Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady (MS)

Beltangady, Aug 5: The rate of coconut has skyrocketed. Though the consumers are having a tough time because of the price rise, the farmers who grow coconuts are happy. However, the farmers of the coastal region are suffering as their coconut crop is devastated by the monkeys. However, a farmer from Padmunja village of the taluk has come up with a novel idea to keep the monkey at bay.

Kunjanna alias Kunja Moolya, the innovative farmer, has tied asbestos sheets to the coconut tree, thereby preventing the monkeys from climbing the tree and accessing the coconuts. Kunjanna's livelihood depends on coconut. He could not bear the attack of monkeys on his coconut farm. When he tried to chase them away, they used to come back in more numbers.

Kunjanna cut the asbestos sheets and tied them to the centre part of the coconut tree. In addition, he cut the palm branches on top, thereby preventing the monkeys from jumping from one tree to another. This technique can be applied for both short and tall coconut trees. In addition, this technique prevents the rats from climbing up the trees also.

Many farmers of the taluk are using the technique developed by Kunjanna and heaving a sigh of relief as their crop is safe from the attack of monkeys now.