Ginger crop wilted due to heavy rain

Kanive, May 21: The land, which was tired of waiting for the terrible heat due to the rains that have poured in the Kushalnagar area for the past few days, has now cooled down a bit.

This rain has also brought joy to the ginger farmers who had sown their crops in March-April.

Due to the unprecedented scorching heat that had scorched the land, the tube wells that were used to irrigate agriculture in most parts of Kushalnagar, Periyapatna, Hunsur and Arakalgudu areas had stopped. This means that the groundwater level had dropped significantly.

Rain that caused distress

The farmers who had poured a huge amount of money into the land under the pretext of cultivating the cash crop ginger had suffered. But the continuous rains that fell in the second week of May for three to four periods alleviated the suffering of the ginger farmers and brought joy. The rains have soaked the land and given the crop a good harvest, now the farmers are busy removing weeds and building soil in the ginger fields.

Good price for old ginger

Last year, the huge amount of ginger grown by the farmers was left in the field without being harvested because the price did not increase. However, in the second week of May, due to the increase in the price of ginger in the international market, the old ginger is being harvested and is now being sold at Rs. 5,000 in the market. Meanwhile, the farmers lament that the yield of old ginger in the land has fallen significantly due to the scorching sun from last March to the first week of May.

Ginger in lakhs of hectares

This time too, ginger has been grown in lakhs of hectares in many districts including Kodagu as farmers have laid great emphasis on the ginger crop in large quantities. It has already been three months since the sowing of this crop, and in the next three to four months, this new ginger will be ready for the market. But it remains to be seen how the new price of this new ginger will fill the empty pockets of the farmers.

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