Paddy grain discolouration in parts of Nagapattinam worries farmers

Key Highlights

• Samba and thaladi paddy have been cultivated across the block during the current season, following heavy northeast monsoon rains.
• In villages such as Thirupoondi, Kameswaram, Vettaikaraniruppu, and Vizhunthamavadi, farmers who adopted the direct seeding method using CO-51 and ADT-46 varieties observed that grains in some fields had turned black at the maturity stage.
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• Manivannan of Keezhaiyur Kadaimadai Pasana Vivasayigal Sangam said farmers had spent ₹25,000 to ₹30,000 per acre for cultivation.
• “After safeguarding the crop through continuous rains and adverse weather, this problem at the final stage has caused anxiety,” he said and added that farmers feared loss of market value.