page_title: Mecheri
section_title: Agriculture
hierarchical_section_title: Mecheri / Agriculture
caption_attribution_description: English: Sheep Research station
context_page_description: Mecheri is a town in Mettur taluk, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its temples.
context_section_description: Agriculture is the mainstay of the region; about 70 percent of the population is engaged in agriculture. Major field crops are:
  Cereals and pulses: Rice, jowar, bajra (cumbu), ragi, maize, korra, toor dhal, greengram, blackgram and horsegram
  Fruits and vegetables: Custard apple, plantains, mangoes, watermelon, cucumber, pomegranates, lemons, tomatoes, chillies, brinjal, pumpkins, lady's fingers, bitter gourd, snake gourd, bottle gourd, greens, bush beans
  Cash crops: Turmeric, sugarcane, tapioca and cotton
caption: Goats at the MSRS
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