{"id":2938,"date":"2019-04-05T15:52:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T10:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=2938"},"modified":"2019-04-05T16:03:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T10:33:16","slug":"fruit-production-in-the-2018-19-crop-year-is-likely-to-drop-to-99-92-lakh-tonnes-from-117-lakh-tonnes-in-2017-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=2938","title":{"rendered":"Fruit production in the 2018-19 crop year is likely to drop to 99.92 lakh tonnes from 117 lakh tonnes in 2017-18."},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Experts are unanimous that drought conditions and changing weather scenario in the state are the main reasons for the possible drop in the vegetable and fruit production. Erratic weather changes affect crops in several ways, besides impacting their flowering and fruiting. Delayed monsoon, long dry spells during the monsoon, ill-timed rain, extreme temperatures during flowering and fruit growth and hailstorms adversely impact crops.<\/p>\n

PUNE: Farmers in Maharashtra have reasons to worry as the first advance estimates of the National Horticulture Board have revealed that the state may register a drop in its fruit and vegetable production in the 2018-19 crop year (July-June).<\/p>\n

Fruit production in the 2018-19 crop year is likely to drop to 99.92 lakh tonnes from 117 lakh tonnes in 2017-18. Vegetable production may fall by 7 lakh tonnes (to 116 lakh tonnes) in 2018-19 as against last crop year\u2019s 123 lakh tonnes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sahyadri Farmer Producer Group director Vilas Shinde told TOI, \u201cMany farmers are shifting from vegetables and fruits because of the inconsistent market conditions. There are years when a commodity sells for a high price, while the prices hit the rock bottom in other years. As a result, the farmers shift to secured crops like sugar cane, maize and soybean.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Vegetable Growers Association of India president Shriram Gadhave said the past one year has seen a lot of extremes in temperature, affecting fruits and vegetable crops. \u201cThe winter in 2018-19 was very extreme, with frost and ice sheets forming over vegetables and fruits at night in parts of the state. February saw record low temperatures. Now, the March heat is becoming unbearable. Temperatures have already started crossing the 40\u00b0C mark in many places. This usually happens in April or May,\u201d he \u00a0..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Experts are unanimous that drought conditions and changing weather scenario in the state are the main reasons for the possible drop in the vegetable and fruit production. Erratic weather changes affect crops in several ways, besides impacting their flowering and fruiting. Delayed monsoon, long dry spells during the monsoon, ill-timed rain, extreme temperatures during flowering […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-information"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t