Fluctuations in rapid weather and record heat are undermining crop expectations for Pakistan, one of the world’s major mango producers.
26.5. 14: 01 • Updated May 26 14:12
In South Asia, heat has risen this month in large areas by as much as 50 degrees.
Suppressive heat weakens the crop prospects of agriculture and orchards.
Pakistan’s mango harvest, for example, is forecast to be less than half that of the previous year. Fruits withered by water shortage ripen but remain small.
Mangoes are grown in Pakistan especially in Sindh province. The region is suffering from an exceptionally severe drought this spring.
Pakistan is the world’s fifth largest mango producer after China, India, Thailand and Indonesia.
The heat linked to climate change is affecting the quality of life of an estimated one billion people in South Asia.