Summary:
“Presently, we get Rs 3,500 per quintal of finger millet in the market. The crop is also cultivated extensively in Hassan and Ramanagara districts.This is the time of the year when farmers harvest the finger millet crop, and unexpected rain could have disastrous consequences. “In the event of a rainfall, damage to standing crops is always less compared to that of the harvested crop. Substantiating his argument with an example, he added, “In 2010, there was heavy rainfall for 15 to 20 days when finger millet crop was about to be harvested. We ensured minimal damage to the crop by advising farmers not to harvest till the rain stopped..