6 days ago
Pilikula holds live demonstration of paddy cultivation
Mangaluru: To revive interest in paddy farming among the younger generation, Pilikula Development Authority hosted 'Yantrasri Bhatta Nati', a programme to promote mechanised paddy cultivation.
Organised in collaboration with the agriculture department and Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) BC Trust, the programme was held in the Bakimaru field opposite Guthu Mane at Pilikula Nisargadhama.
Abraham MK, the regional director of the agricultural mechanisation division of the SKDRDP, handed over seedlings of paddy to Arun Kumar Shetty, in-charge commissioner of Pilikula Development Authority, on the occasion.
Shetty spoke about how they cultivate paddy every year in the field in front of the Guthu Mane at Pilikula to educate the public and children about the importance of agriculture. He said that this year, the event is being organised under the joint auspices of the agriculture department and the SKDRDP.
Later, he initiated the planting programme by operating the planting machine in the field.
A demonstration programme for paddy cultivation was held to create awareness among the young generation. The event was inaugurated by Honnappa Gowda, the joint director of the agriculture department. He said the agriculture department, in collaboration with the SKDRDP, has been conducting many such agricultural demonstrations. Following the wishes of the Pilikula Development Authority, a paddy cultivation demonstration was organised in the fields of Pilikula, he added.
