Scientists blame climate change, suggest adaptation The food crisis in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to worsen as nearly 70 per cent of this year’s wheat crop has already been damaged due to an unprecedented dry spell at crown root initiation (CRI) stage of rabi crop. According to scientists, this dry spell is a result of climate change. With the wheat crop in the non-irrigated ‘kandi’ belt already damaged, the Agriculture Department has pressed the panic button by asking the Irrigation Department not to close the gates of Ranbir Canal…
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