Kanive, A. 3: Ginger, the long-awaited cash crop of many farmers, has failed to produce enough cash this time too, just like last year. Therefore, the farmers, who are facing severe hardships like drawing a line on the wound, are struggling without being able to get out of the debt trap.
Right now, the only crop left to provide some comfort to the farmers is jowar farming. Even though the yield of the musukina jowar is not profitable, the cost incurred is not worth it.
In some cases, this crop, which brings double the profit on the cost incurred, is harvested within 120 days from the day of sowing, so it can be said that this jowar crop, which is a source of income for families in rural areas, is a crop that brings some joy to the farmer.
This jowar crop is a rain-fed crop in areas like Thorenur, Siddalingapura, Aluwara, Arishinaguppe, Basariguppe, Marur, Yadavanad, Harangi, Attur in Kushalnagar taluk.
This musuk jowar crop is the hope of dairy farmers in villages like Bylakoppa, Avarti, Ranigetu, Marur, Chikkahosur in the outskirts of Kushalnagar. Now that the rains have stopped, farmers are turning their attention to ploughing the jowar crop growing in the jowar fields that have grown in acres of land.
In addition, farmers are busy spraying chemicals to control the worms that bore the stem of the jowar plant at this stage, which has grown knee-length.
It costs 20 thousand to grow jowar in one acre of land. This corn crop, which is ready for harvest in 120 days, yields a minimum of 20 to a maximum of 25 bags per acre. Even if such a crop is sold at Rs 2,200 per quintal, the farmer will get Rs 45,000 to 50,000. So, there is no doubt in the farmer's hand in this crop.
