Heat wave hurting farmers' income as yields drop across several crops

This could have an impact on their final output and prices in the months to come

Santosh Patkar of Devgadh Taluka Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra is a worried man these days.

Devgadh, which is known as the home to world famous Alphonso variety of mangoes, has seen an unusual drop in yields which is affecting farmers’ income.

Being one of the primary agricultural produce from the area, Santosh is not untouched by this somewhat rare phenomenon.

He said in his own mango garden, yields have come down by a third from most trees.

“In whole of Devgadh, usually during the peak season, around 50,000-60,000 tonnes of Alphonso mangoes are produced of which around 15,000-20,000 tonnes goes