Kanive, A. 12: Only Mother Earth has the power to create a thousand seeds from a single seed. When the seeds sown in its shell germinate and grow abundantly and fill the farmer's pocket, the smile on his face is immense. Among these seeds, 'Sediment' farming is now at a good price in the market. That is, a quintal of unsedimented tuber is currently priced at Rs 3,000 to 3,100 in the market. Last two years ago, the same amount of sediment was also the highest in the market, at Rs 6,000.
Farmers from parts of Kushalnagar taluk such as Thorenur, Shirangala, Bhairappanagudi, Siddalingapura, Hebbale, Elakkanur, etc. grow an average of 10 to 12 tons per acre of land. This seven- to eight-month-long mud farming is usually done by farmers in Kodagu in December and harvested in July. Since mud is widely used in the celebration of Onam, the main festival of Kodagu's neighboring state of Kerala, it fetches a good price in the market. Also, since a large number of people from neighboring Kerala live in Kodagu district, there is a high demand for this mud, says Torenuru farmer Nagaraju.
Recently, many farmers have been focusing on a single crop like ginger, facing price and crop decline. Farmer Nagaraju is of the opinion that instead, they should engage in the cultivation of vegetables such as mud, golden tuber, sweet potato.
Low cost - high income
It costs 50 thousand to grow this mud farming on one acre of land.
If the crop is good and the yield is high, then even if it is at least 12 tons, there will be income.
To grow this sorghum in one acre of land, 500 to 600 plants are required. One plant costs ten rupees, while 600 plants cost 6,000 rupees.
It costs ten thousand to plough the raw land and prepare it for sowing. It costs 15 thousand for a micro pipeline to spray water on the sown land, 10 thousand for farm workers, 3 thousand for three times of herbicide spraying from sowing to harvesting, and 15 thousand for three periods of chemical fertilizer application, said farmer Narayan, who went to the place and gave information about the management of sorghum crop with "Shakti".
Widely used in Kerala
It is said that sorghum root, which is widely grown in the rural areas of Kodagu, is in high demand in Kerala. That is, since Keralites mostly use tubers like potatoes that grow in the soil, all the tubers grown in Kodagu are transported to Kerala.
These unpeeled tubers are used to make chips and sold in bakeries. They are also used in other dishes.
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