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Changing monsoon season and lack of rain bring uncertainty to India's farmers

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Government leaders from around the world are meeting in Egypt for the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Included on the agenda are the issues of economic loss and diminishing food access due to the effects of climate change.

YR Media's Mukta Dharmapurikar visited her family's farm in India this summer and found the lack of rain and the changing monsoon season are causing fear and uncertainty about the community's future.

Sugarcane, one of India's biggest agricultural exports. (Courtesy of Mukta Dharmapurikar)
Sugarcane, one of India's biggest agricultural exports. (Courtesy of Mukta Dharmapurikar)

A longer version of this story was originally featured on the youth climate storytelling podcast “Inherited.” Inherited is produced by YR Media, a national network of young journalists and artists, and distributed by the podcast network Critical Frequency.

This segment aired on November 14, 2022.

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