Rains prove boon for some crops, bane for others
July 21, 2021
KARACHI: Recent rains may have benefited other crops but have partially damaged date palm crop by the time of harvest, growers said on Tuesday.
“Recent rains were good for vegetables crops and others including cotton, paddy and sugarcane,” said Mehmood Nawaz Shah, senior vice president Sindh Abadgar Board, talking to The News.
He said the province was facing acute irrigation water shortage and water level was down in the Indus River till last week. “This monsoon spell has somewhat offset the water shortage,” Shah added
He said although the price of cotton was affected by a few hundred rupees per maund, the plants had gained from the froms. “Leaves were cleaned in rain, which also removed the pests,” he said adding, “Overall, the rains proved a boon for cotton”.