Crop insurance: skirting ‘kuruvai’ irks farmers
The Hindu
‘It is a bolt from the blue’
The decision to extend insurance cover for crops other than paddy cultivated during the kharif (April to July) season has irked delta farmers who have taken up kuruvai paddy cultivation this year with confidence. Two days ago, the State government made an announcement that the farmers who have taken up the cultivation of crops other than paddy and thattaipayaru (cow pea) in the notified areas during the period April to July could insure their crop till August 31.More Related News
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