Technique: A defined systematic procedure employed by a human resource or other organism to perform an activity to produce a product or result or deliver a service, and that may employ one or more tools. (Adapated from Project Management Institute (2006) The Standard for Program Management.https://casrai-test.evision.ca/glossary-term/technique/)
Agricultural drought is defined as existing when the soil moisture in the root zone is at, or below, the permanent wilting percentage (Rickard, D. S. (1960). The occurrence of agricultural drought at Ashburton, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 3(3), 431–441. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.1960.10426627)
A severe storm, usually involving strong winds and heavy rains. (FAO. 1992. Glossary of terms for agricultural insurance and rural finance. https://www.fao.org/3/ak923e/ak923e.pdf)