The climatic condition in Thoothai will supports not only for Coconut, Paddy, Sugarcane etc. It will also supports for cultivating ornamental flowers, sunflower, gingelly, corn, turmeric etc. As our village people are not well educated and also there is no enough advisory personnel to motivate them towards a innovative way in the agriculture field.
Atleast people should do experimental try for the below, these are all much profittable:
Flowers (Seasonal), Vegetables, Custard Apple, Lemon, Mango, Suppotta, Turmeric.
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Thoothai People Can Try
Improved Paddy Cultivation
Improved Paddy Cultivation - "Semmai Nel Sahupadi"
Department of agriculture was requested to supply certified seeds of paddy with genetic purity and to impart training to all farmers in Thoothai on latest technology of "Semmai Nel Sahupadi" a system of rice intensification for increasing yield by 30% over normal method. Alternatively it may called as Improved Paddy Cultivation.
Thoothaoi farmers were encouraged to take up the technology of raising seed farms. The yield from such farms will be used only as seed which will fetch farmers additional profit of Rs 3/- per kg over normal crop.
Sivagangai District Agriculture Officials motivated farmers about the immense grace shown by Thoothai villagers through Village Integrated Programme for their over all upliftment and requested farmers to follow System of Rice Intensification for increase of paddy yield by 30% which will fetch additional income.
Coconut Farms
The Coconut farms are one of the major part in the agriculture in Thoothai. Usually cultivated coconuts will be sold at the near by areas like Thiruppuvanam, manamadurai etc. Pricing will be fixed according to their sizes, usually it starts from Rs 1 and goes upto Rs. 5. The maintenace cost for a coconut farm is usually not affordable it involves much man power from periodical ploughing to cultivating.
Agriculture
Farming or agriculture has been the principal occupation for the people in Thoothai village since the ancient period. Farming in Thoothai villages is the mainstay for a majority of the total population, as they earn their livelihoods from agriculture. The people cultivate various types of crops throughout the year.
The climatic condition in Thoothai is perfectly suitable for agricultural activities and has been one of the major reasons behind people choosing farming as their principal occupation. In ancient Thoothai, farming was highly dependent on the monsoon condition and hence, most of the crops cultivated during that period were monsoon type crops. In the contemporary period, the dependency on weather has lessened with the advancement of irrigation technology and different types of crops are being cultivated in Thoothai.
People in Thoothai villages are involved with the agriculture sector in various ways. There are many people in Thoothai who cultivate crops independently in their own lands. They occasionally take help of others to do the farming. Another type of farmers in the Thoothai are those who do not have any land of their own. They help others to cultivate crops in their lands. In this way, these people are dependent on agriculture for earning their livelihoods. There are also many people in Thoothai who are involved in contract farming. In contract farming a person takes care of someone else`s land and cultivates crops in the land. He gets a certain portion of the cultivated crops at the end of the season as his rewards. This is a very common practice in Thoothai. In this way also, farming in Thoothai is providing occupation to many people.