S Ramesh MYSURU: Paddy harvesting in the twin districts of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar has been delayed due to the non-availability of harvester machines in adequate numbers. Paddy had been ...

Paddy ready for harvest, but shortage of farmhands, machines hits ryots in EG As many as 4.5 lakh farmers are dependent on paddy cultivation in the district, known as the ‘rice bowl’ of the State.

Collector Rathinasamy sets rent rates for paddy harvesting machines in tripartite meeting, ensuring fair pricing for farmers and owners. May 29, 2025 e-Paper LOGIN Account ...

THANJAVUR: Farmers who have cultivated samba and thaladi paddy in the district, and are ready to harvest their crop complain that there is a dearth of harvester machines. There is also a days-long ...

Singh has nearly 10 acres of land and grows paddy on half of it. “The PR variety of jeeri (paddy) needs a combine harvester. I decided to buy a machine as the yield was low,” he said.

A 42-year-old farmer was killed after she got trapped in a paddy harvesting machine at Krishnapuram village near Tirupattur town on Tuesday. Police said the deceased, N. Sasi, was a mother of three.

With the demand tally for machines standing at 1.08 lakh – each farmer may have applied for multiple machines – the happy seeder, used for wheat sowing in unploughed field after paddy harvest ...

The unrolling labour shortage, however, has left farmers with few options but to rely on renting harvester machines to reap their paddy. While such machines can complete harvesting in a day ...

The provision of the machine is expected to provide significant savings of up to RM5,600 yearly per farmer for each hectare. As part of the collaboration, asnaf farmers will now be able to use the ...