While farmers in India look forward to rains every year, the ongoing unseasonal downpour across West and North India has come as a bane that has damaged crops and disrupted the harvest season.
The damaging combination (Heat+ Rain)
While occasional bursts of rainfall are not that much of an issue, the continued rainfall along with high winds has damaged crops across West and North India. These rains came right after premature hot temperatures. The combination is very damaging to wheat.
How wheat gets affected by rain?
Wheat cultivation in India:
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Is it going to impact the food security?
India’s Agro-Climatic Zones
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