The Coimbatore district administration has introduced mechanised paddy planting system with the aim to help farmers overcome labour shortage.
Subsidy
According to a release, the Agriculture Department here helped farmers go in for mechanised planting system by providing Rs. 3,000 a hectare in subsidy.
The mechanised planting system plants only a sapling resulting in better spacing among crops and increased yield.
The total cost the farmers will incur is Rs. 3,700 an acre.
Inspection
Collector Archana Patnaik visited a paddy field in Ramanamudalipudur to inspect the mechanised planting system.
Coimbatore sees paddy cultivation on more than 2,500 hectare.

Source : The Hindu