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Guava Farming in Kaushambi: Kaushambi district was once considered a big center of guava production, but in the last five years the production here has decreased by 60 percent. This year the situation worsened and only 30-40 percent of the crop could be harvested.
Kaushambi: Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh was once considered the largest center of guava production. Guava was cultivated in large quantities here and the name of the district was known for guava not only in the country but also in foreign countries. But the picture has completely changed in the last five years. Guava crop is continuously decreasing and farmers are facing huge losses. According to farmers, this time the yield is about 40 percent less as compared to the last season. While the government describes Kaushambi as a major guava farming district, the farmers are not getting any kind of support from the Horticulture Department.
Kaushambi was once a part of Prayagraj district. The guava grown here is still known by the name of Kaushambi. Guava of Kaushambi was sent not only in the country and state, but also to countries like Russia, Japan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. But in the last five years, the guava production in the district has been continuously decreasing.
According to farmers, till now the production has fallen by 50-60 percent. This year the situation became worse and only 30-40 percent of the crop could be harvested. Farmers are becoming increasingly weak due to low yield of fruits and its direct effect is visible in the markets too. At present guava is being sold for Rs 100 per kg. Surkha variety of guava has almost disappeared from the market and it is not visible in many shops.
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Young farmer Sunny Sonkar says that the production of guava is decreasing every year. Earlier, farmers used to go to big cities like Prayagraj, Fatehpur and Kanpur to sell their crops, but now the crop is growing so less that they are managing only by selling it in local markets.
He told that this year the yield has decreased by only 40 percent compared to last year. Due to continuously falling production, farmers are being forced to leave gardening, because the hard work is the same but the benefits are negligible.
Not getting help even from Horticulture Department
Farmer Vinod Sonkar says that the guava crop has been continuously weakening for the last five years. Due to low production, gardeners sell their produce in markets and mandis only. Farmers are staying away from guava gardening due to not getting profit even after hard work.
He also said that no help or cooperation is being received from the Horticulture Department, due to which the problems of the farmers have increased further.
