Rains from the monsoon hit winter-crops in early winter in Bangladesh as well as Himachal Pradesh

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The heavy rains of the last three days, brought on by a monsoon that is late, has caused a lot of damage to the agriculture of India as well as Bangladesh which has exacerbated existing worries regarding the rising prices for vegetables. Farmers who planted winter crops like onions, potatoes and chillis, have been warned of massive losses because of the flooding.

Regions of Bangladesh including Rajshahi, Pabna, Kushtia, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Nilphamari, Dinajpur, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Shariatpur, Madaripur, Gopalganj and Lalmanirhat saw heavy rainfall, which resulted in erosion of the river and waterlogging. In addition, a mix of heavy winds and rain have caused significant damage to potatoes, chilli, vegetable and fields within the Dinajpur, Rangpur, Pabna, Kushtia, Dhaka and Faridpur areas.

Thefinancialexpress.com.bd reports that, in early October, the monsoons gradually recede, ushering in the arrival of winter winds. A unique pattern was observed in the past year when the country is experiencing heavy rain over the last three days. A few areas had been seeing rain for about one weeks.

The heavy rains cause massive losses to Mandi district fruit farmers.

The monsoon also has caused massive losses for the horticulture industry and to the fruit farmers of Mandi district, located in Himachal Pradesh. Its Horticulture Department has revealed that the monsoon has caused damage to the fruit crop covering 4,169 hectares of Mandi district. The damage directly impacts the 14,794 farmers who grow fruit.

Based on Sanjay Kumar Gupta who is the Deputy Director of the Horticulture Department, the fruit cultivators of the Mandi district cultivate apple stone fruits, pear mango and apricot as well as citrus, orange, and Guava. The apple crop was damaged was recorded on 3,080 acres and was followed by stone fruits with 462 hectares of land, mango on 431 hectares as well as citrus on 71 hectares and pear in 30 hectares, and litchi on 46 hectares, apricot on 29 acres, guava on 13 hectares and the orange crops on seven hectares within the Mandi district.


Source: tribuneindia.com

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