Monsoon sunlight negatively impacts various crops, including coffee.

Madikeri, July 14: The abnormal weather conditions during the monsoon this year are troubling the farmers of the district. Growers and farmers are sharing their experiences that the hot weather like summer is having adverse effects on agricultural crops in various ways, even though it was supposed to rain.

Currently, paddy farming should have been in full swing. But due to the lack of expected rain, the monsoon is much weaker than in previous years. Farmers are struggling to do sowing and ploughing work without water in the fields. Earlier, farmers' interest in paddy farming was decreasing, and this time it is showing further setback due to the weather. According to the Agriculture Department's estimate, this time the target of paddy farming was set at 15 thousand hectares.

However, in the current situation, it is likely to be severely reduced. Till now, 103 hectares of land has been cultivated, which is an achievement of 0.6%. Last year, there was a progress of 28% during this period. 1300 quintals of sowing seeds are available in the district through the Agriculture Department, of which only 450 quintals have been purchased by farmers. Last year, more than 600 quintals were sold during this period, according to the Agriculture Department.

The current weather is also facing problems in many ways for the coffee crop, which is the backbone of the district's economy. Despite the lack of rain, there are cases of coffee that is already ripening falling in many places.

Due to the problem of water for irrigating coffee (rainfall), it has been common in recent years for growers to rush to water it in January-February. As a result, the coffee harvest will come early, and the coffee has already become thick in some places. Many growers have complained that this has started falling due to the frequent sunshine and rain that is currently occurring. Those who watered after March have less of a problem than those whose coffee blossoms were set due to late rains.

However, it is said that if there is continuous rain in the coming days, the shedding will definitely increase. While there is concern about this year's crop, there is also concern about the adverse impact on next year's crop because there has been no water this time. Experienced growers are of the opinion that due to this, the moisture level may decrease and the plant may face problems.

Also, the current days are an important time for the development and seed setting of the current crop. However, it is said that the sun is coming without rain at this time, which may be a problem in the future. In addition, the temperature has also increased significantly in March, April and May. Bose Mandanna, a novice grower, has expressed the opinion that this has also affected the crop. It would not matter if there is some necessary rain on top of this. Otherwise, another grower, Ponnachettira Subbaiah, says that the current weather will have an adverse impact on the next year's crop as well as this year's crop. The current black pepper crop is also looking low. The plants were supposed to produce more pulp in June. However, this time the pulp has decreased. It is being said that even if the pulp is released in the coming days, the chances of harvesting are low. This time the orange crop is also very low in the district.

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