It is heartening to note that the Paddy crop in Tamil Nadu has withstood the onslaught of North-East monsoon. The State Government of Tamil Nadu is confident that there has been no adverse impact on agricultural production this year in Tamil Nadu though more than 4 Lakh Hectares of farm land was affected by the vigorous North-East monsoon.
In June 2010 paddy was grown on 17.4 lakh Ha while it increased to 18.5 lakh Ha inJune 2011. Similarly the area of pulses increased from 5.4 to 6.4 lakh Ha and oilseeds from 3.9 to 4.2 lakh Ha respectivly during the same period.
The State Agricultural Secretary has reported that efforts would be made for proper crop management through Soil Health Management, Water Management, Quality Input Distribution, Area expansion, Mechanization, Technology Management and Research to achieve the target production.
The problems of the farmers continue to worry them in the form of labour shortage, low productivity of labour and undeclared power cuts. Had there been proper planning with regard to production of vegetables, fruits and spices like Onions and Chillies, they would have been cultivated without any interruption leading to timely and adequate supply of all agri-goods. The latest inflationary trend experienced in the last 2 years has been mainly due to faulty and inadequate planning not only in the area of production but also in the arena of post harvest management, storage and marketing facilities.
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