Drought Cripples Dairy Farmers in Maharashtra in ‘Off the Charts’ Weather Year

PUNE, India & ANTALYA, Türkiye, November 9 (IPS) - Dairy farmer Sagar Pawar has to buy water and fodder at inflated rates to feed his brood of two buffaloes, three Guernsey cows and a calf. He lives in the Solapur district, which is already drought-prone, but now has to deal with the impacts of a strong El Niño as well.

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