El Nino Expected to Further Strain India's Farm Economy Amid Monsoon Uncertainty

An opinion piece warns that El Nino could further disrupt India's farm economy, which is valued at roughly $300 billion. The author notes that the mechanisms linking the many factors that shape the monsoon are still not fully understood. The El Nino phenomenon was declared only a few weeks before the piece was written. The author argues it is unlikely to be the main cause of the monsoon's late onset. The article is framed as commentary on the wider risks this weather pattern poses to agriculture.