India - Crop loss in Karnataka cannot even be gauged yet

21.08.2018 531 views
Production of plantation crops, including coffee, pepper and cardamom, which was initially expected to be good this season in the State, is set for a steep decline as rainfall that has battered Kodagu, Hassan and Chikkamagaluru has caused large-scale damage to crops. While the Coffee Board declined to estimate the losses citing lack of field data, planters’ association has estimated crop losses at above 70%. Incessant rainfall and subsequent increase in moisture has led to drop of coffee berries and damage to pepper vines and cardamom plants in the three major coffee growing districts in the State. In Kodagu, landslides have caused severe damage to estates. Moisture has threatened spread of fungal diseases, including black rot, that could further affect the standing crop. The Coffee Board, which traditionally puts out the initial production estimate, has not come up with the data this year as yet since the field data collection has been hampered by rainfall over the last fortnight. Incidentally, Karnataka produced 2.22 lakh tonnes or 70% of the total coffee grown in the country during 2017, but this figure could see a steep decline this year. While the Karnataka Planters’ Association has put the crop loss to above 70% that could turn into a loss of about Rs. 1,500 crore to Rs. 2,000 crore, including damages to estates, the Karnataka Growers’ Federation has pegged the losses at about Rs. 2,000 crore. “Crop loss assessment will be taken up after the rescue and relief work is completed,” a Coffee Board official said. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy at a press conference said that the State cannot immediately seek compensation for plantation crops, including coffee, pepper, cardamom and areca, since assessment has to be done and a comprehensive report has to be submitted. “When the season started, planters were cheerful and we were also hopeful of a good crop this year. The industry expected higher production than what was reported last year. However, initial production assessment could not be completed since rainfall came in the way and now the crop loss owing to flooding and rainfall,” a senior official said. “After the blossom, hopes were that coffee planters would get good yield at least better than the last two years. However, things changed rapidly in the last three weeks and now we are not even sure if the berries will last till November owing to moisture,” a planter in Somwarpet said. According to another official, it may take some time before the crop loss is gauged. “We will have to undertake survey of estates along with revenue officials after rescue and relief work is completed,” the official said. Source - https://www.thehindu.com
27.03.2024

Turkey - Climate change may affect grape cultivation

A recent study has highlighted the impact of the climate crisis on viticulture in Turkey, predicting that the expected rise in temperatures and reduced rainfall could shift the suitability of vineyard regions for grape production over the next three decades.

27.03.2024

Crop crisis reveals El Niño’s toll on Southern Africa

New findings from the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (Enso) reference group highlight the significant impact of the 2023/24 El Niño event on various aspects of climate and agriculture in Southern Africa.

27.03.2024

Philippines - Crop losses reach P80M as drought hits Negros Oriental

As the El Niño phenomenon worsens in Negros Oriental, damage to rice, corn, and other high-value crops has reached more than PHP80.4 million, the Department of Agriculture-Provincial Agriculture Technology Coordinating Office (DA-PATCO) said Tuesday.

27.03.2024

USA - Farmers say coverage has become unavailable or unaffordable as drought and floods increasingly threaten their crops

Farmers who grow fresh fruits and vegetables are often finding crop insurance prohibitively expensive — or even unavailable — as climate change escalates the likelihood of drought and floods capable of decimating harvests.

27.03.2024

India - Telangana Minister assures financial support for rain-affected farmers

Telangana Excise and Prohibition Minister Jupally Krishna Rao has assured the farmers that the government is committed to providing financial help to the cultivators whose crops were damaged due to unseasonal rains.

27.03.2024

Australia - Managing canola pests using beneficial insects, spiders and mites

Australian grain growers will benefit from improved pest management strategies with the commencement of two new research projects focusing on beneficial insects (beneficials) in canola.

27.03.2024

USA - Early blooms indicate strong fruit year if frost, freeze can be avoided

Warm temperatures in late February and early March have led fruit trees across Virginia to blossom early. Based on what growers are seeing, the number of blooms indicate at banner crop. However, there is a risk a portion of that crop could be wiped out by a freeze or frost.

27.03.2024

USA - As winters warm, Wisconsin fruit growers brace for the worst

On a cool, early spring morning in March, Liz Griffith stands among her apple trees, reaching to the very highest branches with a pole saw. Birds that have already returned north call to each other over the “snip snip” of shears, as Griffith and her staff prune through eight acres of apple trees on her orchard in Cottage Grove.

istanbul escort şişli escort tbilisi escort şişli escort şişli escort maslak escort istanbul escort beşiktaş escort taksim escort izmir escort ümraniye escort mecidiyeköy escort şişli escort taksim escort ümraniye escort kartal escort şirinevler escort maltepe escort istanbul escort ümraniye escort kadıköy escort vip escort mersin escort istanbul escorts ataköy escort avcılar escort beylikdüzü escort okmeydanı escort şişli escort tuzla escort işitme cihazı sex shop sex shop sex shop sex shop sex shop sex shop sex shop sex shop