A
demonstration programme on a Drum Seeder was held in Ranorawa and Mahanikawewa
cascades in Anuradhapur District under Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture
Project (CSIAP).
The
major benefit on this system is that the drum seeder itself can be also
placed on any type of soil. Then seeding can be done easily , quickly and
evenly by this drum seeder. In row seeding, the seeds are sowed in furrows made by
the boot of the planter and evenly covered with loose soil to a given depth.
This ensures uniform sprouting and plant development and simultaneous
maturation.
Eng.
Chinthaka Balasooriya of Farm Mechanization Training Centre explained the advantages
of using Drum Seeder to farmers.