Open problems · Farming & rural life
Chronic drought and groundnut farmers
Anantapuramu has faced chronic drought, groundnut-farmer distress and migration for decades.
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What we know
Chronic drought, distress among groundnut farmers and migration are reported to have lasted decades in the area.
Open questions
- How many years in the last twenty has the district been declared drought-hit?
- How have groundnut yields and prices moved, and what crops are farmers switching to?
- Which water projects meant for the district are still unfinished?
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