Heavy Rains Wreck Cotton Crops in India’s Maharashtra State

  • 14 years ago
Farmers are in despair over cotton crops damaged by heavy rains in India’s state of Maharashtra.

Farmers are now demanding help from the government, hoping for financial aid to get them through this difficult time.

Cotton is an important commercial crop grown in the state.

India is a largely agricultural economy. About 600 million people there depend on farming for their livelihood.

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