the case of cashew there have been two dry spells one before the wet phase and one after challa pydi naidu of kasimkota mandal who leased out his 3acre mixed cashew and mango plantation said i leased out my garden for a pittance at rs 12000 in such a scenario it is not easy for longterm damage to happen to cashew plantations both ways the farmer loses as he never gets a chance to make a profit the truant south west monsoon and the delayed yet abundant north east monsoon may have finally given mango and cashew farmers as well as traders of the three north coastal districts of vizianagaram srikakulam and visakhapatnam finally something to smile about this factor coupled with enough humidity will ensure good nut growth inside the kernel however many of the farmers have been left high and dry as it is mainly the wholesale merchants that are slated to take home all the moolah this year as they gave their farms on lease to the traders at lower rates because of the terrible crop in 2013 but this has not been the case on the coastal belt this year