Month

Monthly Message Titles

January

The growing paddy will be protected from rodents by the farmers themselves.

February

Harvesting season begins. Farmers as well as family members engage in paddy field work. Risk of Leptospirosis is more, if there is rain during the harvesting period.

March

After the harvesting period, the paddy field left abandoned for some time. Children will play in deserted paddy fields.

April

Before the beginning of the New Year season, farmers prepare the land for the oncoming Yala cultivation season.

May

Plantation of paddy will be completed at the beginning of May with the help of family members and villagers.

June

Farmers are busy with non-interventionling weeds, insects and other plant diseases.

July

On and off water management will be done by farmers throughout this period.

August

Harvesting for "Yala" season will begin. During this period people other than farmers also will engage in harvesting.

September

Land preparation for Maha season will begin. Delivering Doxycycline will be done by the area PHI.

October

Planting of paddy will take place for Maha cultivation season. As this is the major cultivation season many people will involve including family.

November

As the paddy grows, non-intervention of weeds and insects will be done mostly by the farmers themselves.

December

North-East Monsoon begins. On and off water management will be done by the farmers.