The contingency activities include rapid reaction projects to mitigate the impact of droughts. Examples of these are:

Livestock marketing intervention; Emergency livestock purchase, subsidies to transport animals to markets and emergency animal slaughter and meat distribution.

Livestock feeding intervention; Fodder, hay and concentrate feed distribution, livestock feeding camps and opening of strategic grazing areas.

Veterinary interventions;Emergency vaccination and de-worming.

Water interventions; Borehole rehabilitation and water-trucking.

Support to marginal agriculture; Seed distribution, stockpiling cereals.