Farmers bet on watermelons in warming Meghalaya

With climate challenges prompting innovation in farming practices, watermelon cultivation in Mynriang may well hold the seeds of a more resilient agricultural future

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Farmers in Mynriang village in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district are increasingly turning to watermelon cultivation alongside traditional broom grass as part of their adaptation to shifting rainfall patterns and rising temperatures, an agriculture officer said.

‘The cultivation of watermelons is a relatively new development in the area. Villagers discovered only a few years ago that the fruit grows well in the region's soil and climate.