Recent rains have hit farmers from Buldhana district who grow tur — a major crop in Vidarbha after cotton and soyabean.
Unlike other districts of western Vidarbha — cotton is not the main crop in Buldhana. “Tur is grown along with soyabean, which was harvested recently. The tur crop is standing, but rains have damaged the crop at many places,” said Vallabh Deshmukh, director of Mahabeej, a state seed production entity, and also a farmer from Chikli tehsil in Buldhana.
Cotton, which is grown in certain pockets of Buldhana, too suffered damages.
Another Buldhana farmer, Samadhan Supekar, said that chana (gram) and vegetable crops have suffered as well. In Yavatmal, Manish Jadhav, an activist of Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathana, said the cotton — grown with tur as intercrop — was ready for picking but the changed weather conditions have dimmed growers’ hopes.
The main damage to the tur crop was in the form of flower dropping. However, there is hope that fresh flowering may happen eventually. In cotton too the fresh balls that are formed later can make good for the loss as the crop is harvested after December. Crop damage survey continues in other parts of Vidarbha region, a state agriculture department official said.
The rain may prove to be a blessing in disguise for the rabi crop, giving it the much-needed water. However, if erratic weather conditions continue, damages may increase.
Meanwhile, cotton rates have slipped below the MSP of Rs 7020/quintal, which is given for the best grade.
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