Raw mangoes are falling in Rajshahi due to heat wave, farmers are expecting rain

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In Rajshahi, prolonged heat wave and lack of rain have adversely affected mango orchards. Unripe mangoes are falling from the trees due to the loss of moisture in the soil; Rot and insect attacks are also seen in some places. Mango farmers are worried about this.

It is the same picture now in the vast ambagan of Rajshahi region in scorching heat throughout April. There are small and big mangoes under the tree. Some of the mangoes are rotten, while some are in good condition. Many trees are showing mangoes that can drop at any time.

Rajshahi Meteorological Office said that there was no significant rain this month. 1.4 mm of rain was recorded on 7 April and 9.2 mm on 28 March. এরপর আর তেমন বৃষ্টি হয়নি। The temperature starts rising from the second week of March and becomes intense throughout April. On April 22, Rajshahi recorded the country’s highest temperature of 40 degrees Celsius this season.

On Saturday morning, going to a mango orchard in the Budhpara area of ​​the city, it was seen that there were fallen mangoes scattered under the trees. The owner of the garden. Shaheen said, due to drought, the trees are not able to hold mangoes. If this continues, half of the mangoes may fall off, which will cause major losses.

Amchashi Mahbub Islam of Puthia Upazila said that this year, due to the favorable weather, the trees had a lot of buds, the fruit was also good. But the situation has changed after a few days of continuous heat. Mangoes are difficult to survive at 40 degrees Celsius. He said, irrigation could have been saved to some extent, but it is not possible due to the high price and shortage of fuel. He claims that about 30 percent of the mangoes in his garden have already fallen.

300 mango trees of farmer Monir Hossain of Parila village of Paba upazila. He said that there has been a good harvest this time, many mangoes are falling in the garden for a few days. Agriculture department has asked for irrigation. There is a shortage of water here. It would be great if it rained.

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Hasan Ali of Mougachi village in Charghat said that he has more than four hundred mango trees. Mangoes are falling due to lack of rain. He claimed that he could not irrigate due to lack of diesel.

But not all gardens are the same. Farmer Hanif Mandal of Charghat upazila has about 500 mango trees of 30 varieties in his garden. He said that he tried to irrigate regularly and said that he was able to irrigate three times during the drought, so mangoes are not falling. But the situation would have been the same without irrigation.

Rajshahi Agriculture Extension Department said that this year mango cultivation has been done in Rajshahi on about 19 thousand 62 hectares of land. The production target is 2 lakh 44 thousand tons.

Shafiqul Islam, Chief Scientific Officer of Rajshahi Fruit Laboratory, said there are two main reasons for mango falling. A natural one, he said, is that when the tree gets too much fruit, some of the mangoes drop by themselves. Another is water scarcity—the current drought has reduced soil moisture. In this the tree does not get the necessary nutrients and the mangoes fall off. If you can arrange irrigation, it is possible to reduce this fall a lot.

Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Deputy Director of Rajshahi Agricultural Extension Department, said that there is no energy crisis at present. Farmers are being given cards. They are getting fuel. Some mangoes are falling in the current weather. They were already falling off. If there is one mango in a mango bud, that is a bumper crop.