Changing weather patterns pose another challenge to Indian agriculture, affecting output.
Climate change has caused further erratic flooding and drought. Warmer weather is helping certain pests breed.
Another threat for the rural community is scarcity of good quality water. The use of water for agricultural purposes is depleting water tables.
Water supply is also strained due to wasteful irrigation practices; a shift to more water-intensive crops, such as horticultural produce; industrial and domestic water usage rising from a currently low base; and erratic rainfall.
Image: A group of men offer rain prayers on the dried up surface of Upper Lake, Bhopal. | Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
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