Udupi: Coastal farmers getting interested in cultivating watermelons


Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, May 5: The number of watermelon growers is on the rise in coastal Karnataka. Many have owned up watermelon cultivation in villages like Manur, Moodagiliyar, Giliyar, Padukere, Saligrama, Karkada, Pandeshwar in Sastan etc. They have realised that this is a profitable activity.

Watermelons grown in the fields of M Jayaram Shetty, president of Raitadhwani Sangha Kota, Ramesh Herle from Moodagiliyar and Bhoja Poojary in Giliyar are ready to be marketed.


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Because of lockdown problems last year, they had heaped the watermelons near their homes and sold them. Now again a similar situation is staring them in their face. While the curfew restricts the movement of farmers, the watermelons if left in the fields rot. Under these circumstances, the farmers have resorted to social websites and media to sell their watermelons. Jayaram Shetty and Bhoja Poojary have now been selling their watermelons at ten rupees a kg. Within a day they have sold off a tonne of the fruit.

The farmers here entirely grown watermelons by using organic manure. Untimely rain however, creates problems for watermelon growers. Ten tonnes of watermelon grown by Bhoja Poojary were eaten up by worms because of the untimely rain. Jayaram Shetty Manur says that with the media publicity, the growers of watermelon are able to sell their products without problems. He said many have come to their house early in the morning to buy the fruit. Businessman from Kota, Santosh Prabhu, wants a situation under which the growers can fearlessly and freely trade their fruits to be created. He wants the government to extend encouragement to such corps. His other suggestion was for the government to buy watermelon directly from the farmers.

 

 

 

 

  

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  • Lawrence, Mangalore

    Wed, May 05 2021

    BJP rises from 3 to 75 in WB ,going to sit as main opposition party and still our people call it as a failure. We must see how miserably congress is failing as 0 seats in WB compared to 40 last time. Also in Kerala it is further bad because RaGa holds MP seat in the state. The more we criticize BJP and Modi the more they become stronger. It is time for us to retrospect and think for serious corrective action.

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  • ConcernedCitizen, Mangaluru

    Wed, May 05 2021

    Why do you have to bring politics to everything? This is a post about WATERMELONS!!

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  • Rajen Gopi, Kolkata

    Thu, May 06 2021

    What has all this got to do with melons? Or have you lost your mental balance seeing the poor performance in WB, TN & Kerala?

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  • rolf, Dubai

    Wed, May 05 2021

    Cheddi mentality only in few parts of India.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Wed, May 05 2021

    Are NRI 's too entitled for 15 Lakhs ?

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  • Nancy, Belman

    Wed, May 05 2021

    No. Only for tax payers.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, May 05 2021

    What else to do if you are not paying us our Rs. 15 Lacks ...

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  • SB, Mlore

    Wed, May 05 2021

    15lakhs & Yours ?......said Baabu Bayya in the Movie "Welcome" to Majnu Bhai. .

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, May 05 2021

    SB, Mlore - Welcome was a biggest Flop after Chowkidar ...

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  • HENRY MISQUIITH, India

    Wed, May 05 2021

    All the fake promises started since 2014 onwards.. He is changing his tunes and colour now and then like Chameleon 😀 Cultivating Water melon, sweet melon and rock melon is the last option to survive in this pandemic era.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Thu, May 06 2021

    Jossey S Mumbai,if 15 lacs are not given ,cultivate Watermelons and sell.you will get more than 15lacs.Ask Cynthia whether she will be a Partner.

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