date:Sep 23, 2019
Nagpur oranges, which already had to combat water scarcity this summer, are now succumbing to a fungal infection brought on by excess rain. In the span of just a few months, Indias Vidarbha region has witnessed a weather paradox, with drought-like water scarcity in summer and excess rains in September combined with continuous cloudy skies.
Agriculture experts predict a 50% dip in the production of Nagpur oranges this harvest season. Some farmers are quoting an 80% loss of the produce already be