Chilli growers in Shahapur taluk have been suffering crop loss owing to incessant rains and rampant pest attacks that followed the wet spell.
According to farmers, out of nearly 2,500 acres of the land where chilli was planted, half was damaged in pest attacks after changing the weather condition, followed by the rain.
A majority of the farmers, whose lands were covered with irrigation by the Upper Krishna Project (UKP) in the taluk, have cultivated chilli. “I have spent ₹2 lakh per acre so far on chilli cultivation and harvesting. But I am now worried about the returnfrom the crop,” Amaresh, a farmer in Madriki village, has said.
