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TOI TimesPoints You must login to keep earning daily check-in points Lifetime 0 Expired 0 Redeemed 0 Total redeemable TimesPoints * TimesPoints expire in 1 year from the day of credit Visit TOI Daily & Earn Times Points Trending Topics: Pune: Onion farmers in Junnar, Ambegaon, Shirur and Daund tehsils — all in rural Pune — faced significant difficulties on Friday afternoon as they struggled to protect their harvested crop from the unexpected rainfall, agriculture department officials said. Many had to leave their produce in the fields as they could not transport it to the wholesale markets since there were no dedicated storage facilities. Expressing frustration, Sakharam Kale, a farmer from Nangaon village in Daund, said, "It is not easy to pack onions into bags and move them to a safe location.
It takes at least a few hours to carry out this work. We will likely suffer a loss of 10%-15%." As the harvest season reaches its final phase, many farmers are expected to encounter challenges because of untimely rain.
The India Meteorological Department recorded light showers in some parts of Pune district and predicted light rain in the coming days. "It is going to be tough because we will have to uproot the onions before the monsoon sets in. In the last two weeks of May, we usually experience pre-monsoon showers every year.
Our aim is to complete the harvest before May 20," said Sagar Holgunde, a farmer from Uralgaon in Shirur. Agriculture department officials said approximately 80% of the harvest in rural Pune had been completed. "This year is a remarkable onion season, as we have received feedback from our tehsil officials that indicate farmers achieved better yield compared to last year.
This is primarily due to last year's good monsoon and favourable weather," a senior official from the district agriculture office said. Onion was planted in more than 70,000 hectares in the district. Sanjay Kachole, district agriculture officer, said, "Due to various factors, including a lack of rainfall in the last two years, farmers faced problems in planting the crop.
Fortunately, this year's conditions were favourable for growers, resulting in increased plantations." On average, the district records around 55,000 hectares of onion plantations each season, according to officials. "Last year, growers got good prices.
Typically, growers bring their harvest to the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) at local tehsil and sell it through open auctions. Very few sell independently, as prices in the APMC market are determined by commission agents and traders," activist Shantaram Sarvade from Khed said. The Times of India News App for Latest City News Start Your Daily Mornings with Times of India Newspaper! Order Now All Comments ( ) + ^ Back to Top Continue without login Login from existing account Refrain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks, name calling or inciting hatred against any community.
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