Climate Change: How Farmers suffer from the illusion of climate change
Climate change: The world we live in is changing every day. Due to changes in weather models, how the world is changing, more likely. Due to the year 2025, there has been an extraordinary change in the weather model across India over the past six months. Its most influential in agriculture. Farmers around the world are facing climate change. In May this year, unintended rains in South and West India caused the destruction of crops and inflation in the food sector.
Crop yields are affected
Its sixth review report inter-governance panel (IPCC) on climate change. According to the report, climate change has adversely affected crop yields internationally. The report reported that 22 percent of the global greenhouse air emissions from agriculture, forest and land consumption. That is why the agricultural climate helps and the victim is in change.
India’s Economic Survey emphasizes the influence of climate change on 2024-25 food inflation. Due to the increase in storms, crops across the country are large. Unsonal rains and burning hot farmers have been crisis. In March, hail in Haryana wasted mustard and sunflower crops, which affected the production of oilseeds.
Top crops are sensitive
Tomatoes, onions and potatoes are also known as top crops, which are especially sensitive to climate change. In May, irregular rains have affected major production states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. These double tomato prices and onion prices are expected to increase further in the coming weeks. These disadvantages are not limited to food crops, which also affected food supply chains.
Irregular rains have increased difficulties
Due to irregular rains, there is a sudden disruption in the supply chain, which increases prices more and volatility. Broken roads and adequate storage facilities eliminate the situation. Insect attacks have also increased, some insects are increasing in hot weather, causing greater damage to crops. According to experts, due to climate change, wheat yields are expected to fall by 4 percent over the next 30 years.
Experts say that there are not only food crops, but also millions of people who rely on them. Today is necessary to strengthen food storage systems, improve the infrastructure of the cold chain, eliminate the disorders of logistics and adopt sustainable farming practices.
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