Cotton farmers confused as forecasts unpredictable as weather

 Policy makers and agricultural experts are not too sure whom to trust when it comes to weather and this is hampering them from taking the right decision on planting, especially cotton crop. While some

of them rely on forecasts by the India Metereological department, others seek inputs from public and private agencies to decide on sowing patterns. Based on the forecast of a dry spell of about 10-15 days in July in central India, Nagpur-based Central Institute of Cot ..