The State Agriculture Department has advised Chhattisgarh's farmers to use ‘Seed Drill Technology’ for sowing of paddy, maize, urad and moong crops for a good yield.
The farmers have been advised to postpone the sowing of soybean crops for now in view of the delayed monsoons.The officers of Agriculture Department said that appropriate chemicals should be used to check weeds in various crops. They said that the current weather is suitable for growing Tomato, Brinjal and Chilly by preparing about six inches high beds.
For sugarcane crops, ploughing and levelling should be done after appropriate amount of fertilizer is used to prepare the soil. To prevent diseases in crops, the treatment of seeds should be done before sowing. For areas affected by blast, the farmers can use Mahsuri, Durgeshwari and Maheshwari species of paddy seeds for sowing. Similarly, farmers were also advised to use Bamleshwari seed of paddy in blast affected areas.
In areas where the seeds have problem of ‘false smut’, the farmers were advised not to use previous year paddy as seed.The Animal Husbandry Department has asked the cattle owners to contact Veterinary doctors of their respective areas for treatment of Diphtheria and other diseases in their cattle. They said that such diseases are common in the initial period of monsoon season.