Karanja-Gha. (Ed.), Orange production is taken on a large scale in Arvi, Ashti and Karanja tehsils of Wardha district including Nagpur, Amravati. Badrila weather and fog have prevailed in the district since last week. Meanwhile, due to unseasonal rains, orange crop has come in trouble. The fruits are rotting and rotting in most of the orange orchards of India, due to heavy losses in it, the concern of the farmers has increased.
fruit sheet under trees
The farmers of the area take production of Mrig Bahar oranges, at present there are two months left for the oranges. At present the size of the fruits is small, but due to the weather, the fruits are already rotting from the trees and the fruit sheet is laid under the trees, due to which the tension has increased among the orange growing farmers, this time due to excessive rain, the crops in Kharif season Heavy damage has been done.
Farmers are in financial trouble due to the destruction of soybean and cotton crops, in this season farmers in Arvi, Ashti and Karanja tehsils take production of oranges, this time the deer is looking good, the trees are also bearing good fruits, but suddenly the weather has changed. Farmers are again disappointed due to change in direction, due to unseasonal rain, cloudy weather and foggy shade, oranges are falling from the trees and there is a possibility of reduction in production of oranges.
Farmer’s hard work in vain
Mrig Bahar orange trees are taken care of by the farmers from June to March, the fruits of Mrig Bahar mature in the month of February to March with a large size, green fruits are yellow, this is a complete natural process, after this the farmers market their oranges for sale. But this time due to the unfavorable nature of nature, the farmer is in trouble. Due to the unseasonal rains in the last week of December, the small sized fruits on the trees in the garden have started rotting and rotting. Happening. To avoid this crisis, the farmer is seeking guidance from the Agriculture Department, but due to the neglect of the concerned department, there is anger among the farmers.
Agriculture department pay attention
The Agriculture Department should pay serious attention to save the orange crop from the weather. So that farmers can avoid possible losses, many farmers including Yogesh Dalal, Kewal Bhakte, Mukunda Dhobale and Keshav Bhakte are making such demand.