| Sekar | Ramalingam |
| 1. Land cultivated | About 2 acres | About 20 acres |
| 2. Labour required | During the time of harvesting required labour otherwise manage to do the works of his own | Depends on labour.They have much land and thus need many labours to cultivate it. |
| 3. Loans required | Yes,for fertilizers , seeds,pesticides etc.He takes loan from the trader. | He takes loans from govt,banks to set up a rice mill. |
| 4. Selling of harvest | He sells a few bags of his paddy to the trader at low price than providing in the market and repay the loan. | He would sell his paddy in the market. |
| 5. Other work done by them | He has a hybrid cow ,whose milk he sells in the local milk cooperatives and also work in Ramalingam"s rice mill. | He is the owner of a rice mill and have several shops. |
