In Rajasthan, farmers do something that turned into a topic of debate. The farmers here are now turning their face from coriander cultivation. Due to the fall of coriander production, farmers are now avoiding its cultivation. According to experts, the disease is behind this change that has affected coriander production. Farmers are now giving priority to garlic instead of coriander. Rajasthan’s Hadodi, known for the cultivation of coriander for the past several years, is now in news due to low production.
Partial decline for these reasons
Citing government data in a media report, it is said that about 10 years ago, cilantro was made in Hadoti in one lakh hectares. By 2024-25, it reached about 40 thousand hectares, which means it declined by about 60 percent. Horticulture Department Jewelery Director RK Jain has told ETV Rajasthan that Kota and Hadodi are famous for the cultivation of coriander. But in the past years, the area of seed has been gradually decreasing.
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Jain said that the real reason behind this is not the right type of coriander here. In addition, the eruption of ‘Sachia’ and ‘Longia’ in Korandram has increased. Coriander prices have also declined. Therefore, the trend of farmers on coriander is decreasing. He said that farmers’ interest in coriander continued to increase and require good and more productive varieties.
Increased garlic cultivation
Bharatiya district minister Kisan Sangam Rubnarayan Yadav said that the garlic cluster has been changed among the farmers. According to him, farmers get more garlic production, and it also gets good prices. Garlic produces 70 to 75 quintals per hectare, while coriander production is only 15 quintals per hectare. RK said that the coriander area is declining and the garlic area is increasing. Says Jain. In the last six years, he said that the coriander area was 50 thousand hectares. The price was low and the price reached about 87 thousand hectares. As the prices of garlic rose, its part reached 40 thousand hectares.
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The price is not even available
The farmers here blame the coriander and blame the weather changing mood in the wake of another crop planting. According to farmers, the crop seems less water, but more workers and low prices are forced to plant another crop. The price of seeds is also low. No more fertilizers are not required. Pesticides should be sprayed to protect the crop from diseases, but prices are not good. Farmers say the price of a good quality crop of coriander has to get 15 to 16 thousand rupees per Queete, but the price is only 9 to 10 thousand rupees per price.
