Karisal farmers of Thoothukudi district staring at another round of loss

Sunflowers of smaller sizes without seeds have failed farmers of Vilathikulam, Ettaiyapuram, Kadambur in Thoothukudi district. (Source: Special Arrangement/The Hindu)

First it failed to rain.Then it rained continuously causing loss to farmers who had chosen to cultivate black gram, green gram, cumbu, maize, sorghum and onion.

Despite the plants getting rotten due to the sustained wet condition, the farmers of karisal bhoomi (black cotton soil) of Vilathikulam, Ettayapuram and Kadambur did not give up.They used the last opportunity of the season to cultivate coriander and sunflower.