Live
- Sun-Dried Cotton to Be Taken to CCI Purchase Centers, Avoid Middlemen - Collector
- Survey Process Requires Public Cooperation - Collector Badavath Santosh
- Distribution of Maize Seeds to Farmers at Agricultural Research Center
- Education with Human Values Must be Provided to Students - Telangana State Higher Education Council Chairman Prof. V. Balakista Reddy
- Review on Employment Guarantee Works and Nursery Management
- Nepal's disasters cause huge loss in late September
- Congress not finished but BJP survives on backs of Nitish, Chandrababu: Nana Patole
- Calcutta High Court advises Bengal government to fix guidelines for demonstration sites
- 25 per cent of Indians affected by Varicose Veins, say health experts
- Congress launches 'Delhi Nyay Yatra' to expose AAP govt's failure
Unseasonal rain causes crop loss for mango farmers
Highlights
Untimely rains along with gusty gales have resulted in crop loss to mango farmers.
VIJAYAWADA: Untimely rains along with gusty gales have resulted in crop loss to mango farmers.The strong winds caused the mangoes which will be ready for harvest next month, fell on ground from the trees. In erstwhile Krishna district, farmers cultivated mangoes in an area of 62,270 hectares.
Generally, the mango harvest season begins during Ugadi every year and the farmers sell them to traders. However, the unseasonal rain accompanied by strong winds caused thousands of unripe mangoes to fall on the ground along with mango branches. The crop was cultivated widely in Nuzvid, Agiripalli, Mylavaram, Chatrai, Reddigudem, Tiruvuru and other areas in the district.
Next Story
ADVERTISEMENT
