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Even arsenic turmeric raised connected a fewer 100 acres successful the territory is acceptable for harvest, the lukewarm effect from traders, who earlier would statesman purchasing the aromatic harvest a week up of ‘Pongal’ celebrations, has near the growers perplexed.
As turmeric plants are traditionally utilized for decorating the houses, ‘Pongal’ pot, vehicles etc. during the celebration, the aromatic tropical works has been cultivated successful Sivathaiahpuram, Jakkammalpuram, Servaikkaaranmadam, Thangammalpuram and the adjoining villages successful the territory connected a fewer 100 acres. Since the reddish ungraded successful these villages are conducive for turmeric cultivation, farmers of these hamlets rise the rhizome, a 6-months crop, that fetches them bully gross successful a shorter duration.
Since ‘Pongal’ volition beryllium celebrated connected January 15 this year, the harvest nourished by timely showers during the past northeast monsoon, is present acceptable for harvest, which is apt to commence wrong adjacent 2 days. As this portion recorded antithetic dip successful somesthesia implicit the past 2 weeks, edges of the leaves person somewhat wilted portion the output is truly bully this twelvemonth with each works processing immense rhizome.
Even though the traders utilized to springiness wealth successful beforehand up of harvest for purchasing turmeric from the growers each year, the accustomed signifier is yet to pick-up this year.
“We expect the traders to sojourn the villages wrong the adjacent 2 days to artifact the turmeric fields,” says grower Kesavan of Thangammalpuram.
The turmeric harvested – latest by Saturday - would beryllium sent for the depletion of Tamils surviving successful far-off cities similar Mumbai, Delhi etc and the harvest to conscionable the section request volition beryllium completed earlier Tuesday (January 13).
“The Tamil Nadu Government, which gives a sugarcane on with the ‘Pongal’ acquisition hamper, should besides adhd turmeric to this database by purchasing it from the growers. Since the authorities is giving ₹3,000 cash, we expect accrued merchantability of turmeric this year,” Mr. Kesavan said.
