Newly-elected MLA for Melkote Darshan Puttanaiah on Friday told the officials of the Department of Agriculture to guide farmers in cultivating climate-resilient crops that help them deal with the losses they incur over their crops getting destroyed by either deficit or excessive rains.
Climate change has resulted in extreme weather conditions with farmers suffering losses to deficit or excessive rains. With timely guidance, the department can guide farmers on the kind of crop cultivation for minimising losses, he said.
At the farmers’ grievances meeting held in Mandya, Mr. Puttanaiah said suitable prices for sugarcane will be sought and the department must ensure there were no lapses in the distribution of fertilizers, saplings of coconut and areca in the district.
