Coming after consecutive drought years, 2018 brought the worst drought in 20 years in Andhra. The state government declared 347 mandals (blocks) drought-affected in nine of 13 districts.
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Source: IndiaSpend
Further, the entire state received 32% deficient rainfall between June 2018 and April 2019, affecting the main kharif and rabi (October to March, or winter) crops.
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Nagamma belongs to the Boya caste, a Backward Class group. She has been leaving her, now teenage son, back in the village to work on Guntur's chilli farms for the last six years.
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Madhavi belongs to the Boya caste, a Backward Class group in Andhra Pradesh. She owns a seven acre farm which is fallow for the last three years. Drought is forcing women to consume less and leading to severe health issues such as body pains and anaemia.
Nagaveni (eleven) belongs to the Boya caste, a Backward Class group, he picks chillies on Guntur's chilli farms.
40% of workers on these farms are children affected by drought and migration.
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