Summary:
The fuel price rise has taken a heavy toll on farming, as several agricultural processes depend on fuel, say farmers from the district. Most of the farmers rent tractors and other farm equipment. “But now, the increase in fuel prices and the subsequent increase in tractor rent have again increased the expenditure,” he said. Right from tilling, ploughing, sowing and transportation of produce to markets, the use of diesel is important, say farmers.Farmers say people who rent out tractors have hiked the rent citing the diesel price hike. On Monday, the tractor rent was been hiked by Rs100 an hour..