Showers accompanied with hail in some areas lashed Agra district (Uttar Pradesh, India) early Saturday morning, leaving farmers in this potato belt worried for the crop as it could be affected with diseases and yield poor quality.
The region around Agra produces more than 30 percent of India's total potato yield.
'We have had several rounds of heavy showers in the past two weeks. The potato crop could be badly affected with diseases, the quality could also deteriorate and those who were about to dig out the potato will now have to wait for the weather to clear up,' said Ravi Singh, a farmer of the Barauli Aheer block of Agra district.
Showers, hail hit potato crop in Agra (UP, India)
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