Baliraja, shocked by the increase in fuel prices, took up the traditional wooden plow!

The arrival of monsoon means green agriculture in rural areas. The sound of sowing in the fields, plows running for mud and Baliraja calling them. Along with a pair of bullocks pulling the plough. However, in today’s modern era, even this bullock plowing has stopped in many areas and instead farmers have turned to using power trailers and tractors.
But now due to increase in fuel price, the rent of tractor and power trailer has also increased. Farmers have taken up wooden plows in many areas of Vikramgad taluka as ploughing, harrowing and tillage work with tractors and power tillers are beyond the reach of farmers.
A farmer means that he has a pair of bullocks, a pair of wooden plows and a bullock cart. Once the month of June dawns, the farmer is busy repairing the plough, preparing a new plough, finding an ox if one is short,
A flurry of work started like buying new oxen or hiring oxen, finding strong wood for plowing and planking.
Farmers in rural areas are now using power tractors for tillage, ploughing, mudding.
Using power tillers, tractors instead of wooden plows saves time for farmers. But due to the increase in fuel price this year, tractors and power trailers had to pay Rs 550-600 per hour. They have to pay 700 to 800 rupees this year. 700 for the tractor
That 800 rupees an hour rent has to be paid to 900 to 1000 rupees this year. Farmers said that plowing with wooden plows is more affordable than tractors and power trailers.
Although currently there is a shortage of labor for agricultural work, the rates of agricultural labor have skyrocketed in some rural areas. Five-six years ago, women were paid 100 rupees and men 150 rupees. But this year women have to pay Rs 250 to Rs 300 and men Rs 300 to Rs 350
Due to the huge increase in fuel prices this year, the rent of tractors, power trailers has increased significantly. The prices of fertilizer and seeds have skyrocketed. The cost of agriculture has doubled. Farming with tractors, power trailers is becoming expensive. Plowing of agriculture with wooden plough, mud harrowing has become affordable.