Coodige April. 5: Women often spend time with family. Women rarely participate in agriculture. The women, in spite of their kidney failure, have been identified as a model farmer by cultivating a four-acre farm. Shirrageje Ashita Mohan from Bhuvanagiri village of Koodi taluk has grown sweet potatoes, tapioca and golden tuber on her 4 acre farm. For the last six months with family issues, the crop has been grown despite the hot summer. The woman, who lost her one kidney two years ago, was involved in farming with the support of family members. The love and passion for agriculture from an early age has made her interested in farming during times of illness.
She has put herself in agriculture as her husband goes back to work.
Even after a month has passed when the crop is not sold, the crops have begun to wither and perish. There is a demand for sweet potatoes in neighboring state Kerala but because of the Corona the road to Kerala has been frozen and sweet potatoes have reached a point where they are not sold.Tapioca and golden tuber are also being destroyed because of corona. It is unfortunate that there are people who are not even selling rotten crops for free. The peasant woman is of the opinion that if the crops were taken by the people, they could have grown something else on the farm.This progressive peasant woman is earning Rs. 3 lakhs of loans and Rs. 5 lakhs have been used. The family is in dire straits as the crops that have been borrowed and harvested from the crop are not sold. This poor family is in need of assistance during the difficult days.
- K.K. Nagarajashetti
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