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Living with an Uncertain Monsoon: IRI's work to benefit farmers in India

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In May and June each year, speculation about the coming of the monsoon fills newspapers and conversations across India. Urban dwellers eagerly await respite from overbearing heat. Investors scrutinize forecasts, trying to anticipate possible impacts on food prices. But none have more at stake than India's over 100 million farming households.

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