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Mysore: paddy field Harvesting in twin districts of Mysore And in Chamarajanagar there has been delay due to non-availability of sufficient number of harvester machines.
Paddy was cultivated in 95,000 hectares in Mysore district and 26,390 hectares in Chamarajanagar district. Both the districts are expected to produce about 10 lakh metric tonnes of paddy this season.
Though paddy is ready for harvesting from the first week of December, but in large numbers farmers He said that they could not harvest their crops due to lack of paddy harvesting machines.
Paddy fields were waterlogged due to heavy rains last month, due to which most farmers could not harvest their paddy, and were forced to wait until the rain water came out of their fields, so that the paddy harvester machines reached their fields. able to reach
Since the government has not started paddy harvester machines under Krishi Yantra Dhare units, from which farmers can rent such machines at subsidized prices, paddy growers to hire paddy harvester machines brought from different neighboring districts was forced. Tamil Nadu through commission agents in both districts, but they almost doubled their rental prices this year, forcing farmers to pay more to rent the machines.
“As against Rs 1,800 to Rs 2,400 last year, machine operators are now charging Rs 2,200 to Rs 3,000 per hour this year, for different types of paddy harvester machines. Moreover, they are reluctant to harvest paddy in wet fields Paddy is sown right after, till harvest, due to unseasonal rains, growers suffer. If the increase is Rs 100 or Rs 200 per hour, the fee is nominal, and farmers are ready to pay, But they demand an additional Rs 800 to Rs 1,000 per hour, citing increase in fuel prices, maintenance cost, labor charges, which are additional distress for farmers,” said kiragasura shankar, T. a paddy farmer in Narsipur Taluk
Dr Mahanteshappa, Joint Director, Agriculture said that the issue of demand for higher rent charges by the commission agents of paddy harvester machines was resolved in a meeting held in his office under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner on Thursday.
“The district administration has fixed Rs 1,800 per hour for a single tiered paddy harvester machine and Rs 2,600 per hour for a series of paddy harvester machines, as this type of machine can harvest paddy even though the paddy fields There is no drainage of water from the farmer.Can file a complaint against the machine operators in the nearest agriculture office or Raitha contact center, if higher fares are demanded,” he said.
Mysore: paddy field Harvesting in twin districts of Mysore And in Chamarajanagar there has been delay due to non-availability of sufficient number of harvester machines.
Paddy was cultivated in 95,000 hectares in Mysore district and 26,390 hectares in Chamarajanagar district. Both the districts are expected to produce about 10 lakh metric tonnes of paddy this season.
Though paddy is ready for harvesting from the first week of December, but in large numbers farmers He said that they could not harvest their crops due to lack of paddy harvesting machines.
Paddy fields were waterlogged due to heavy rains last month, due to which most farmers could not harvest their paddy, and were forced to wait until the rain water came out of their fields, so that the paddy harvester machines reached their fields. able to reach
Since the government has not started paddy harvester machines under Krishi Yantra Dhare units, from which farmers can rent such machines at subsidized prices, paddy growers to hire paddy harvester machines brought from different neighboring districts was forced. Tamil Nadu through commission agents in both districts, but they almost doubled their rental prices this year, forcing farmers to pay more to rent the machines.
“As against Rs 1,800 to Rs 2,400 last year, machine operators are now charging Rs 2,200 to Rs 3,000 per hour this year, for different types of paddy harvester machines. Moreover, they are reluctant to harvest paddy in wet fields Paddy is sown right after, till harvest, due to unseasonal rains, growers suffer. If the increase is Rs 100 or Rs 200 per hour, the fee is nominal, and farmers are ready to pay, But they demand an additional Rs 800 to Rs 1,000 per hour, citing increase in fuel prices, maintenance cost, labor charges, which are additional distress for farmers,” said kiragasura shankar, T. a paddy farmer in Narsipur Taluk
Dr Mahanteshappa, Joint Director, Agriculture said that the issue of demand for higher rent charges by the commission agents of paddy harvester machines was resolved in a meeting held in his office under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner on Thursday.
“The district administration has fixed Rs 1,800 per hour for a single tiered paddy harvester machine and Rs 2,600 per hour for a series of paddy harvester machines, as this type of machine can harvest paddy even though the paddy fields There is no drainage of water from the farmer.Can file a complaint against the machine operators in the nearest agriculture office or Raitha contact center, if higher fares are demanded,” he said.
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