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Aryan Rai · DistrictNews · 2026-09-02

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and water stress are making an already

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and water stress are making an already sensitive crop harder to grow in several parts of India. The problem is no longer confined to the planet getting warmer, but is now to do with the fact that tomatoes need the right conditions at particular stages of their growth. And that is becoming harder as extreme weather arrives at exactly the wrong time. On this week's Climate On My Plate, India Today Science explores how for a crop this sensitive, the problem is not just hotter weather but extreme weather arriving at the wrong moment.

Why it matters. Why it matters: Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and water stress are making an already sensitive crop harder to grow in several parts of India.

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