Tobacco in Andhra Pradesh-Victim of Climate Change

 

A concerning situation has been observed playing out in Andhra Pradesh over the past 20 days, as there is a dramatic decrease in the precipitation, which might have an impact on the local Agriculture and economy. As Andhra Pradesh is the highest producer of tobacco in the country, the complex interaction between the scanty rainfall and its affects on tobacco cultivation has particularly come into lime light. The future of the tobacco sector is at risk as a result of the climate change, this 2023. Let us discuss the complexity of this situation and possible repercussions for the tobacco industry.

 

Precipitation patterns in Andhra Pradesh, 2023:

Andhra Pradesh receives its rainfall majorly from the South-West Monsoon, arrives generally in the month of June, influencing the weather in the northern part of the state and North-East Monsoon, that usually enters the state in October, affecting the southern part. The rainfall in past few days, at the major tobacco growing districts of Andhra Pradesh like East Godavari, West Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Guntur, Prakasam, Krishna and Nellore has been deficient or very low.

 

The Rainfall at these districts for past 10 days are as follows:

 



 

 

 

 

 

Rainfall forecast:

The rainfall forecast in the tobacco growing regions of Andhra Pradesh for next 10 days is as follows:

 

Conclusion:

·         The mean tobacco growing areas continue to be deficient for sowing to take place. Forecast signals further delay.

·         In general, the nursery beds for tobacco sowing are prepared in the month of September, where it requires a minimum well distributed rainfall about 500 mm, for good sowing and germination.

·         As a result, there is a greater chance of late sowing of tobacco this year, unless there are well-distributed rainfalls.

·         A sudden development in the Bay of Bengal by Cyclonic Circulation could alter this situation, otherwise the decimal prospect of normal tobacco crop.


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