By the time the fruits emerged, it was too hot, and many dropped from the branches prematurely.ī. In the state of Andhra Pradesh, in the south, the heavy rains delayed the mango plants’ flowering by a month.
The Mango Growers Association said the yield in the northern mango-growing belt would fall by closer to 70 percent. In Uttar Pradesh, the northern mango-growing powerhouse, a government agriculture official estimated that mango production in the state would fall by close to 20 percent this year. The heat wave is a vivid example of the challenge India faces in ensuring its food security as the effects of climate change worsen, compounding its difficulties in raising agricultural productivity to international standards to feed a growing population of nearly 1.4 billion. As blistering heat has struck northern India weeks earlier than usual, mango crops have been devastated, threatening a way of life for the thousands of small farmers who grow the fruit and the millions more who consume it. Connoisseurs argue fervently about which of India’s dozens of varieties - each with a distinct flavor, color and texture - are best, and disagree politely about the correct way to eat the fruit: by cutting it into slices, or by sucking the juice straight from the top.īut this year, this centuries-old ritual is imperiled. Mangoes are added to kebabs, used to sour dishes and puréed with mint to make refreshing drinks. MALIHABAD, India - No fruit in India is as universally loved and as eagerly anticipated as the mango, which, for one brief window each year, cools and sweetens the long days of summer.
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