Samesh Mysuru: Farmers involved in banana cultivation in MySuru District and Chamarajanagar are very anxious places, with the price of tropical fruit that occurred on the spiral down.
With the state government that impresses more sidewalks to examine the spread of Covid-19, farmers are afraid that their difficulties can only increase over the next few weeks.
The ‘elakki’ banana, which is one of the most popular varieties of fruit in the state, which is being sold in the wholesale market for Rs 35 / kg, is now sold at Rs 16 / kg, leaving farmers who hope for a disappointed handsome advantage.
Meanwhile, farmers sell ‘Pacchabale’ for Rs 8 to Rs 12 per kg, while the marketing community of Horticulture producers (hopcoms) offers farmers Rs 7 / kg.
However, farmers have shown that, while ‘elakki’ bananas are being sold for Rs 40 to RS 50 / kg in the retail market, they are paid less than half the amount by wholesalers.
Pisulatives, cultivated bananas.
15.00 hectares in MySuru District and Chamarajanagar.
In fact, a large number of farmers in both districts turned away from conventional plants, and taken to bananas that grow, mostly interested in attractive prices taken on the market.
The farmers were surprised when the price of banana ‘Elakki’ crashed up to Rs 14 to RS 16 per kg in the bath market.
Because the long spell of the shower was not conseased in the old territory of Mysore, the quality of the results obtained by many cultivators did not meet their expectations, Mahadevaiah said, which was engaged in banana cultivation at Bommanaihalli, a farmer from Kesahur in Jelandur, Chamarajanagar, said that the buyer in Mysuru has offered Until Rs 50 for the ‘Elakki’ banana last year.
“But they offer RS ​​13-16 per kg this year, despite the fact that the fruit demand is high.
I spend almost Rs 1.5 lakh to grow bananas with one hectare, but the shower is not approaching and cold weather, we suffer big losses,” Mariswamy Rued.Dutduty Director of the Horticulture Department at Chamarajanagar BL Shivaprasad confirmed that they had received several complaints from farmers about the losses they had pursued after the outbreak of yellow leaf spots, and other fungal diseases, which have affected their banana plantations.
“The non-consulting shower in November further exacerbated their misery,” he said.
The Director of Horticulture BT Rudresh to Tii, “Low temperature, moist weather and heavy rain accelerate the development of banana plants.
Climate conditions are also perfect for the spread of fungal and leaf leaves for the spread of disease.
The farm must be clean and free of weeds, and steps must be taken to prevent blockages, Rudresh added.