Nashik: The weather pattern has changed in Nashik district for the last several days. The sun is coming out late in the morning due to cloudy sky. But the Meteorological Department says that this weather is a sign of rain. Grape growers are worried about this.
Due to the changing weather and natural calamities every day, the loss of agricultural products has increased. Farmers spend a huge amount of money for the production of crops. Compared to this, the lack of production has made it difficult for the farmer families to continue their work. The number of cash crops is high in the taluka. But these crops can now become a victim of the spoiled mood of nature.
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If we look at the average crop production in the last four years, it has become difficult to calculate the cost of production. These include loans taken from many farmers’ societies, banks, pant institutions, jewellery, land, borrowed money, recovery of electricity bills, increasing market price of grocery goods, increased wages, increased prices of seeds and daily needs etc. If caught, the burden of debt on the head of the farmers seems to be increasing.
Farmers are also facing loadshedding
The farmers are still suffering the result of two consecutive nights of rain last month. The previous wound is still green and now the sky has been cloudy continuously for the last four to five days. Somewhere it rained and snow balls have also fallen. Due to this, farmers have suffered in some places. Presently, the campus is under waterlogging from the grape plantation pruned in the month of September last year. There is a risk of crop failure due to cloudy weather and rain. Due to cloudy weather, there is also a fear of getting insects. Therefore, the cost of grape production is increasing every day. Not only this, the farmers are also facing the constant load shedding of the electricity distribution company.
Farmers scared of disaster
Rain, storm and cloud can cause heavy damage to the farmer’s crop. Especially all the hard work of the grape growing farmers can be ruined. This is the reason why farmers are scared about the possible disaster.