Onion Crisis Is Due To Climate Change: Experts At SOA Meet In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As sky-high onion prices continues to bring tears to consumers eyes, experts have blamed the shortage of the vegetable to climate change.

Speaking at the 50th Annual Conference of Indian Science Teacher’s Association at the Institute of Technical Education and Research under SOA Deemed to be University on Friday, experts said that the effect of climate change has been profound on the agricultural sector and in the tribal areas.

The ongoing onion crisis is because of the heavy rainfall in onion producing regions, leading to disruption in the production of the vegetable, they said.

Director of Amity University Foundation Chakradhar Satpathy, said the change in the weather pattern has had a negative fallout on the environment. It has impacted human health and crops. Science teachers have to be sensitive to these aspects.

Former vice-chancellor of Darbhanga University Ramani Prasad Sinha blamed uneven rainfall in the country to climate change, affecting food production. “The onion crisis is because of inordinate rainfall activity in onion producing regions,” he underlined.

SOA Vice-Chancellor R K Chauhan said teachers of all the disciplines should be sensitised to the impact of climate change.