In recent decades, market forces have prompted farmers in the Sunderbans to choose modern, high-yielding varieties of paddy, oblivious to their sensitivity to salt. Cyclone Aila, which caused a huge inundation of salt in the fields, proved that this was a costly mistake: every farmer who sowed the modern seed ended up with no produce, while those who planted traditional salt-tolerant varieties managed to harvest a little rice. Sukanta Das Gupta reports.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/agriculture-natures-mercy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sukanta-das-gupta
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-salinisation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sundarbans
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
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[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/disaster-management
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
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