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Ab ye hua kyun? Seedha reason hai climate change aur uske wajah se bigde mausam.
Maharashtra aur Karnataka mein jo aam ke bagichein hain na, wahan December ki thandi lehrein, baar baar badal hona, aur flowering ke time par zyada humidity ne pollination aur fruit set ko barbaad kar diya. Karnataka mein toh hailstorm ne bhi 50% tak ka nuksaan kiya hai.
Local officials toh keh rahe hain ki aisa crop failure pichle 50 saal mein kabhi nahi dekha gaya. Literally, 'king of fruits' ka crisis chal raha hai.
Yaani, badhti garmi aur unpredictable baarish... sab horticulture pe asar kar raha hai. Ek degree temperature badhne se bhi mango yield 11% tak kam ho sakta hai, research bata rahi hai. Ye sensitivity fruit crops ko extreme weather events ke liye vulnerable bana rahi hai.
India waise bhi duniya mein sabse zyada aam banane wala desh hai, lagbhag half global production. Par internal consumption 99% hai, toh jo shortage hui hai na, woh seedha market mein dikh rahi hai. Mumbai mein toh Alphonso ₹800 se ₹2,000 per dozen bik rahe hain, jo pichle saal ke ₹600-1,000 se kaafi zyada hai.
Kisan bhaiyon ke liye toh bahut badi mushkil hai, unki livelihood ka sawal hai. Government schemes hain, par itne bade nuksaan ko manage karna mushkil ho raha hai. Farmers ₹Compensation per hectare ki maang kar rahe hain, jo dikhata hai ki financial strain kitna hai.
Aage ka scenario bhi kuch khaas nahi lag raha. South Asia mein temperatures aur badhne ki forecasting hai. Toh aam jaise sensitive crops ko bachane ke liye naye tarike, climate-resilient varieties aur smart farming ki zaroorat hai. Varna ye 'king of fruits' ka future uncertain hai.