Effects of climate change
How climate change is affecting our crops ? Climate change feels a lot closer these days. It is happening right here and now. Farmers all over the world face the effects in their own fields. This includes those in Nepal too as Nepal is agriculture based country. Rising temperatures bring new problems. Irregular rainfall adds to the trouble. Floods and droughts make things even harder. All of this hits agriculture at its core. That is the base of our entire food system. 1. Rising Temperatures and Heat Stress Crops need a certain comfort zone to thrive. Temperatures push past that normal range. Plants then have a hard time growing right. High heat forces growth to speed up. It cuts down the time for grains to fill out. Yields end up smaller because of this. Take wheat and maize for instance. They produce smaller grains when heat rises during flowering. The same happens at maturity stages. Productivity drops too. Vegetables face issues as well. Tomatoes and cabbage de...