As Weather Shifts, Strawberries Leave Sour Taste In Northeast India
by The Daily Eye Team November 28 2015, 5:27 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 33 secsSOHLIYA, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Strawberries are a treat for many, but they are increasingly leaving a sour taste in the mouths of growers in Meghalaya, in India?s northeast. The state, with just under 3 million people, is the third largest producer of strawberries in India, its government says. On average, about 500 metric tonnes of the fragile fruit is grown each year on 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) of land. The berries were introduced in the late 1990s by a few farmers and enthusiastically adopted by others, who saw their farm profits soar, growers say. One described growing the high-value crop as like winning the lottery. Read More at www.in.reuters.com