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Experts link recent drop in wheat production to climate change
Indian Express | 28/08/2022 05:32 PM | Click to read full article
Climatic conditions such as drought and heavy rainfall were considered abnormal just a decade back, but now they are the new normal.
India’s wheat production is projected to have declined nearly three per cent to 106.84 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year. The decline is likely to have been caused by a heatwave that resulted in shrivelled grains in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana.
