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A small tea grower using a leaf cutting machine near Kotagiri, Nilgiris. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s tea production declined 1.7% year-on-year (YoY) to 658.3 million kg during January-July this year, according to data shared by the United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI). While the country’s tea output in 2025 had grown 7.1%…
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Garlic being harvested at a farm in Udhagamandalam. Due to poor rainfall, the yield has come down, say farmers. | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy A lack of rainfall in The Nilgiris has begun severely affecting farmers in the district. According to officials, a rainfall deficit of anywhere between 30% and 70% has been recorded in…
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