Pakistan growers are afraid of a 45-50 percent decline in mango production due to global warming (as well as poor field practices).
However, the Mango Research Institute officials calculated it would be nearer a 30 percent crop loss. The reasons would be global warming, climate change, prolonged winters, late flowering, winds and hailstorms. The horticulture experts observed that a substantial decline in mango production in Sindh and Punjab was expected this year. It is being attributed to weather patterns induced by climate change.
An extended winter, unusual summer rains, winds and hailstorms. Agriculture experts observed that the country could see itself drop out of the list as climate change and water scarcity hinder production. The country’s mango was standing after India in taste and production, but now the country was facing decline in mango production for the last few years.
According to a report, Pakistan was the seventh most vulnerable country to global warming and subsequently climate change. Mango Growers Cooperative Society president Syed Zahid Hussain Gardezi said that the recent visit to orchards highlighted that mango crop production might drop to 45 to 50 percent due to increase in production cost in climatic conditions. He said that mango trees are often hit by diseases after abnormal climatic conditions.
