Footprints: Ignoring climate change. THE farmers of the Potohar region usually sow their wheat crop before November, and the agriculture department has set Nov 5 as the deadline for wheat sowing so that a better crop can be ensured. This year, though, with December nearly upon them, the farmers still find their land uncultivable. “Sowing should begin possible by the end of December provided it does not rain too much,” says Mohammad Dorez, visibly distressed. Some eight kilometres to the west of Chakwal city, his grass-laden field is being ploughed. Dorez, who never had an education, does not know the expression ‘climate change’, but he blames his predicament on the unusual monsoon rains. In many parts of the region, there was very heavy rainfall up to October; but other parts of the region got lower than average rains.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:19:17 +0000
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