Agriculture has been deteriorating in kanchipuram, Chengalpattu district, over the past four years. In these two districts, the area of agricultural land has shrunk by 25,616 hectares. Social activists believe it will continue to diminish in the next years. In 2015-16, the integrated kanchipuram district, which includes kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts, has 1,25,971 hectares of agricultural land in use. Following the cultivation of two bogs and three bogs on a few acres of agricultural land, the total area under agricultural cultivation in that year was 1,89,689 hectares. kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts are currently separated.


Only 36,766 hectares of agricultural land are now available in kanchipuram district. During the monsoon season, paddy varieties are grown on 4,421 hectares, 15,284 hectares during the samba season, and 18,786 hectares during the november season. Sugarcane is grown on 619 hectares, whereas vegetables are grown on only 1,488 hectares. Only 48,145 hectares of agricultural land were farmed last year, out of a total of 36,766 hectares, including three-crop paddy.


In Chengalpattu district, there are now 63,589 hectares of agricultural land in use. During the dry season, paddy is grown on 5,140 hectares, 15,846 hectares during the samba season, and 27,852 hectares during the Navara season. Sugarcane is grown on 7,870 hectares, while vegetables are grown on 9,060 hectares. The total area under paddy and other crops for three seasons is 74,600 hectares.


In the last four years, the extent of agricultural land in the two districts has declined by 25,616 hectares. The total amount under cultivation has been lowered to 66,944 hectares. "Agricultural lands in kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts were confiscated due to industrialisation," stated T. Tamiliniyan, state coordinator of the tamil Nadu Farmers' Movement. Farmers have left agriculture and gone to work in factories due to rising commodity costs and a lack of labour for the 100-day programme.


If we want to boost agriculture in this country, we need to provide subsidised inputs. Introduce the necessary legal amendments to the 100-day programme, and allocate 60% of the workers to agriculture. The government pays the farmers' salary in this way. Agricultural employees will be employed as well. kerala is taking full use of this programme. This is something that the tamil Nadu government should think about.
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30/10/2021 08:30 AM