Farmer sticks to traditional methods of farming despite development in Agri field

Belagavi

 Growing corn is like a penance. It faces various hardships for its growth. Mainly, the threat of diseases caused by extreme weather conditions and especially the threat of birds are a challenge for the farmer. In the past, they used to play catapults and beat drums to ward off birds. But with the development of modernity, all these are disappearing. As if by chance, Mahaveer Padasalagi of UK is nurturing all these arts and has become an information center for today's youth on growing corn.

By following this method to protect the corn grown on about four acres, every year, one person is protecting the corn from birds. He has continued the art of catapulting and beating the lad, which is unknown to today's young generation. Mahaveer of Nandagava village in Athani taluk of district has continued traditional agricultural activities and is a role model for the youth who are obsessed with social media.

As modernity grows, the practices and ideas of t old days are disappearing from us. Many traditional activities of the elders of ancient times have also been kept away from us for decades.  

This has also dealt a heavy blow to today's agricultural system, and inevitably, a situation has been created where farmers are also shifting from antiquity to modernity.

The adverse weather conditions have caused immense losses to the agricultural sector. Growing white jowar, which is one of the traditional crops mainly in North Karnataka, is a process that goes on like penance. Its cultivation, which lasts for five months, is different from all other crops.