The Agriculture Department will popularise mechanisation in sowing during the “samba” season among farmers, said S. Ganesh, District Collector.
Addressing farmers and officials during the surprise inspection of fields at Ekaperumalaur near Aranthangi in the district on Thursday, the Collector referred to the problem caused because of shortage of labourers and said that the mechanisation could help overcome the problem.
The Collector interacted with farmers and ascertained the advantages of the mechanical transplanter.
M. Thiyagarajan, Assistant Director of Agriculture, said a meeting of paddy farmers had been convened for explaining the advantages of mechanisation for direct sowing of seeds. It not only improved efficiency and speed for sowing the seeds but also brought about economy without any wastage.
Earlier, the Collector inspected the work on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme at Ekanivayal and Manamelkudi.
