Ginger farmers stare at an uncertain future
The Hindu
Pandemic and crop diseases result in low demand for the produce
Uncertainties in the market triggered by the pandemic have cast a pall over thousands of farmers who have cultivated ginger in Wayanad and parts of Karnataka. Besides, low demand for the produce and crop diseases are reasons for poor prices, sources said. A sharp fall in export to Bangladesh and very few enquiries from north India have also contributed to the crisis. An average of 30 trucks used to transport the produce from ginger growing regions in Karnataka to Bangladesh, but the number has dropped to five to 10 a day, said Praveen Antony, a trader from Chennai. The demand in the domestic market too is low, he added.
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