A Study on Management Practices followed by the Sugarcane Growers for Preventing Flood Losses

Author: L.S. Lonkar*, K.V. Gurav and B. T. Kolgane

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Abstract

The Sugarcane is main cash crop in the Kolhapur district. Due to surety of water in this region, rich soil and a supporting cooperative ensured a prosperous rural economy for decades. In 2019 sugarcane was planted over 1.52 lakh ha in district Kolhapur of Maharashtra (SANDRP 2019). But due to occurrence of flood in 2019 it was witnessed that the fields were submerged for 20 days. This led to wilted and stunted leaves, with a quickly spreading fungus that ate into the sugarcane leaf. Famers who are completely dependent on sugarcane crop have undergone heavy losses. Thus, it is essential to utilize the management practices that will help the crop to survive under flood condition. The study was conducted during the year 2019-20 in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra state. The present investigation “A study on management practices followed by the sugarcane growers for preventing flood losses” was conducted in Karveer and Shirol tahsil of Kolhapur district. Seven villages from each t

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Adoption, flood management, Sugarcane.