The June-September monsoon is significant for India's overall economy as most farmlands are rain-dependent and more than half of the country's workforce is employed in agriculture.

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Set in a monumental amphitheatre of peaks, ridges and jagged stone bluffs, it's far more rugged than the sweeping farmlands at Appenzell.

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"The future of our farmlands, our forests, our health, our climate - these are the biggest threats humanity faces and they are far more important than concerns over liability, " he said.

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