Sentence examples similar to poorer rainfall from inspiring English sources

There was generally less phytomass and poorer rainfall-use efficiency on dysfunctional or degraded landscapes than on functional or non-degraded landscapes.

Heavy overconsumption, coupled with poor rainfall, have ravaged its water resources and devastated its agricultural output.

Poor rainfall over the last year has also decimated cereal crops in the Horn of Africa.

Last year poor rainfall drove up food prices which quickly moved into other sectors as well.

Poor rainfall made it hard to scratch out a living in farming; a long coastline favoured international trade.

Not only is the country facing a potential food crisis following poor rainfall in 2011, but a new Tuareg rebellion is threatening to hamper relief efforts in certain areas and reignite hostilities between north and south.

Hindustan Lever, the Indian unit of Unilever, the British-Dutch company, has faced slow growth the last few years because of poor rainfall in India, where two-thirds of the population relies on farm income.

Poor rainfall has affected sowing in West Bengal, Orissa and the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab Source: REUTERS Cracked paddy-fields on the outskirts of Jammu Source: AP A farmer checking the overcast sky.

Response to N and P fertiliser was weak due to poor rainfall distribution.

This period was characterised by recurrent droughts owing to successive seasons of poor rainfall.

The reduced yield in 2000 LR and 2001 LR are attributed to poor rainfall distribution during the two seasons.