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Coronavirus, ‘Gemini virus’ leave chilli growers red faced in Prakasam Updated: Updated: Excess rain, unfavourable market add to their woes Share Article AAA Wearing face masks, farm workers grade chilli at a farm in N.G. Padu in Prakasam district. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS Excess rain, unfavourable market add to their woes Chilli growers in Prakasam district are at their wits’ end as twin viruses Coronavirus and Gemini virus have dashed their hopes of a decent return for their produce, the quality of which has also been affected because of excess rainfall. Farmers in the drought-prone district had taken up the cultivation of the commercial crop in over 70,000 acres, as they got remunerative returns when the price of the spice crop went northwards last year, as traders despite the Coronavirus-induced lockdown made repeated visits to their farms and lapped up the available produce following increase global demand. Now, they a ....
Gemini virus hits chilli farmers in Khammam Updated Feb 15, 2021, 6:29 am IST The virus is transmitted by whitefly, causes infections like leaf-curling, leaf-rolling, wrinkling and scorching of intravenous areas Gemini virus (Bobbarategulu) affects chilli plants and results in dropping of pods (DC Image) KHAMMAM: The dreaded Gemini virus (Bobbarategulu) has dashed the hopes of chilli farmers in five mandals, including Madhira, Enkoor, Konigerla, Kamepalli and Tirumalayapalem in Khammam district. The impact of the virus is so damaging that farmers lose out on precious revenue because almost three to five quintals of the produce is lost per acre. A farmer invests around Rs 1.10 lakh to Rs 1.25 lakh per acre to raise chilli. They can earn some surplus only if they can produce over and above ten quintals per acre. ....