Reaping the fruits of labour

Thiruvananthapuram | Friday | 13th January, 2017

Summary:

In fact, he had tried to cultivate paddy two years ago but had to stop mid-way. Also, upland farming gives lesser yield when compared to the usual mode of cultivation. He has already bought another paddy field close by and plans to cultivate plantain and ginger after harvesting the present crop. Upland farming brings with it many challenges - it demands more water. Since it’s upland farming there isn’t any mud on the field, but the soil is moist..