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식물검역 및 살충제 관리 센터의 정보 책임자인 Ram Krishna Subedi 담당관은 최근
Post에 새로운 해충이 기후변화로 인해 증가하고 작물에 피해를 주고 있다고
말했습니다.
“기후의 갑작스런 변화로 인해 새로운 해충이 나타났습니다. 더 탄력적입니다.
걱정스러운 신호입니다.”Subedi가 말했습니다. "농민들이 농작물을 보호하기 위해 더
많은 화학 물질을 살포하기로 선택함에 따라 농약의 사용이 증가할 것입니다.“
3. 원 문
Orange harvest slashed by half due to pest attack
Farmers faced a pest problem as the winter was slightly warmer this year, experts say.
Oranges produced in a farmer’s garden in Salyan.
Orange farmer Bharatnath Yogi of Kotmaula, Bagchaur Municipality, Karnali is deeply distressed
because his harvest was slashed by half due to a pest attack during the flowering period.
Yogi practices commercial agriculture on his 47-ropani farm and owns 950 orange trees. Two
years ago, his crop was worth Rs3.4 million. This year, his income is down by 50 percent.
Experts attributed the pest attack to an abrupt change in climatic behaviour. The winter was
slightly warmer which attracted pests to the crops, they said
Yogi’s neighbour Angeshwor Dangi fared no better. Only 100 of his 400 orange trees bore
fruit this year. A majority of orange growers are in trouble as production has been dropping
annually.
“Orange production is hit when the flowers start falling before they mature to bear fruit. And
even if they bear fruit, they fall before ripping,” said Yogi.
The bacterial scourge known as citrus greening has devastated orange orchards in Salyan.
According to the Agriculture Development Office, 700 orange farmers have been impacted by
the pest problem in Bagchaur Municipality-9, including other rural municipalities which are
considered as pocket areas for orange production.
The statistics of the office show that farmers cultivated the fruit on 1,520 hectares this year.
According to Mahesh Acharya, chief of the office, 18,000 trees did not bear fruit. Output has
been shrinking by 6 percent annually due to pest problems.
Dangi harvested 12 tonnes of oranges last year and earned Rs800,000. This year, he barely
earned Rs400,000. “I tried many ways to control the pests, but they did not work,” he said. “It
has been many years since most families switched to growing oranges from food grain. But
with the harvest becoming smaller every year, it is becoming difficult to make ends meet,” he
said.
Resham Dangi of Kotmaula, who has planted 500 orange trees on 35 ropanis of land, said
that half of his trees did not bear fruit this year. “The trees that gave us abundant fruits last
year did not bear a single fruit this year,” he said. "The leaves and fruits turn yellow and start
falling from the trees."
Dangi chopped down 50 trees to keep the infestation from spreading, but that did not help.
Acharya said that the citrus greening disease had spread to all municipalities in the district. He
said that the disease and climate change led to a 40 percent drop in production this year.
“Regardless of the amount of fertiliser applied or the devoted care given to the plants, the
trees look malnourished,” he said. “The pesticides we distribute to the farmers did not work,”
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Post에 새로운 해충이 기후변화로 인해 증가하고 작물에 피해를 주고 있다고
말했습니다.
“기후의 갑작스런 변화로 인해 새로운 해충이 나타났습니다. 더 탄력적입니다.
걱정스러운 신호입니다.”Subedi가 말했습니다. "농민들이 농작물을 보호하기 위해 더
많은 화학 물질을 살포하기로 선택함에 따라 농약의 사용이 증가할 것입니다.“
3. 원 문
Orange harvest slashed by half due to pest attack
Farmers faced a pest problem as the winter was slightly warmer this year, experts say.
Oranges produced in a farmer’s garden in Salyan.
Orange farmer Bharatnath Yogi of Kotmaula, Bagchaur Municipality, Karnali is deeply distressed
because his harvest was slashed by half due to a pest attack during the flowering period.
Yogi practices commercial agriculture on his 47-ropani farm and owns 950 orange trees. Two
years ago, his crop was worth Rs3.4 million. This year, his income is down by 50 percent.
Experts attributed the pest attack to an abrupt change in climatic behaviour. The winter was
slightly warmer which attracted pests to the crops, they said
Yogi’s neighbour Angeshwor Dangi fared no better. Only 100 of his 400 orange trees bore
fruit this year. A majority of orange growers are in trouble as production has been dropping
annually.
“Orange production is hit when the flowers start falling before they mature to bear fruit. And
even if they bear fruit, they fall before ripping,” said Yogi.
The bacterial scourge known as citrus greening has devastated orange orchards in Salyan.
According to the Agriculture Development Office, 700 orange farmers have been impacted by
the pest problem in Bagchaur Municipality-9, including other rural municipalities which are
considered as pocket areas for orange production.
The statistics of the office show that farmers cultivated the fruit on 1,520 hectares this year.
According to Mahesh Acharya, chief of the office, 18,000 trees did not bear fruit. Output has
been shrinking by 6 percent annually due to pest problems.
Dangi harvested 12 tonnes of oranges last year and earned Rs800,000. This year, he barely
earned Rs400,000. “I tried many ways to control the pests, but they did not work,” he said. “It
has been many years since most families switched to growing oranges from food grain. But
with the harvest becoming smaller every year, it is becoming difficult to make ends meet,” he
said.
Resham Dangi of Kotmaula, who has planted 500 orange trees on 35 ropanis of land, said
that half of his trees did not bear fruit this year. “The trees that gave us abundant fruits last
year did not bear a single fruit this year,” he said. "The leaves and fruits turn yellow and start
falling from the trees."
Dangi chopped down 50 trees to keep the infestation from spreading, but that did not help.
Acharya said that the citrus greening disease had spread to all municipalities in the district. He
said that the disease and climate change led to a 40 percent drop in production this year.
“Regardless of the amount of fertiliser applied or the devoted care given to the plants, the
trees look malnourished,” he said. “The pesticides we distribute to the farmers did not work,”
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