Coronavirus crisis: Andhra tea shop owner turns farmer; uses daughters to pull plough
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, a 50-year-old tea shop owner in Andhra Pradesh, returned to his village and decided to cultivate his land
Chittoor: A farmer in Madanapalle of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh used his daughters for ploughing his field in place of oxen to pull plough. Unable to buy a pair of oxen due to acute poverty, Veerathallu Nageswara Rao took the step with support of his wife and daughters.
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The farmer was suffering from huge losses due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to reports, the man ran a tea shop in a town which he had to shut due to the pandemic before returning to his village and began cultivation.
As he couldn’t afford to hire a tractor or oxen to till the land, he was on the verge of giving up. But his wife and daughters stepped in and helped him. The farmer is also expecting a good yield.
