Daily Times

Sir: We do not know how to handle climate change, and I feel for the farmers that must have to deal with all the problems that come with this turbulence. For people in the city, it is only a matter of whether they will need to turn on their AC or if the rain will affect their route. But a farmer’s livelihood is linked to the weather.

Rain at the wrong time, too much sun, erratic winds, and so much more, can literally ruin their entire crops. Many farmers don’t just rely on their crops to make a sale and earn a living, this is also the source through which they feed their own families.

It is the people of the city that need to take control and fix their habits. Otherwise it isn’t just the rural areas that will suffer, pretty soon we won’t even find food to eat. Last year a friend of mine abandoned his strawberry business because it seemed that no matter how hard he tried he just couldn’t manage the weather issues that came with the crop. The plants are extremely sensitive and a few wrong moves can decimate months of hard work.

We joke about missing his strawberries, but no one dares discuss the financial burden he has been facing since he ran out of this option. The time is now for us to act, before we find ourselves in a state worse than some African countries.

KAMIL HASSAAN

Chakwal

Published in Daily Times, June 24^th 2018.