Planters’ association seeks State nod for crop diversification
The Planters’ Association of Tamil Nadu is urging the state government to amend land reform laws to allow for crop diversification. They argue that moving beyond monocrops like tea and coffee is essential for the industry's commercial sustainability.
Why it matters
This reflects a broader economic shift where traditional plantation industries are seeking modernization and diversification to survive changing market conditions.
Planters’ association seeks State nod for crop diversification COIMBATORE The Planters’ Association of Tamil Nadu has called upon the State government to permit crop diversification in plantations. Land reforms legislations have necessitated planters to restrict their cultivation to tea, coffee, rubber, cinchona and cardamom plantation crops. These crops are being maintained permanently as monocrops. Eternal reliance on a single crop is a Hobson’s choice and a bane on the plantation industry, with practically no alternative revenue sources, outgoing Chairman of the Association Vinodhan Kandiah, during its recent annual conference in Coimbatore. The Association has been pleading for years that the plantation companies be permitted to utilise at least a portion of the plantation lands for cultivation of non–plantation crops like fruits, vegetables and alternative cash crops.
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