The farmer climbing the staircase. Photo: Screenshot from BBC Pidgin video.
A third-generation farmer in Tamil Nadu, India, has built a spiral iron staircase around a palm tree on his farm, saying it will make sap harvesting easier and more profitable.
The development was reported by BBC Pidgin on Thursday. The report was originally published in Pidgin and has been translated into English for this story.
BBC Pidgin reported, “Third-generation farmer Dinakaraj has installed a spiral iron staircase around a palm tree on his farm in Salaipudur, a village in Tamil Nadu, India.”
According to the report, Dinakaraj said the staircase would make sap harvesting easier.
