Potato crop within the plains of Surguja from frost and fog to rupture

Potato crop has been affected on account of fog and felling for 3 days constantly on a potato crop of almost two thousand acres within the plains in Surguja district. Due to frequent fog, there was outbreak of scorching in potato crop. Due to scorching heavy injury has been carried out. Potato crop is totally scorched, greenery has disappeared, it’s troublesome to develop tubers. This opposed climate has damage farmers. Potato crop is grown on a big scale within the months of November-December within the plains of the district. This time, regardless of costly potato seeds, farmers have cultivated potatoes.

Due to the large manufacturing of potatoes within the plain areas of the district, costs of potatoes, which occupy a distinguished place in greens, stay secure. Due to lockdown, the arrival of potato diminished and consumption elevated on account of steady sale of potato seed as much as Rs 40 kg. Now, after the manufacturing of recent potato available in the market in Surguja reached the market, there was a slight drop within the value, demand for brand spanking new potato has elevated and the value of the previous potato has mechanically elevated from 25 to 30 rupees per kg. Due to the large-scale manufacturing of potatoes in Surguja district, costs stay secure for about 5 months, however this time the realm can also be diminished as a result of inflation of seeds and on account of sudden change within the climate, the potato crop was affected.

In the plains, the chilly has elevated since a fortnight and frost additionally fell for 3 consecutive days. Along with the impact of frost, fog falling constantly and mist cowl until 12 midday has additionally immediately affected the potato. Agricultural scientists had additionally given well timed recommendation to farmers to take care of moisture within the potato discipline and smoke the weeds round. The farmers additionally took all these measures however the potato crop in a lot of the farmers’ fields within the district has collapsed. According to the farmers, it’s now troublesome to get tubers as a result of so long as there may be greenery within the potato crop, then the tuber additionally turns into good. After a whole burn, the tuber doesn’t sit and causes heavy injury.