The summer season, one of the most lucrative times for the farmers with sales and demand usually skyrocketing for the fruit, is showing a depressing reversal this time around

Palakkad, Malappuram, Kollam, and Idukki among the worst-a ected districts in terms of rainfall de ciency this summer season; farmers say that summer crops, which are at present in the critical tillering stage, are struggling to survive the extreme temperature

The new facility was set up in collaboration with Hyderabad-based Institute of Advanced Medical Research and Innovation

The primary occupation of the people here was agriculture. With mango and tamarind widely grown in the region, the farmers said there was a need for government processing units.