The mango farmers and traders of Muthalamada in the district are pinning their hopes on the monsoon for a brave recovery from the crop disasters they suffered in the last couple of years.
Delayed and untimely rain and an unprecedentedly massive attack by thrips had nearly decimated the crops in the State’s ‘mango city’ in the last two years.
But, in an exceptional display of confidence, dozens of farmers have begun their work in earnest preparing for the next season. With an eye on beating the climate as well as the thrips, the farmers started pruning and fertilising the trees a month in advance.
