Mandya: While Rain While some relief has come in the past few days, it has become a cause of worry for the farming community in Mandya as they fear losing the standing paddy crop.
Farmers chose to cultivate paddy along with sugarcane Kaveri Niravari Nigam Limited released water through various channels. However, rains in Mandya fear damaging the ready-to-harvest paddy.
Talking to TOI, Joint Director of Agriculture Department Ashoka Said that the district is receiving 2 mm-3 mm of rain which is a cause of concern for the paddy growers. “However, out of about 20,000 hectares, farmers have already harvested 60 per cent and we are expecting it to be completed in a week,” Ashok said.
Apart from major crops like sugarcane and paddy, farmers in Mandya also grow horticulture crops like tomato, cucumber, brinjal, beans, mango, banana, chikoo, papaya and jackfruit on about 15-20 hectares. In addition, coconut and arecanut plantation has been done in about 55 hectares. The farmers also grow mulberry in a total of about 17 hectares. Horticulture Department Deputy Director manjunath He said that the standing horticulture crops have not been affected by the rains and added that the district has not received such rains which would cause damage to the standing horticulture crops.
During this, Karnataka Badgalapura Nagendra, state president of the state ryot union, said that while north Karnataka was facing drought, farmers were losing black gram and moong dal, while farmers feared loss of paddy. “We understand it is a natural cause. However, we request the government to compensate the farmers for the crop loss,” he said.
Farmers chose to cultivate paddy along with sugarcane Kaveri Niravari Nigam Limited released water through various channels. However, rains in Mandya fear damaging the ready-to-harvest paddy.
Talking to TOI, Joint Director of Agriculture Department Ashoka Said that the district is receiving 2 mm-3 mm of rain which is a cause of concern for the paddy growers. “However, out of about 20,000 hectares, farmers have already harvested 60 per cent and we are expecting it to be completed in a week,” Ashok said.
Apart from major crops like sugarcane and paddy, farmers in Mandya also grow horticulture crops like tomato, cucumber, brinjal, beans, mango, banana, chikoo, papaya and jackfruit on about 15-20 hectares. In addition, coconut and arecanut plantation has been done in about 55 hectares. The farmers also grow mulberry in a total of about 17 hectares. Horticulture Department Deputy Director manjunath He said that the standing horticulture crops have not been affected by the rains and added that the district has not received such rains which would cause damage to the standing horticulture crops.
During this, Karnataka Badgalapura Nagendra, state president of the state ryot union, said that while north Karnataka was facing drought, farmers were losing black gram and moong dal, while farmers feared loss of paddy. “We understand it is a natural cause. However, we request the government to compensate the farmers for the crop loss,” he said.