desert farming
Dryland crop cultivation
Desert farming is agriculture practiced in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
It relies on irrigation, drought-resistant crops, and water conservation techniques like drip systems or ancient methods such as qanats.
Desert farming in Arizona produces most of the country's winter lettuce.
The practice has expanded as technology improves water efficiency, though it remains constrained by scarcity.
- date palmsTrees yielding sticky-sweet drupes
- ancient canalsOld artificial water channels
- drip irrigationSlow-release watering method
- flood irrigationWater released across fields
- xerophytesDrought-tolerant plant species
jojoba · biochar · sorghum · millet · crop rotation · green manure · agave · salt-tolerant plants · prickly pear cactus · shade cloth · desalination · composting · rainwater harvesting · water table · windbreak · mulching · wells · sand dunes
- Desert culturesBedouin, nomads, oases, camels, tents
- desert sustainabilitywater conservation, desalination, solar power, desertification, drip irrigation
- land stewardshipland stewardship, forest stewardship, forest management, wildlife management, sustainable harvest
- O'odhambasketry, adobe homes, irrigation canals, olla, ceremonial songs
- farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crop
- green techsolar panels, solar power, wind energy, clean energy, wind turbines