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  • Integrated farming works wonders for Kerala

    Express News Service

    KOCHI: The agriculture division is all smiles this Onam. Their built-in vegetable improvement programme has yielded outcomes, additional lowering Kerala’s dependency on different states to satisfy the demand for greens throughout the pageant.

    Until a couple of years in the past, Kerala had been fully depending on neighbouring states to satisfy the demand. This is regularly altering because of cluster-based vegetable cultivation for the open market and homestead cultivation that encourages households to develop greens for private consumption.

    According to Agriculture Minister P Prasad, Kerala will obtain 100 per cent self-sufficiency in vegetable manufacturing by 2026.   

    This yr, the division has organised 2,000 Onam festivals the place farm produce, procured from farmers at a ten per cent larger price, are offered at a 30 per cent low cost. Integrated farming helped produce 33,191 tonnes of greens in August, the best lately. To obtain this, the division distributed 25 lakh vegetable seeds and 100 lakh seedlings to households, college students and social organisations. Besides, 116.66 lakh high-yield vegetable seedlings had been distributed to farmer collectives. 

    “The state depends on other states mainly for onion and high-altitude vegetables like carrot, potato, beetroot, cauliflower and cabbage. Integrated farming has helped Kerala achieve near self-sufficiency in the production of other vegetables,” mentioned an agriculture division official. 

    The division has highlighted the achievement of Kalliyur panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram and Elavanchery panchayat in Palakkad as success fashions.

    Kalliyur panchayat

    Kalliyur panchayat had deliberate 4 months prematurely to satisfy the Onam demand. Farmers had been educated in farming methods to provide safe-to-eat natural greens. The panchayat has 11 vegetable cultivation clusters, every unfold throughout 5 hectares. The manufacturing goal was 400 tonnes.

    Long beans, bitter gourd, snake gourd, spinach, cucumber, pumpkin, bottle gourd, tomato, brinjal, inexperienced chilli and bhindi (women finger) are being cultivated on a complete of 55 hectares. The merchandise are marketed by way of Krishi Bhavan’s Ecoshop. The greens are delivered to prospects inside a 40-km radius at their doorsteps, mentioned agriculture officer C Swapna.

    Besides, there are 212 farmers collectives that domesticate greens on 30 hectares. “We cultivated vegetables in fallow lands and vacant spaces on roadsides. Value-added products are being marketed online. We provide kits containing 22 vegetables for Rs 500 and cut-vegetable kits for Rs 800. There are 60 value-added products, including rice powder, various pickles, chips and jaggery banana chips (sarkara varatti),” Swapna mentioned.

    The panchayat has round 1,000 farmers, a majority of whom are cultivating on leased farmlands. Around 600 farmers are a part of the clusters. Members of the collective are largely marginal farmers and MNREGS staff who attend to crops within the night after work. Krishi Bhavan markets uncooked rice below the model names Vellayani rice and Palapuru rice. Raag farmers’ collective is accountable for on-line advertising whereas the agriculture activity drive collects, segregates and delivers greens to prospects. Twelve labourers are tasked with packaging the value-added merchandise. 

    Panangattiri mannequin

    Farmers below the Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Kerala (VFPCK) in Panangattiri hamlet of Elavanchery panchayat market 20 tonnes of bitter gourd and snake gourd on daily basis. Other merchandise are lengthy beans, ash gourd, snake gourd, bhindi and pumpkin. Brinjal, tomato and inexperienced chilli are cultivated sparsely. Villagers who used to domesticate paddy, groundnuts, yams, colocasia and bananas till twenty years in the past modified the crops on account of wild boar menace. “We receive order for supplying vegetables a day in advance and segregate them as per demand. Traders collect the produce from farmlands,” mentioned Madhu, the president of Elavanchery Farmers Self-Help Group.

    KOCHI: The agriculture division is all smiles this Onam. Their built-in vegetable improvement programme has yielded outcomes, additional lowering Kerala’s dependency on different states to satisfy the demand for greens throughout the pageant.

    Until a couple of years in the past, Kerala had been fully depending on neighbouring states to satisfy the demand. This is regularly altering because of cluster-based vegetable cultivation for the open market and homestead cultivation that encourages households to develop greens for private consumption.

    According to Agriculture Minister P Prasad, Kerala will obtain 100 per cent self-sufficiency in vegetable manufacturing by 2026.   googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    This yr, the division has organised 2,000 Onam festivals the place farm produce, procured from farmers at a ten per cent larger price, are offered at a 30 per cent low cost. Integrated farming helped produce 33,191 tonnes of greens in August, the best lately. To obtain this, the division distributed 25 lakh vegetable seeds and 100 lakh seedlings to households, college students and social organisations. Besides, 116.66 lakh high-yield vegetable seedlings had been distributed to farmer collectives. 

    “The state depends on other states mainly for onion and high-altitude vegetables like carrot, potato, beetroot, cauliflower and cabbage. Integrated farming has helped Kerala achieve near self-sufficiency in the production of other vegetables,” mentioned an agriculture division official. 

    The division has highlighted the achievement of Kalliyur panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram and Elavanchery panchayat in Palakkad as success fashions.

    Kalliyur panchayat

    Kalliyur panchayat had deliberate 4 months prematurely to satisfy the Onam demand. Farmers had been educated in farming methods to provide safe-to-eat natural greens. The panchayat has 11 vegetable cultivation clusters, every unfold throughout 5 hectares. The manufacturing goal was 400 tonnes.

    Long beans, bitter gourd, snake gourd, spinach, cucumber, pumpkin, bottle gourd, tomato, brinjal, inexperienced chilli and bhindi (women finger) are being cultivated on a complete of 55 hectares. The merchandise are marketed by way of Krishi Bhavan’s Ecoshop. The greens are delivered to prospects inside a 40-km radius at their doorsteps, mentioned agriculture officer C Swapna.

    Besides, there are 212 farmers collectives that domesticate greens on 30 hectares. “We cultivated vegetables in fallow lands and vacant spaces on roadsides. Value-added products are being marketed online. We provide kits containing 22 vegetables for Rs 500 and cut-vegetable kits for Rs 800. There are 60 value-added products, including rice powder, various pickles, chips and jaggery banana chips (sarkara varatti),” Swapna mentioned.

    The panchayat has round 1,000 farmers, a majority of whom are cultivating on leased farmlands. Around 600 farmers are a part of the clusters. Members of the collective are largely marginal farmers and MNREGS staff who attend to crops within the night after work. Krishi Bhavan markets uncooked rice below the model names Vellayani rice and Palapuru rice. Raag farmers’ collective is accountable for on-line advertising whereas the agriculture activity drive collects, segregates and delivers greens to prospects. Twelve labourers are tasked with packaging the value-added merchandise. 

    Panangattiri mannequin

    Farmers below the Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Kerala (VFPCK) in Panangattiri hamlet of Elavanchery panchayat market 20 tonnes of bitter gourd and snake gourd on daily basis. Other merchandise are lengthy beans, ash gourd, snake gourd, bhindi and pumpkin. Brinjal, tomato and inexperienced chilli are cultivated sparsely. Villagers who used to domesticate paddy, groundnuts, yams, colocasia and bananas till twenty years in the past modified the crops on account of wild boar menace. “We receive order for supplying vegetables a day in advance and segregate them as per demand. Traders collect the produce from farmlands,” mentioned Madhu, the president of Elavanchery Farmers Self-Help Group.

  • Weather wreaks havoc for farmers in Punjab, U’khand, UP

    Express News Service

    DEHRADUN: Farmers within the higher areas of Uttarakhand and shepherds are going through the brunt of unseasonal rains. While rains in hilly areas triggered heavy harm to fruit cultivation, round 350 goats died within the lightning within the Dunda block of Uttarkashi on Saturday night time.

    On Sunday, groups of the income division, animal husbandry division and SDRF reached the spot to evaluate the harm attributable to the dangerous climate. According to the data acquired by the state headquarters within the capital, round 350 goats have been killed when lightning struck in a forest at Mathanau Tok close to Khattukhal village within the Dunda growth block of Uttarkashi. Dunda Village Pradhan Sunita Negi informed this newspaper that Sanjeev Rawat, a pastoralist of village Bharsu in Bhatwadi block, has the best variety of 188 goats killed within the pure catastrophe. 

    “The owners insure their cattle. However, if this does not happen, the government gives compensation on humanitarian grounds. Our demand from the government will be that the affected cattle owners should be given adequate compensation,” stated Sunita Negi.

    In Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday visited Moga, Muktsar, Bathinda and Patiala districts of the state the place crops have been broken by hailstorms and rains. He assured the farmers that they might be duly compensated for the loss.

    If a farmer suffers greater than 75 per cent crop loss, the state authorities will present a compensation of Rs 15,000 per acre. If the loss is between 33 and 75 per cent, the compensation could be Rs 6,750 per acre, Mann stated. Labourers will get 10 per cent as compensation whereas Rs 95,100 could be paid as indemnity for harm to homes due to dangerous climate, he stated.

    Untimely rain accompanied by hail and high-velocity winds broken wheat and different crops in a number of components of Punjab. The chief minister introduced that the state authorities would quickly introduce a crop insurance coverage scheme to safeguard the curiosity of farmers from nature’s fury.

    He alleged that the crop insurance coverage scheme introduced by the Centre remained confined to papers. The Punjab authorities shall all the time be dedicated to the welfare of the farmers and farm labourers, Mann stated whereas asserting that he can nicely perceive the agony and ache of farmers who suffered heavy losses resulting from sudden and erratic modifications in climate.

    Initial studies point out that a number of acres of the cultivated space have been affected at a stage when Rabi crops have been nearly prepared for harvest, he stated. The CM stated he has directed the monetary commissioner to situation detailed directions to the deputy commissioners involved to instantly perform a crop loss evaluation to establish the harm. A report from Lucknow stated latest storms have dashed the hopes of mango farmers in UP.

    Massive crop harm in 3 states

    Uttarakhand

    Rains triggered heavy harm to fruits cultivation
    Around 350 goats died in Uttarkashi. Cattle homeowners demanded that they be given ample compensation 

    Punjab

    Hailstorms and rains harm crops in Moga, Muktsar, Bathinda and Patiala districts
    Hail and high-velocity winds have an effect on wheat and different crops

    Uttar Pradesh 
    Bad climate and lower-than-normal temperature has hit 40 per cent of mango crop

    DEHRADUN: Farmers within the higher areas of Uttarakhand and shepherds are going through the brunt of unseasonal rains. While rains in hilly areas triggered heavy harm to fruit cultivation, round 350 goats died within the lightning within the Dunda block of Uttarkashi on Saturday night time.

    On Sunday, groups of the income division, animal husbandry division and SDRF reached the spot to evaluate the harm attributable to the dangerous climate. According to the data acquired by the state headquarters within the capital, round 350 goats have been killed when lightning struck in a forest at Mathanau Tok close to Khattukhal village within the Dunda growth block of Uttarkashi. Dunda Village Pradhan Sunita Negi informed this newspaper that Sanjeev Rawat, a pastoralist of village Bharsu in Bhatwadi block, has the best variety of 188 goats killed within the pure catastrophe. 

    “The owners insure their cattle. However, if this does not happen, the government gives compensation on humanitarian grounds. Our demand from the government will be that the affected cattle owners should be given adequate compensation,” stated Sunita Negi.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    In Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday visited Moga, Muktsar, Bathinda and Patiala districts of the state the place crops have been broken by hailstorms and rains. He assured the farmers that they might be duly compensated for the loss.

    If a farmer suffers greater than 75 per cent crop loss, the state authorities will present a compensation of Rs 15,000 per acre. If the loss is between 33 and 75 per cent, the compensation could be Rs 6,750 per acre, Mann stated. Labourers will get 10 per cent as compensation whereas Rs 95,100 could be paid as indemnity for harm to homes due to dangerous climate, he stated.

    Untimely rain accompanied by hail and high-velocity winds broken wheat and different crops in a number of components of Punjab. The chief minister introduced that the state authorities would quickly introduce a crop insurance coverage scheme to safeguard the curiosity of farmers from nature’s fury.

    He alleged that the crop insurance coverage scheme introduced by the Centre remained confined to papers. The Punjab authorities shall all the time be dedicated to the welfare of the farmers and farm labourers, Mann stated whereas asserting that he can nicely perceive the agony and ache of farmers who suffered heavy losses resulting from sudden and erratic modifications in climate.

    Initial studies point out that a number of acres of the cultivated space have been affected at a stage when Rabi crops have been nearly prepared for harvest, he stated. The CM stated he has directed the monetary commissioner to situation detailed directions to the deputy commissioners involved to instantly perform a crop loss evaluation to establish the harm. A report from Lucknow stated latest storms have dashed the hopes of mango farmers in UP.

    Massive crop harm in 3 states

    Uttarakhand

    Rains triggered heavy harm to fruits cultivation
    Around 350 goats died in Uttarkashi. Cattle homeowners demanded that they be given ample compensation 

    Punjab

    Hailstorms and rains harm crops in Moga, Muktsar, Bathinda and Patiala districts
    Hail and high-velocity winds have an effect on wheat and different crops

    Uttar Pradesh 
    Bad climate and lower-than-normal temperature has hit 40 per cent of mango crop

  • There isn’t any salvation with out co-operation, it’s the lifetime of agriculture: Rajendra Sharma

    On twenty sixth June, on Cooperative Day, BJP employees reached the committees and greeted the farmers. In this, former chairman of municipal company and former cooperative consultant Rajendra Sharma, former district president Priyanka Sinha, state working committee of Yuva Morcha Jai ​​Hinduja, Rajeev Sinha, Ramkrishna Dhruv, Devesh Agarwal, Kulesh Soni, Laxman Gautam, agricultural cooperative group Shankardah and in lots of societies. Arrived and congratulated the farmers together with Maniklal Sinha, Bishram Sahu, Puranlal Sahu on the cooperative day. Rajendra Sharma has stated on the Cooperative Day that the mantra is efficient right here to make the agriculture affluent with out co-operation. No state or nation will be imagined with out it. Former district president Priyanka Sinha stated that to provide a brand new top to life and livelihood, agriculture is a crucial foundation via cooperatives, so youth can be part of it and serve Maa Bharti together with the occupation.

  • Growing value of farming is worrying

    Farming might have grow to be fashionable instead of conventional strategies, but it surely couldn’t be useful for the farmers. However, other than giving some items of electrical energy freed from value to the farmers, the federal government offers reduction by giving subsidy on seeds and fertilizers. Despite this, the rising value of diesel, elevated value of plowing and threshing from tractors and rising wages of laborers are rising the associated fee value of the crop.

    The value shouldn’t be getting in comparison with this. Due to this their monetary situation can be not bettering. The result’s that even immediately most farmers are born in debt and die in debt. On the opposite hand, brokers and middlemen are making the most of this by saying that the associated fee has elevated and individuals are getting costly meals grains.

    Traditional farming is nearly over. Earlier the fields had been plowed with the assistance of plough. At the identical time, a rolling pin was used for milling paddy. With the passage of time, there has additionally been an enormous change within the strategies of agricultural work. Instead of conventional farming, the pattern of farmers in the direction of fashionable farming has elevated quickly. This is the explanation that on the traces of superior farmers, small and medium farmers have additionally began cultivating via agricultural machines.

    At the identical time, the wages of girls staff have gone up from Rs 150 to Rs 200. Obviously, this 12 months farming has grow to be costlier by Rs 675 per acre as in comparison with the 12 months 2020. The rising value of farming is a matter of concern. The improve in the price of manufacturing of crops will cut back the revenue of the farmers, as there shall be no improve within the assist value. Debt waiver shouldn’t be the answer to the issue, however the price of manufacturing should be lowered and the assist value must be elevated.

  • Farmers rising development in the direction of cultivation of black rice stuffed with medicinal properties

    We usually see and eat rice in white colour. Do not be shocked if black coloured rice is discovered someplace. Now farmers in Dhamtari district are additionally rising it. This rice which is ready with natural properties, having medicinal properties, was first delivered to Assam by glorious farmer Shri Gajendra Chandrakar of Parswani of Dhamtari district and unfold its seeds all through the state. For the primary time within the 12 months 2017-18, underneath the Atma Yojana, an exhibition of Black Rice was organized in 15 acres underneath the Kudu. It is value mentioning that within the 12 months 2018-19, in addition to the medicinal high quality Black Rice (Krishnam) within the district, exhibitions had been held within the fields of farmers underneath the spirit scheme of Mahajink, Madhuraj 55 and Lohandi. On one hand, these crops had been planted as an illustration of black rice in an space of ​​70 acres. On the opposite hand, in 35 acres of land, Madhuraj 55, Mahajink in 27 acres and in 8 acres of Lohindi (Zinc) exhibition was held within the farmers’ fields. The farmers introduced the completed product to nationwide and state degree exhibitions and gave it a brand new identification.
    After this, within the International Buyer-seller Farmers’ Conference held within the capital Raipur in 2019 underneath the ready management of the Chief Minister of the state, Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, Ojaswi Farmers Growers Organization and farmers Shri Ramlal Bhatpahri and Shri Thanendra Sahu organized 110 quintal black rice convention I contracted with the exporter. The price of black rice per kg was fastened at Rs 100. Taking this connection additional, within the 12 months 2019-20, 30 acres of black rice crop was planted as an agricultural demonstration underneath the Atma Yojana. A non-public firm from Gurgaon bought black rice on the price of seven thousand rupees per quintal from the farmers of the district. Recently a program of dividend distribution was organized in Hatbandh, the place the farmers of the younger farmer curiosity group, who’re cultivating black rice, acquired dividends for the rice they offered. He was given a dividend of 1 thousand rupees per quintal by a non-public firm. Actually, the plan of the stated firm is that the farmers will likely be given a dividend of 33 p.c of the rice offered by them if there’s a revenue. Under this, the farmers of the group Mr. Thanendra Sahu, Mr. Kejuram Dewangan, Mr. Lokesh Sahu, Mr. Harish Sahu and Mr. Rajesh Dote acquired a complete dividend of thirty thousand rupees.
    Shri Kejuram Dewangan, a resident of Hatabandh, a farmer of the curiosity group of younger farmers, says that farmers promote paddy at a help worth in a state referred to as rice bowl If it begins rising black rice farmers with medicinal properties, then they’re prone to get thrice extra revenue. He has referred to as upon the farmers to extend their revenue by cultivating black rice ready by natural methodology. At the identical time, farmer Harish Sahu expresses happiness that this crop ready by the natural methodology will increase the revenue, on the identical time, the setting will be saved from being polluted by natural farming. By offering black rice with medicinal properties to customers, in addition they get a distinct sort of soul satisfaction.

  • With the assistance of Agriculture Department, farmer Sukh Ram has discovered new strategies of farming: improve in each manufacturing and earnings.

    Shri Sukharam, a farmer of village Bade Kalua of Kharagwan improvement block of Koriya district, has acquired success in agricultural manufacturing underneath the steering of the Department of Agriculture, utilizing new strategies of agriculture and top quality seeds and has been capable of enhance his financial situation. Huh. The farmer Sukhram has acquired extra manufacturing than the conventional sown crop by sowing a row of maize and urad in collaboration with the agriculture division. Farmer Sukh Ram says that after getting steering from the Agriculture Department, he cultivated superior styles of Urad and Maize. With the data of agricultural insurance policies and schemes, their earnings has elevated by producing extra at a decrease price. With this, they’re now capable of present for the happiness and wishes of their household. Sukhram states that he has a complete land of 1.08 hectares. In which, underneath the National Food Security Mission Pulses Scheme in 1 hectare space, within the yr 2020, Urad Masha and Maize CP333 crop was organized underneath the endowment crop demonstration. In collaboration with the officers of Agriculture Department, by sowing the queue, obtained insecticide and different supplies. Earlier Sukhram used to make use of previous methodology of spraying and cultivating pesticides. Due to which low manufacturing and value was excessive and earnings was additionally much less. But by sowing the queue with the assistance of Agriculture Department and getting pesticides and different supplies, we’re getting extra manufacturing from low price with superior know-how and earnings can be growing.

  • Raipur: Women’s group is producing organic medicines to promote organic farming

    Additional income was also made

    Important schemes like Gram Suraji Yojana and Godhan Nyaya Yojana are being operated by the Government of Chhattisgarh for strengthening the rural economy. A major objective of these schemes is also to promote organic farming and manufacture of organic manure from local resources. The fertile use of chemical fertilizers is destroying the fertility of the earth. In such a situation, the trend of organic manure is being promoted. Rural women are also second to none in this mission. Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat Chhaura Ruchi Sharma said that this work was done by Smt. Gayatri Sahu, an active member of Jai Maa Saraswati group of village organization Jai Ganga Maiya of Tigga cluster of village Rani Prateva of Chhattisgarh, under National Rural Livelihood Mission (Bihan). It is being done well. Various organic medicines at village level through NPM shop, promoting organic farming under Bihan’s CSMS project And manure is being manufactured and used. Member Gayatri Sahu was told that she is herself manufacturing Nadeep Khad, Ketchua Khad, Dense Jeevamrit, Neemastra, Agnastra, Besram Patri Dawa, Dandi Dharma, Amrit Pani and Amrit Khad. Along with the manufacture, these organic medicines are being used to protect themselves from the disease and pests of the crop in the farm and field. Gayatri said that these medicines have been manufactured from local resources and the cost of manufacture is almost nil. Medicines are also being sold through Bihan’s shop, due to which it has become a source of additional income. The price of these medicines ranges from 50 to 80 rupees per bottle, this price is much less than the chemical medicines available in the market. He told that through this NPM shop she earns 5-6 thousand rupees every season. As well as other villages by Gayatri,