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First a lack of rain and then an unseasonal downpour ruined Chatra Devi’s crops. “We cultivated bajra [pearl millet] and it was growing well. But when we had to water our farms, it did not rain. Then it rained during the harvest and ruined the crop,” says the 45-year-old farmer from Khirkhiri village in Rajasthan’s Karauli district.Karauli’s economy is mainly dependent on agriculture and the majority of residents are either cultivators or agricultural labourers (Census 2011). The state has historically been water-starved and agriculture is mostly <a href="https://rajas.rajasthan.gov.in/PDF/2142022121719PMAGRICULTURALSTATISTICS2019_20.pdf">rainfed</a>.A member of the Mina community (listed as ST in the state), Chatra Devi says she has noticed a change in the rainfall pattern over the last 10 years. Rajasthan is India’s largest state (by area) and  <a href="https://mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/cocsso/24cocsso_ag4_Rajasthan.pdf">70 per cent</a> of the population depend on agriculture and animal husbandry for their livelihoods.

Changing rainfall patterns has forced farmers in Khirkhiri to rely on milk sales for sustenance. But changes in the weather also negatively affects the health of livestock who fall prey to various diseases. “My cow has not eaten properly in the last 5-10 days,” says Chatra Devi.Anoop Singh Meena, 48, a teacher at the Mahatma Gandhi Senior Secondary School in Khirkhiri is worried about the future. “When I imagine the future of my village, agriculture that is dependent on the monsoons will see a lot of changes. The future seems very dark to me.”This film, set in Khirkhiri, tells the story of those who depend on the land and the challenges they endure as weather patterns become increasingly erratic.

Karauli's farmers hit by a changing climate

موسم کی مار جھیلتے کرولی کے کسان

కరౌలీ రైతులను దెబ్బతీస్తోన్న మారుతున్న వాతావరణం

மாறிவரும் காலநிலையால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள கரௌலி விவசாயிகள்

ਬਦਲਦੇ ਮੌਸਮ ਦੀ ਮਾਰ ਹੇਠ ਕਰੌਲੀ ਦੇ ਕਿਸਾਨ

ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତିତ ଜଳବାୟୁ ଦ୍ୱାରା କରୌଲୀର କୃଷକ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ

മാറിമറിയുന്ന കാലാവസ്ഥയിൽ വലഞ്ഞ് കരൗലിയിലെ കർഷകർ

ಹವಾಮಾನ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗೆ ತತ್ತರಿಸಿ ಹೋಗಿರುವ ಕರೌಲಿಯ ರೈತರು

કરૌલી જિલ્લામાં આબોહવા પરિવર્તનથી પરેશાન ખેડૂતો

करौली के किसान मन के ऊपर बदलत मऊसम के मार

बदलत मौसम से हलकान करौली के किसान

খামখেয়ালি জলবায়ুর জেরে আতান্তরে কারৌলির চাষিরা

জলবায়ু পৰিৱৰ্তনে জলা-কলা খুৱাইছে কৰৌলিৰ কৃষকক

जलवायु में बदलाव की मार झेलते करौली के किसान

Karauli

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Karauli's farmers hit by a changing climate

In the village of Khirkhiri, untimely rain is wreaking havoc with the harvest, and even livestock are not spared. A video capturing the voices of farmers across Rajasthan’s Karauli district

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