Mango cultivation in Koraput – Due to low rainfall in Koraput, Odisha, due to low rainfall, flowers did not come on trees
Mango farmers are making a serious crisis in Korapot, Odisha nowadays. Due to the lack of rain here, there is a flowering obstacle in mango sugar. As in last year, its yield is said to decrease this time too. If yields decline over 50 percent, it is considered a state of bad weather during flowering and fruit. This time it is believed that there is no rain needed to grow flowers in the state. In such a situation, the farmers here are very sad.
This time more farming
The New Indian Express report has been cultivated in Kundra, Borigumma, Nadnapur, Pottangi, Damanpur, Semiliguda, Luxmipur, Bipariguda and Jaipur. In view of the production between May and July, mangoes have raised about 5,000 acres in government schemes in their agriculture sector. During the second week of February to March, adequate rainfall is important to maintain mango flowers and then maintain their development.
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80 percent of flowers were spoiled
Most mango trees depend on rain water for flowers. Since most mangoes are grown in the hill and high areas, the trees cannot be watered by hand. This year’s lack of rain has influenced agriculture, which has spoiled 80 percent of mango flowers. A farmer who cultivates mangoes in the village of Dangarpaini said that the rain water is important for the growth of mango flowers, we cannot spray water regularly in the entire part of the mango trees. We have no rain to grow mango flowers this year.
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Most flowers are destroyed
The newspaper writes that this year’s lack of rain has affected mangoes. According to Mahanta, the lack of rain after time and after a sudden summer wave was affected by the condition of mango flowers. For this reason, the flowering condition was affected and most of the flowers were destroyed before the formation of fruit.
A big way of livelihood
In April 2024, mangoes in Koraput had to face this problem. Even at that time, the temperature here reached 40 degrees Celsius, which was unusual warm. This temperature is particularly affected by mango cultivation. Last year, mangoes appeared to be declining and this time the situation was almost the same. Mango cultivates the majority of the tribal society in Koraput, which is a major source of their livelihood.
