more-inThe Lalgudi-Pullampadi stretch — otherwise a fertile belt dotted with paddy and sugarcane fields irrigated through the Pullampadi vaical — now presents a dry and barren look, with many farmers having skipped the ‘samba’ cultivation this season. They are not prepared to burn their fingers and have started switching over to fodder cultivation. According to sources, the entire stretch between Lalgudi and Pullampadi accounts for about 200 acres all under paddy crop. There would be a good demand for fodder and hence, a large number of farmers had started raising the fodder crop now. Sources said that being a risk-free cultivation, farmers had been resorting to raising fodder.

Source: The Hindu January 25, 2017 20:37 UTC