The Agriculture Department will introduce latest farm technology to help ‘samba’ farmers achieve higher productivity. An awareness programme on various technology right from sowing the seeds to harvesting the crops will be organised in all villages for a fortnight till August 29, said K. A. Jayabal, Minister for Fisheries.
Speaking after inaugurating the seed drill sowing of samba seeds at Thethi near here on Sunday, Mr. Jayabal said this latest technology would facilitate farmers resolve various challenges particularly huge investment on labour.
He said the programme would be popularised among farmers. It had been planned to bring 3.47 acres in the ‘samba’ and ‘thaladi’ seasons of which 1.25 lakh acres would be covered under direct sowing of paddy.
A sum of Rs. 12.50 crore would be spent for which all the blocks have been divided into three categories. The direct seed drill sowing programme would be implemented on 8,000 hectares at an expenditure of Rs. 4 crore in five blocks of Nagapattinam, Keezhvelur, Keezhaiyur, Vedaranyam and Thalaignayiru. Demonstration plots would be set up on 750 hectares in Tirumarugal block at an expenditure of Rs. 37.50 lakhs.
In the third category, back-end subsidy based programme would be implemented in five blocks of Mayiladuthurai, Kuththalam, Sembanarkovil, Sirkali and Kollidam at an expenditure of Rs. 8.13 crore He gave away micro nutrients to farmers.
Rs. 12.50 crore to be spent: Minister
For the benefit of ‘samba’ farmers
Source : The Hindu
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