Hazaribag: Ishak Block farmers in Hazaribag, known as the center of the growth of the country’s potato, damage the damage to heavy crops this year and financial losses due to rainfall which is not season and excessive.
Many farmers claim to have lost more than 40% of their plants to weather oddities.
Rakesh Kumar Singh, Secretary of Samiti Bazar in Hazaribag, said that Ishak had more than 300 farmers who took potatoes as crops of accidents in more than 3,000 hectares of land.
“But the customer’s rain in October has hit farmers this time because many lose their capital investment they have taken loans.
Because of the excess rain, 40% of plants are affected by the disease named Jhulsha,” he said.
He added, “We made an effort to make losses by getting better remunerative prices.
We have the Agro Green Ishak manufacturer center consisting of more than 2,000 farmers associated with the e-nam portal where they sell products.
Our target is doing business Worth Rs 10 Crore to redeem losses for farmers, “he said.
Managing Director of the Central Producer of Agro Green Ihak, Ashok Mehta, also a leading farmer, said, “We have appealed to the Deputy Commissioner to pay compensation to farmers who suffered losses, but so far we have not received a response.” SDO aware of Vidya Bhshan Kumar, President Hazaribag Bazar Samiti, said, “District administration assesses damage to plants to take the right call for compensation.”
Rue potato farmer rough damage due to rain October
