Pune: After that farmer Just recovering from the attacks of water scarcity The pre-monsoon rains have ceased for the past few days and it is revealed that many of them were horticulture fruits, vegetables. According to state agriculture office data, 5,437 hectares of fruits, vegetables had been abandoned by May 15 across Maharashtra.
They are not ruling out further fruits, vegetables damage as field appraisals are being carried out in all areas. Fruits, vegetables damage next day. For example, fruit plantations are among the worst-hit areas in this year’s showers.
Anil Jadhav, a farmer who lives in Maan Tehsil in Satara district said,” there was a hailstorm at my farm. Pomegranate twigs broke due to large-sized hailstones falling on them. It is a huge loss. Govt. I urge you to immediately start a panchanama about crop damages.
Over the last two months several farmers made extra efforts to supply enough water for their fruits, vegetables. Some fruit farmers are Pune district Waterwheels were brought to their plantations. They faced huge financial losses as these showers damaged heavily rainfallthe official added.
“My banana plantation covering three acres is about to be harvested,” Vamanrao Navale told TOI from Futjavalgaon village in Solapur district.” I worked too hard growing them throughout this hot summer .But these powerful pre-monsoon showers and gusty winds have razed entire farms and I don’t know how I can pay back banks’ and private moneylenders’ loans.
“Fruit farming is different from other fruits, vegetables because we need high capital investment on it as well as extreme care individually,” told Rajabhau Todkar, a pomegranate grower from Akolekhurd village in Solapur.
“If we cannot earn anything despite our sweat and blood? Then government should give us compensation without delay,” he added.
There has been loss of various crops in Pune district. “The highest damage is vegetable cultivation. Consequently, local markets will run out of vegetables in the next few weeks.
A senior agricultural official said, “This is a hard time for farmers in the state. First they have to face water scarcity on Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Fitr too. During summer, many farmers cannot grow fruits, vegetables because of lack of water .