Pakistan's mango production to fall by 50% due to heatwave and water shortage
Fresh Mango
Pakistan
Published May 27, 2022
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Pakistan's mango production is expected to decline by around 50% this year, as the crop has been severely hit by unusually high temperatures and water shortages, the chief of a growers' and exporters' association said.
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Pakistan witnessed an extreme heatwave this month, with temperatures in the south crossing 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). The south Asian nation had jumped from winter to summer without experiencing a spring, according to the country's Climate Change Ministry. More than a billion people are at risk from the effects of heat in the region, scientists have warned, linking the early onset of an intense summer to climate change. "The heatwave has affected it (the crop) greatly because the temperature in March was 28, 29 degrees Celsius - but all of a sudden it hit 42," said Waheed Ahmed, head of the Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association. He said the heat at the time of the flowering of mango trees affected production greatly, adding that Pakistan was facing a 50% drop in mango production this year as a result. Though the heat ripens the succulent yellow fruit, the untimely early rise in temperatures, coupled with water shortages, have ...
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