A KVK team sets up marigold farms, inspires farmers to try growing the flower

For R. Daranagama, a 70-year-old rice farmer, the past year ranks among the most difficult of his life.

The benefit of multi-species swards is that they can maintain a steady growth rate with reduced fertiliser. A sward with a clover content of 20-50pc can allow fertiliser application in the summer to be halved.