Delayed onset, withdrawal of monsoon: Time for farming in India to adjust?

A few weeks back, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the southwest monsoon is expected to begin its withdrawal from parts of Rajasthan from the first week of September.

However, later it updated the forecast saying that in view of the changed weather conditions that include a build-up of the fresh weather systems in the Bay of Bengal, the withdrawal could be delayed.

If the monsoon withdrawal is again delayed this year, this would mean that for the second straight year, the southwest monsoon isn’t leaving the country on time.

This is also in tune with the