{"id":45346,"date":"2022-09-12T19:50:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T19:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=45346"},"modified":"2022-09-12T19:50:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T19:50:57","slug":"continuous-rains-may-disrupt-harvest-agriculturalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/continuous-rains-may-disrupt-harvest-agriculturalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuous rains may disrupt harvest \u2013 Agriculturalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An agriculturalist, Mr Ismail Olawale, on Monday said that the continuous rains being recorded in the country may negatively affect harvest at the end of the farming season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olawale, a fellow at the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), said in Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that though NAERLS\u2019 National Agriculture Performance Survey 2022 indicated likelihood of bumper agro-harvest, the continuous and incessant rainfalls may ruin the harvests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This, he said, would likely manifest where flooding washed away farmlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe major atmosphere for agriculture performance survey conducted by NAERLS this year is that farmers are expecting better yields than last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe rains started early around March in spite of the few dry spells witnessed in the course of the year which had minimal effect on production output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever in the South-South states, the rains have continued incessantly, since its return in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe farmers\u2019 prayer now is that the rains should not create flood problems that may likely wash away their harvest before time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olawale added that the continuous rainfall may also affect late planting of crops like corn, cassava and yams in early 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAsides the flooding of farmlands, if the rains continue, which may result in food shortage or increase in price, it may also affect the late planting season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe continuous rains may hinder farmers from late planting if it does not abate, as the farmlands may be too flooded to hold the crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing is that a lot of farmers are still enthusiastic to go into farming despite the challenges they face,\u201d Olawale said.<\/p>\n\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-45346\" data-postid=\"45346\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-45346 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An agriculturalist, Mr Ismail Olawale, on Monday said that the continuous rains being recorded in the country may negatively affect harvest at the end of the farming season. 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