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Farmers to be taught modern practices
Staff Reporter
DINDIGUL: Modern agriculture practices will be taught to farmers under second green revolution. All efforts would be made to procure copra from coconut growers in the district, assured Collector K. Nagarajan.
He was presiding over agriculturists' grievances meeting at the Collectorate here on Friday.
The State Government had announced second green revolution with an aim of enhancing income of small and tiny farmers in next three years. An Assistant Agriculture Officer will be deputed at taluk-level to train farmers in modern agriculture practices. They will meet farmers directly and advise them to choose the right crop for right season after checking the soil condition and water availability in every farm. Farmers would also be trained in modern and good agriculture practices and innovative and scientific methods in production, harvesting and post-harvesting methods, he added. Top priority will be given for drip irrigation. Small and tiny farmers will get 75 per cent subsidy for installing drip irrigation facility in their farms. Hybrids seeds of Bellari onion, drum stick and tomato will also be given to small and tiny farmers engaging in horticulture crop cultivation at required time.
Water was sufficient in all major dams to meet the irrigation needs. While Palaru-Porundhalaru dam has 31.04 feet of water, Parappalar dam has 71.2 feet of water and Varadhamanadhi dam 15.51 feet of water. Storage level in Kudiraiyaru dam was 47.71 feet, Kudgaganar dam 13.58 feet and Nanganjiar dam 19.35 feet.
Expressing disgust over the absence of some officials, the Collector advised all officials to attend the agriculturists' grievances day meeting without fail. They should be present to answers to the queries raised by farmers. Moreover, they should also understand the importance of their problems and respond to them.
If any official failed to take part in the meeting, severe action would be initiated against them, Mr. Nagarajan cautioned. Farmers demanded cold storage facility in mango production centres like Natham and Ayakudi. Coconut growers wanted a procurement centre for copra. While private parties procured copra at Rs.65 a kg, government procurement centre offered only Rs.41 only. They demanded that the procurement price be revised.
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