Paddy Farmers Expressed About the Dead of Crops

Paddy Farmers Expressed About the Dead of Crops



Proi Sorn

Independent Mon News Agency

September 6, 2005



Due to inconsistent weather and heavy rain in this year more paddy
plants died in Mon state and Karen State, expressed by farmers.



Because of heavy raining in July, there were a big flood from the river
made huge damage in 1000 acres of paddy farmlands in Pa-nga village
near Thanpyuzayat Township.



"I never faced such a big flood from the river," a farmer whose
farms is close to river said.



During the flooded water was entering into the farm, there were a lot
of sand along with floor and paddy fields were covered by the sand.
Salt water (Sea water) entered to paddy field and made paddy died by
salt, explained in details by Nai Tun, a Mon farmer in Pa-nga village.



"All of our paddy farms were covered by sand and gradually died
up," Nai Htay told.



"Farmlands in Wae-sa-klor (a local name near Pa-nga village) area
close to Martaban Sea and it was like a pot deeping in the middle part
of the field. When the salt water entered to fields, more paddy plants
died," a former agriculture manager in Thanpyuzayat Township
explained geographical situation of the area.



There are 4300 acres farmlands in Pa-nga village and it is the biggest
farmland in Thanpyuzayat Township, but the rice produced from the area
could not cover sufficiently for the population in township.



Some farmers who owned farms in higher area (in slash and burnt
mountainous plantation), from Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division
claimed their paddy died with lack of water after heavy raining and
suddenly the rain stopped for a month.



"It is difficult to grow paddy again because of no rain and lack of
water now. The weather has been not constant," said Nai Tin who did
not grow paddy again after the heavy rain.



Accordingly to farmer in Kya-inn-seikyi Township, whose farms are close
to Zami river, flooded water in their fields do not allow them even to
start growing paddy plants.



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