{"id":21687,"date":"2018-11-14T15:57:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=21687"},"modified":"2018-11-14T15:57:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:57:45","slug":"rain-comes-both-as-a-blessing-and-curse-for-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/rain-comes-both-as-a-blessing-and-curse-for-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain Comes Both As A Blessing And Curse For Farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It was not too long ago that many local farmers were crying\nout for more water for agricultural use, but now based on some preliminary reports;\nsome of them seem to be getting too much.<\/p>

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During a Panel Discussion hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture\nat the Multipurpose Cultural Center yesterday (Tues), Senior Extension Officer-\nTechnical at the Extension Division, Mr. Owolabi Elabanjo expressed concern for\nthe farmers as he drove through Bendals on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elabanjo revealed that a lot of destruction was evident\nwhich is being caused by the extensive downpour that the country has been\nreceiving over the past week.<\/p>

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\u2018\u2019I\u2019ve been to the field and a lot of destruction is there\nin terms of water; water soaking, stagnant in the furrows and even sweet\npotatoes, I was in Bendals and one of the biggest producers of sweet potatoes,\nhe is praying that the water would move fast because all the sweet potatoes, in\nanother few days would start to rot because of the amount of water on the\nground, especially in the furrows.\u201d<\/p>

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The senior Extension Officer said that other farmers growing\ncrops such as sweet peppers and tomatoes are not having an easy time also as these\ncrops cannot take much rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that an official team will carry out a proper\nassessment within the next week and advise the ministry on what can be done\ngoing forward<\/p>

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According to Mr. Elabanjo, if the rain continues the way it\nis forecasted, farmers will have to make some adjustments in terms of\nharvesting and planting arrangements as December and early next year approach.<\/p>\n

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