Impact of climate change on Sindh’s date production
By Zulfiqar Kunbhar
KARACHI: Sindh’s environment has been ideal for date cultivation with perfect soil and warm climate. But things are changing now. At time when dates are ready to be plucked, dried, processed and sold, Upper Sindh has witnessed radical and catastrophic climate change recently, within a month. As the fruit starts dropping compelling the growers to harvest it, the orchard owners are worried about rapid climate change.
In Sindh, dates crop matures with the advent of…