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Indian farmers turning to millets to fight water stress, climate change

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. In Punjab, a northwestern “breadbasket” state of […]