Our Correspondent
Kohima | June 23
After years of enduring lack of rains, farmers in Nagaland this year are in a jubilant mood as adequate rainfall has allowed them to have a successful paddy transplantation season.
“The farmers are attending their paddy fields normally with the availability of sufficient water for cultivation,” this time, said Phek Farmers’ Club (PFC) Chief Coordinator, Thuputhiyi Venuh.
This has enabled farmers in the state, who practice terrace cultivation, to carry out paddy cultivation in the appropriate time, thereby increasing the chances of a fruitful harvest. The best season for paddy cultivation start from last week of May till second week of July.
Unlike in the past, Venuh said most of the farmers have been able to get their work done early this year. The entire process of cultivation is likely to be completed by this month (June) end.
Over the past few years, the farmers were compelled to undertake paddy cultivation even up to the first week of August due to scant rainfall. This had also affected the yield in a negative way during the past years.
Moreover Venuh said there has been no report of major landslides or flashfloods that affected the paddy fields in Phek area out of heavy rainfall.
