Monkeys, wild boars, parrots push maize farmers into crisis in Siddipet

Invasions by monkeys, wild boars, parrots and other birds on crops have pushed the maize farmers into crisis across Siddipet.

The farmers had cultivated maize on about 23,000 acres during the Vanakalam season. Against the minimum support price of Rs.2,225 per quintal, maize was being purchased at Rs.3,000 per quintal in the open market now. Hoping for huge



returns, many farmers had taken up maize cultivation across the district.

Let alone earning profits, the farmers could not even get back their investment in the crop. As a troop of monkeys invaded farmer Anjaiah’s maize field at Malyala village in Narayanraopet mandal, the farmer did not even harvest the crop since there was nothing to harvest in the crop.