The United Farmers Association, Tamil Nadu, urged the Centre and the State Government to take effective steps for the introduction of crop rotation pattern across the country.
Wet crops alone should be raised in the wet lands. Millets, pulses and oil seeds should be the favourite crops of the rainfed lands.
Pattern
Based on this, a crop rotation pattern should be introduced across the country, C. Vaiyapuri, president of the Association, said in a statement here on Tuesday.
The government should not hesitate to initiate legal action against the farmers who violate the crop rotation pattern.
Both the governments should come out with announcements on the introduction of disease-free and disease-resistant crops. The announcement should also encourage fertilizer-free and bio-farming technologies in the country.
The governments should come forward to encourage the farmers who preferred raising millets, pulses and oil seeds in the rainfed lands, through subsidies.
Mr. Vaiyapuri also demanded subsidy to the farmers for the purchase of farm livestock for farm activities.
He said that the East Coast Economical Corridor scheme was immensely harming surrounding environment. He suggested creation of sea side water ways on the line of Buckingham Canal.
The water ways and the roads should be connected at various points. Forests should be raised in between the sea side water ways and the surface roads to act as barriers during natural calamities.
He urged both the Centre and the State Government to accord priority for protecting the environment and food protection as they do in the case of industries.
Association demands action against farmers who violate crop pattern
It wants announcement on disease resistant varieties in Central Budget
It also seeks distribution of subsidy for purchase of farm livestock
