New Delhi, Monday, September 18, The scarcity of the rain during the month of July and August this season in the major grapes producing districts in Maharashtra has directly impacted the quality and quantity of grapes.
Nasik, Ahmednagar, Pune, Sangli and Satara have deficit rainfall during July and August. It has forced farmers to advance trimming of the grape plants to avoid loss due to water scarcity and dry conditions.
But good rains during the months of September has saved the crop but a long break in the monsoon has forced cultivators to water the farm through water tanker which added to their input cost. Farmers believe that due to rainwater shortage the quality as well as quantity of grapes would be affected.
The grape orchards in Jat, Kavate Mahankal, Vita, Atpadi in Sangli, Koregaon and Dahiwadi in Satara, Kalwan, Nandgaon, Yeola and Nifad in Nashik have been affected due to deficient rainfall.
