crops

Can our crops survive the erratic weather?

Take urgent stock of the impact of El Nino on our agriculture

Dried up Teesta hits livelihood

“We used to have bumper crops here,” says farmer Mahir Uddin of Char Kalmati village in Lalmonirhat. “The Teesta River used to flow year-round but nowadays there's not enough water in winter for optimal agriculture.”

July 21, 2023
July 21, 2023

Can our crops survive the erratic weather?

Take urgent stock of the impact of El Nino on our agriculture

January 2, 2016
January 2, 2016

Dried up Teesta hits livelihood

“We used to have bumper crops here,” says farmer Mahir Uddin of Char Kalmati village in Lalmonirhat. “The Teesta River used to flow year-round but nowadays there's not enough water in winter for optimal agriculture.”