Even as the monsoon has become active and even aggressive in some areas, the Department of Agriculture has proposed to conduct crop yield competitions for farmers cultivating paddy and a few more crops.
In a statement, Joint Director of Agriculture L. Perumal, the Department of Agriculture will organise State-level and district-level crop yield competitions, in which farmers growing paddy, maize and blackgram can participate.
Both land owners and lease-holders may participate in the competitions.
Last date for enrolment for State-level competition is March 10 and for district-level competition, the last date is March 15.
A minimum of 50 cents of area should be harvested in the presence of designated district officials and farmers’ representatives. Yield will also be estimated in their presence.
Crop yield competition will be conducted separately for the State and the district-levels.
Interested farmers can participate either in the district-level or State-level competitions.
Enrolment fee for the State-level competition for paddy is Rs. 100 and for other crops, the enrolment fee is Rs. 50. For district-level crop yield competition for paddy, the enrolment fee is Rs. 50 and for other crops, the amount is only Rs. 25.
First prize for State-level paddy yield competition is Rs. 25,000 and the second prize is Rs. 15,000. For other crops like maize and blackgram, the first prize will be Rs. 15,000 and second prize Rs. 10,000.
Likewise, in the district-level crop yield competition, the first prize is Rs. 15,000 and the second prize Rs. 10,000 for paddy.
For other crops like maize and blackgram, the first prize is Rs. 10,000 and the second prize Rs. 5,000, Mr. Perumal said.
Source : The Hindu
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