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Experts outline steps to tackle the woes of the rain-dependent sector, with Met dept seeing a below-normal monsoon
Agriculture in India is going through one of its worst periods in recent times. On the one hand farm incomes have been dented by falling prices of crops—both of key crops like rice, wheat and cotton as well as cash crops like rubber, basmati rice, guar gum and potatoes. On the other, a drought-like situation in several states last year and unseasonal rains more recently have damaged crops.
The future too appears bleak for the rain-dependent sector as the Met department has predicted a below-normal monsoon.
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