Young Indian farmers are turning to an ancient crop to fight water stress and climate change

By Shruti Bhogal, Researcher, TIGR2ESS Programme, University of Cambridge
Adam S. Green, Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge
Cameron Andrew Petrie, Reader in South Asian and Iranian Archaeology, University of Cambridge
Sandeep Dixit, Researcher, TIGR2ESS Programme, University of Cambridge

India is facing a water and food crisis, exacerbated by extreme climate cycles such as the current heatwave during which temperatures well above 40℃ have been commonplace. With 1.4 billion people to feed, and such heatwaves set to become more common, the country clearly needs more sustainable agriculture.

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