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Photos: Crops damaged, Maharashtra’s farmers uncertain of future credit

Updated On Feb 17, 2018 09:30 AM IST

One of the biggest complaints of the Marathwada and Vidarbha farmers has been the lack of support and intervention from the government to deal with the cotton crop damage.

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A farmer from Wadgaon village in Yavatmal district, who lost his cotton crop last year because of the pink bollworm attack, stands in despair. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 17, 2018 09:30 AM IST

A farmer from Wadgaon village in Yavatmal district, who lost his cotton crop last year because of the pink bollworm attack, stands in despair. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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Gopal Chaudhary, a cotton farmer from Manchanpur village in Akola district said, “In a normal year, I get a yield of around 160 to 170 quintals.” Due to the pink bollworm infestation this time around, his loss was around ₹ 50,000 and he suffered a notional loss of more than ₹ 8 lakh. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 17, 2018 09:30 AM IST

Gopal Chaudhary, a cotton farmer from Manchanpur village in Akola district said, “In a normal year, I get a yield of around 160 to 170 quintals.” Due to the pink bollworm infestation this time around, his loss was around ₹ 50,000 and he suffered a notional loss of more than ₹ 8 lakh. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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Yogesh Bayaskar, a cotton farmer from Raghunathpur village of Amravati district, had planted the crop on his 2.5-acre farm, but got less than half the yield owing to the pink bollworm attack. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 17, 2018 09:30 AM IST

Yogesh Bayaskar, a cotton farmer from Raghunathpur village of Amravati district, had planted the crop on his 2.5-acre farm, but got less than half the yield owing to the pink bollworm attack. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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Bayaskar has some of the subgrade cotton picked from his field stacked in a room outside his home. His loss this year from cotton and soyabean is in the range of ₹1.5 lakh to ₹2 lakh. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 17, 2018 09:30 AM IST

Bayaskar has some of the subgrade cotton picked from his field stacked in a room outside his home. His loss this year from cotton and soyabean is in the range of ₹1.5 lakh to ₹2 lakh. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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Farmers from Wadgaon village in Yavatmal district say that the worm outbreak has not spared a single cotton farm in their village. They have sought swifter loan-waiver implementation and compensation for cotton losses. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 17, 2018 09:30 AM IST

Farmers from Wadgaon village in Yavatmal district say that the worm outbreak has not spared a single cotton farm in their village. They have sought swifter loan-waiver implementation and compensation for cotton losses. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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The biggest worry for these farmers, going ahead, is getting credit for the next sowing season in June. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 17, 2018 09:30 AM IST

The biggest worry for these farmers, going ahead, is getting credit for the next sowing season in June. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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