africa Do in the Face of Severe Droughts? Vinod Thomas 2011
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This casts a wide net; technology for improved drought-tolerant seeds.
Jonathan Kalan: Wasted Food in a Famine: the Real Tragedy Jonathan Kalan 2011
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This casts a wide net; technology for improved drought-tolerant seeds.
Jonathan Kalan: Wasted Food in a Famine: the Real Tragedy Jonathan Kalan 2011
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This casts a wide net; technology for improved drought-tolerant seeds.
Jonathan Kalan: Wasted Food in a Famine: the Real Tragedy Jonathan Kalan 2011
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Some fine drought-tolerant landscaping, including that free century plant.
The Patio That Jack Built. The Curious Holts 2009
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