Unseasonal rain in Hassan Sakleshpur The region has severely affected coffee production as planters are finding it difficult to dry the coffee beans. The region, which is no stranger to heavy rainfall during peak season, hasn’t seen the sun for days on end. This is a matter of concern for coffee growers as they are finding it difficult to dry the coffee seeds. Incessant rains have affected the pepper and ginger crops, which are rotting due to excessive moisture in the season.
Arabica coffee is harvested, processed and thoroughly dried in October and November. However, this year the unseasonal rains are causing the coffee fruits to drop and the pepper vines to rot.
In order to dry the coffee fruits, some growers have scattered the seeds inside rooms in their homes, on vehicle parking lots, on balconies, on trays placed in traditional ovens.
“The Devladkere village on the edge of the Western Ghats has received around 4,200 mm of rain this year. We cannot take a single coffee seed this time. A situation like this has never been seen before,” Mallappa said. , a coffee planter.
“More than 80% of us are small planters who are not financially fit to buy expensive dryers. They are making losses for five years due to floods and fall in prices. Even big planters is also facing losses. If this continues, we may not depend on coffee to depend on coffee for livelihood,” said subramanya, President of Hasan Coffee Planters Association
Rain has damaged coffee and pepper crops in parts of Sakleshpur, Alur and Belur. The Revenue Department, Taluk Panchayat, Coffee Board, Agriculture Department and Horticulture Department have jointly constituted an emergency response team. The report of crop and property damage will be sent to the government soon. Sakleshpur AC Symbol words.
Arabica coffee is harvested, processed and thoroughly dried in October and November. However, this year the unseasonal rains are causing the coffee fruits to drop and the pepper vines to rot.
In order to dry the coffee fruits, some growers have scattered the seeds inside rooms in their homes, on vehicle parking lots, on balconies, on trays placed in traditional ovens.
“The Devladkere village on the edge of the Western Ghats has received around 4,200 mm of rain this year. We cannot take a single coffee seed this time. A situation like this has never been seen before,” Mallappa said. , a coffee planter.
“More than 80% of us are small planters who are not financially fit to buy expensive dryers. They are making losses for five years due to floods and fall in prices. Even big planters is also facing losses. If this continues, we may not depend on coffee to depend on coffee for livelihood,” said subramanya, President of Hasan Coffee Planters Association
Rain has damaged coffee and pepper crops in parts of Sakleshpur, Alur and Belur. The Revenue Department, Taluk Panchayat, Coffee Board, Agriculture Department and Horticulture Department have jointly constituted an emergency response team. The report of crop and property damage will be sent to the government soon. Sakleshpur AC Symbol words.
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