Mining impacts agriculture in Goa, putting farmers in misery
2020-9-28 · Mining impact on agriculture. The rush for mining has had a massive impact on villages surrounded by the mines. For instance, in the village of Mayem, when fields were productive, they grew rice, chilli, kokum, beans, mango, caju (cashew) and coconut trees. Its water bodies used to be alive with gouti fish, crab, shrimp.