Agriculture experts in the state have swung into action with rains having been far below average this monsoon. They are working overtime to devise sustainable agriculture practices for Jharkhand, which been long been suffering owing to erratic rainfall .Though the state meteorological department has predicted more showers in the next two to three days, agriculture experts are concerned about the plight of farmers, who are a worried lot. If it doesn’t rain soon enough, they may have to seriously rethink the future course of action.Ten districts of the state – Garhwa, Gumla, Palamu, Khunti, Latehar, Lohardaga, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Simdega and Dhanbad-have received scanty rainfall and are heading towards a drought-like situation

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