Climate change impacts on Maharashtra agriculture
Climate change impacts on Maharashtra agriculture
Maharashtra faces an increasing risk from climate change which is likely to impact the production of four major crops – Soybean, Cotton, Wheat and Gram, grown in the State, according to a study by the Institute for Sustainable Communities. The report titled “Climate Change Impacts on Maharashtra Agriculture” examines the week-wise 30 year averages of historical (covering the years 1989-2018) and predicted (covering the years 2021- 2050) rainfall and temperature data for 8 districts across Khandesh, Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of the state.