FARMERS IN THIS STATE ARE USING ALCOHOL FOR CULTIVATION OF POTATOES; HERE'S WHY

The agriculture sector has been one of the major issues when it comes to election in India. Farmer issues have made headlines ever since State Assembly Elections 2018 results were announced and Congress governments in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh announced farm loan waivers.

However, a rather strange incident is being reported from Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr. According to a report in Times Now,  farmers in the area are using alcohol for cultivation of potatoes and using it as “medicine”.

With no scientific explanation that using spirits can boost cultivation, the trend has left agriculturalists baffled. Botanists have also urged farmers to refrain from the practice.

Farmers using liquor to increase potato production in Bulandshahr. Plant Production Officer says, “There's no scientific reason behind use of alcohol as medicine for plants.I appeal to farmers to use right medicines. Farmers experiment with it to boost production, which is wrong pic.twitter.com/Bv6v4tBmZh

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“There's no scientific reason behind use of alcohol as medicine for plants. I appeal to farmers to use right medicines. Farmers experiment with it to boost production, which is wrong,” a Plant Production Officer was quoted by ANI as saying.

Faced with a multitude of issues, farmers across the country have resorted to desperate measures in order to boost production.