This time, governments and farmers took the predictions seriously and began drought mitigation activities early on, planting drought resistant crops, improving water harvesting techniques and reducing the area normally planted to conserve valuable resources such as seed fertilizer and water.
(governments and farmers; took seriously; T:This time) (the area; normally planted; to conserve valuable resources such as seed fertilizer and water) (governments and farmers; began; drought mitigation activities; T:early on; T:This time)
governments and farmers the area governments and farmers
took seriously normally planted began
T:This time
to conserve valuable resources such as seed fertilizer and water
drought mitigation activities T:early on T:This time