<p>The arrival of monsoon has led the farmers to get back to the farming activities across the Chikmagalur district. The farmers who had started sowing seeds in the month of May as there was rainfall in few places in the early May, were prone to disappointment with the extreme heat replacing the rain in the later days. <br /><br />The monsoon rain that has hit the district now, has brought back the smile on the farmers’ faces. The pleased farmers in Moodigere, Sringeri, Koppa,Narasimharajapura, Tarikere, Kadur and Birur have started sowing the seeds. With it, the District Agriculture Department too has kicked of its work of distributing fertlisers and pesticides to the farmers. <br /><br />The Department has estimated that monocot, dicot grains and commercial crops will be sowed in 1,60,980 hectares of land, out of which seeds are sown in 10,545 hectares of land. Dicot grains are mostly sown in Kadur, Tarikere, Birur, Ajjampura and other plain land areas. Dicot grains are sowed in 15,140 hectares of land and monocot grains are grown in 11,665 hectares. Dicot grains have been sown in 2,180 hectares, while monocot grains have been sown in 450 hectares. <br /><br />The Department intends to promote the cultivation of sugarcane in 1,400 hectares of land. The oil seeds are intended to be grown in 26,340 hectares of land. As growing of seeds has been started already, the work is scheduled to complete in the district by June 30. <br /><br />The farmers in Malnad region too are rejuvenated with the beginning of the rainy season. Paddy being the major crop, the farmers have started to sow paddy seeds in their farm. The paddy is expected to be grown in 42,150 hecatres of land in the region. The paddy will be grown in 10,500 hectares of land in Chikmagalur taluk, 11,000 hectares of Mudigere taluk, 5,800 hectares in Koppa taluk, 250 hectares in Sringeri and in 5,300 hectares in Lakkavalli region. <br /><br />With ginger price souring high, the Agriculture Department expects difference in the paddy cultivation in Malnad region. <br /><br />Fertliser stock<br /><br />Agriculture Department Joint Director M Raju has informed that the required amount of fertilisers for this season has been stored in the godowns. A total of 5,000 tonnes of fertilisers are stored every week. Stringent actions are also taken to stop the sale of fertliser in the black market and to avoid artificial shortage. The Agriculture Department is promoting the farmers to use Zinc Sulphate and Gypsum for the good cultivation. The fertilsers are sold at 50 per cent subsidised rates.<br /><br />Rain details<br /><br />The onset of monsoon has marked the district with 1209.1 mm rainfall. Kalasa has received highest rainfall of 109.8 mm, while Kadur taluk has received lowest rainfall of 4.4 mm. The detail of the rainfall in last 24 hours is as follows. Chikmagalur 17.1 mm, Vasthare 24.4 mm, Joladal 32 mm, Aldur 25 mm, K R Pet 15.2 mm, Koppa 16 mm, Hariharapura 38.2 mm, Mudigere 37.9 mm, Kalasa 55.6 mm, Sringeri 31.2 mm and Ajjampura 52 mm.</p>
<p>The arrival of monsoon has led the farmers to get back to the farming activities across the Chikmagalur district. The farmers who had started sowing seeds in the month of May as there was rainfall in few places in the early May, were prone to disappointment with the extreme heat replacing the rain in the later days. <br /><br />The monsoon rain that has hit the district now, has brought back the smile on the farmers’ faces. The pleased farmers in Moodigere, Sringeri, Koppa,Narasimharajapura, Tarikere, Kadur and Birur have started sowing the seeds. With it, the District Agriculture Department too has kicked of its work of distributing fertlisers and pesticides to the farmers. <br /><br />The Department has estimated that monocot, dicot grains and commercial crops will be sowed in 1,60,980 hectares of land, out of which seeds are sown in 10,545 hectares of land. Dicot grains are mostly sown in Kadur, Tarikere, Birur, Ajjampura and other plain land areas. Dicot grains are sowed in 15,140 hectares of land and monocot grains are grown in 11,665 hectares. Dicot grains have been sown in 2,180 hectares, while monocot grains have been sown in 450 hectares. <br /><br />The Department intends to promote the cultivation of sugarcane in 1,400 hectares of land. The oil seeds are intended to be grown in 26,340 hectares of land. As growing of seeds has been started already, the work is scheduled to complete in the district by June 30. <br /><br />The farmers in Malnad region too are rejuvenated with the beginning of the rainy season. Paddy being the major crop, the farmers have started to sow paddy seeds in their farm. The paddy is expected to be grown in 42,150 hecatres of land in the region. The paddy will be grown in 10,500 hectares of land in Chikmagalur taluk, 11,000 hectares of Mudigere taluk, 5,800 hectares in Koppa taluk, 250 hectares in Sringeri and in 5,300 hectares in Lakkavalli region. <br /><br />With ginger price souring high, the Agriculture Department expects difference in the paddy cultivation in Malnad region. <br /><br />Fertliser stock<br /><br />Agriculture Department Joint Director M Raju has informed that the required amount of fertilisers for this season has been stored in the godowns. A total of 5,000 tonnes of fertilisers are stored every week. Stringent actions are also taken to stop the sale of fertliser in the black market and to avoid artificial shortage. The Agriculture Department is promoting the farmers to use Zinc Sulphate and Gypsum for the good cultivation. The fertilsers are sold at 50 per cent subsidised rates.<br /><br />Rain details<br /><br />The onset of monsoon has marked the district with 1209.1 mm rainfall. Kalasa has received highest rainfall of 109.8 mm, while Kadur taluk has received lowest rainfall of 4.4 mm. The detail of the rainfall in last 24 hours is as follows. Chikmagalur 17.1 mm, Vasthare 24.4 mm, Joladal 32 mm, Aldur 25 mm, K R Pet 15.2 mm, Koppa 16 mm, Hariharapura 38.2 mm, Mudigere 37.9 mm, Kalasa 55.6 mm, Sringeri 31.2 mm and Ajjampura 52 mm.</p>
