In India, This Traditional Crop Is Saving Flood-Hit Farmers From Losses
Heavy, unseasonal rains are destroying hybrid rice varieties. "I had cultivated five acres of land and spent Rs. 1.5 lakh ($1800). But the flood destroyed everything." So farmers in Odisha are turning back to a resilient, traditional variety of paddy, Pottiya, which was once cultivated by their forebears. Climate change is affecting the annual rainfall pattern in Odisha. Farmers are dealing with untimely dry spells and heavy rains which leave the fields waterlogged.
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In India, This Traditional Crop Is Saving Flood-Hit Farmers From Losses

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