By: Rajni Kujur
PARRA: The famous Parra watermelon, extremely prized for its sweetness, is seeing a revival with an increasing number of farmers rising the fruit.
The watermelon variety nearly died out in large part due to a brief provide of seeds and declining choice of farmers rising the crop, however timely intervention by the native panchayat became its destiny round.
“In order to maintain the tradition, we encouraged farmers to start cultivating with hybrid seeds,” Parra sarpanch Delilah Lobo stated.
A villager stated the idea to make use of hybrid seeds is two-pronged approached that involves first reviving the tradition of rising watermelons and then switching again to cultivating the native variety as soon as the farmers have got used to rising the fruit.
When the revival effort used to be began a few years again, more than 30 farmers got seeds, fertilisers, insecticides and lend a hand all over the crop level.
With more farmers becoming a member of in once a year, this year, the choice of farmers has long past up to 45.
Talking about probably the most demanding situations of rising watermelons, Rita Pacheco, a farmer who cultivates the native variety, stated, “Peacock eats the tender leaves, which impacts the plant expansion.” Inadequate water for irrigation impacts these farmers, too.
Pacheco stated many farmers are willing to stay the tradition of rising watermelons alive. “My folks and their folks have grown watermelons,” Pacheco stated.
PARRA: The famous Parra watermelon, extremely prized for its sweetness, is seeing a revival with an increasing number of farmers rising the fruit.
The watermelon variety nearly died out in large part due to a brief provide of seeds and declining choice of farmers rising the crop, however timely intervention by the native panchayat became its destiny round.
“In order to maintain the tradition, we encouraged farmers to start cultivating with hybrid seeds,” Parra sarpanch Delilah Lobo stated.
A villager stated the idea to make use of hybrid seeds is two-pronged approached that involves first reviving the tradition of rising watermelons and then switching again to cultivating the native variety as soon as the farmers have got used to rising the fruit.
When the revival effort used to be began a few years again, more than 30 farmers got seeds, fertilisers, insecticides and lend a hand all over the crop level.
With more farmers becoming a member of in once a year, this year, the choice of farmers has long past up to 45.
Talking about probably the most demanding situations of rising watermelons, Rita Pacheco, a farmer who cultivates the native variety, stated, “Peacock eats the tender leaves, which impacts the plant expansion.” Inadequate water for irrigation impacts these farmers, too.
Pacheco stated many farmers are willing to stay the tradition of rising watermelons alive. “My folks and their folks have grown watermelons,” Pacheco stated.
Prized watermelons of Parra reclaim their place under the sun
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November 30, 2018
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