The advent of summer coincides with the mango season in India, and as climate change continues to drive temperatures up, the price of India’s beloved fruit is also going up. The exceptionally hot summer season and low reservoir levels may put stress on the summer crop of vegetables and fruits. The central bank noted the rabi arrivals of pulses and vegetables need to be carefully monitored.
India is particularly vulnerable to losing labour productivity due to heatwaves as a large section of its workforce is engaged in outdoor work at this time of the year, as in agriculture, construction and mining. Adverse weather conditions tend to impact food prices negatively, however, the issues are not restricted to price rise. As blistering heat has struck northern India weeks earlier than usual mango crops has been devastated.
Presentation- Dibyabharati Nayak
