“Our farmers are not happy. Economically they are suffering. Their children don't want to continue in agriculture, as it is not remunerative.

In certain parts of western Tamil Nadu, such as Erode you don't even get married if you say you are a farmer. And our policy makers still keep speaking on increasing production and food security without realising the problems at the grassroots,” says Mr. R. Kulandaisamy an engineer-turned-farmer.

Bio-tech nursery

Mr. Kulandaisamy maintains a nursery called Tari Bio-Tech, on the Orathanad bye-pass road in Thanjavur.

Recalling his foray into agri-related ventures “as an accident,” the farmer says he started his career by doing sub-contracting jobs and when the unit failed, he decided to diversify into nursery business................Click for more

Source Web Page: The Hindu