Government Expert Explains What Rising Temperatures Can Do To Wheat Crop
NDTV
India is the world's second-biggest consumer of wheat. It banned wheat exports in May last year after a sudden rise in temperature reduced output amid a global shortfall
A new government expert group is closely monitoring the effects of rising temperature on wheat crop and has sent a "general advisory" to the affected states, the officer heading the group told NDTV.
India is the world's second-biggest consumer of wheat. It banned wheat exports in May last year after a sudden rise in temperature reduced output amid a global shortfall triggered by the war in Ukraine, a country among the world's top wheat-growers.
"We have sent a general advisory to the affected states in the first fortnight of February. Representatives of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments are in the committee," Agriculture Commissioner PK Singh, who heads the group, told NDTV.
"We hope the advisory reaches farmers in every village. Our group will keep a sharp eye on the situation," Mr Singh said, without detailing the content of the advisory.
