Directions: Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows.

It was the driest summer on record and all the crops were destroyed. Every farmer in the region suffered losses. Desperate to change his fortune, Manohar decided to try his luck with poultry farming. Manohar did not know much about chickens, but he thought selling eggs would be a great source of food, and hopefully he would earn money for himself and his family. If he was successful at it!

The crops were destroyed due to