Rotting potatoes. Do we have to pay?
A mass harvest of autumn potatoes has begun in the Jalilabad region. However, the mood of farmers is far from optimistic. After all, for most of them this season was not successful. The spring harvest did not bring the expected profit due to low prices. Therefore, farmers hoped to make money on autumn planting, which requires less input. However, it turned out that the disease that spread in the fields reduced the harvest by about half.
Farmers with whom the Right spoke. They said that the disease, which they call "the leaf disease", affects the tops, prevents the development of tubers underground, and in some cases leads to their rotting.
A response given to the Right. The Center for Plant Protection and Disinfection of the Agency for Agricultural Services in the Ministry of Agriculture emphasizes that the main responsibility for the current situation rests with Continue reading here.