Tag: Farming

  • Villagers got means of livelihood from forest rights letter: Chief Minister talked about farming tips

    By giving forest rights letters to the villagers by the state government, they have got a big support as a means of livelihood along with getting rights on their land. In Balrampur district, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel today interacted with the villagers of Murka village, Mr. Phoolsai and Mr. Rajaram Port, who received forest rights letters, to know about their well being. Chief Minister Mr. Baghel not only took information from the villagers of the remote district about the changes and conveniences brought in their lives by the Forest Rights Letter, but also suggested them to increase the production capacity of the land with the help of his farming experience.
    Talking to Chief Minister Mr. Baghel, Mr. Rajaram Porte informed that he has got a lease of 2 acres of land, which also has a dubri and a well. They use the water of the well for planting vegetables and sowing wheat, mustard from Dabri and are doing fish farming in it. On being asked by Chief Minister Mr. Baghel regarding the production of vegetables, Mr. Rajaram said that he has sold two to two and a half quintals of vegetables. On this, when Mr. Baghel asked the reason for the low production of vegetables, Mr. Rajaram told that the new land was not fertile. On this, Chief Minister Shri Baghel advised him to add vermi compost to increase the productivity of the land, telling him the tricks of farming.
    Similarly, Mr. Phool Sai told that he has got a forest rights letter of 2.5 acres, which has a dubari and a well. On taking information about the availability of water in Chief Minister Mr. Baghel’s well, Mr. Phoolsai said that he has water in his well, through which he does irrigation and fisheries in Dabri. On being asked by the Chief Minister, he told that Rohu is following fish.

  • Farmers growing trend towards cultivation of black rice full of medicinal properties

    We often see and eat rice in white color. Do not be surprised if black colored rice is found somewhere. Now farmers in Dhamtari district are also growing it. This rice which is prepared with organic properties, having medicinal properties, was first brought to Assam by excellent farmer Shri Gajendra Chandrakar of Parswani of Dhamtari district and spread its seeds throughout the state. For the first time in the year 2017-18, under the Atma Yojana, an exhibition of Black Rice was organized in 15 acres under the Kudu. It is worth mentioning that in the year 2018-19, besides the medicinal quality Black Rice (Krishnam) in the district, exhibitions were held in the fields of farmers under the spirit scheme of Mahajink, Madhuraj 55 and Lohandi. On one hand, these crops were planted as a demonstration of black rice in an area of ​​70 acres. On the other hand, in 35 acres of land, Madhuraj 55, Mahajink in 27 acres and in 8 acres of Lohindi (Zinc) exhibition was held in the farmers’ fields. The farmers brought the finished product to national and state level exhibitions and gave it a new identity.
    After this, in the International Buyer-seller Farmers’ Conference held in the capital Raipur in 2019 under the able leadership 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 conference I contracted with the exporter. The rate of black rice per kg was fixed at Rs 100. Taking this connection further, in the year 2019-20, 30 acres of black rice crop was planted as an agricultural demonstration under the Atma Yojana. A private company from Gurgaon purchased black rice at the rate of seven thousand rupees per quintal from the farmers of the district. Recently a program of dividend distribution was organized in Hatbandh, where the farmers of the young farmer interest group, who are cultivating black rice, received dividends for the rice they sold. He was given a dividend of one thousand rupees per quintal by a private company. Actually, the plan of the said company is that the farmers will be given a dividend of 33 percent of the rice sold by them if there is a profit. Under this, the farmers of the group Mr. Thanendra Sahu, Mr. Kejuram Dewangan, Mr. Lokesh Sahu, Mr. Harish Sahu and Mr. Rajesh Dote received a total dividend of thirty thousand rupees.
    Shri Kejuram Dewangan, a resident of Hatabandh, a farmer of the interest group of young farmers, says that farmers sell paddy at a support price in a state called rice bowl If it starts growing black rice farmers with medicinal properties, then they are likely to get three times more profit. He has called upon the farmers to increase their income by cultivating black rice prepared by organic method. At the same time, farmer Harish Sahu expresses happiness that this crop prepared by the organic method increases the income, at the same time, the environment can be saved from being polluted by organic farming. By providing black rice with medicinal properties to consumers, they also get a different kind of soul satisfaction.

  • Farmers in Vananchal are now selling paddy near their village

    The Chhattisgarh government has ensured that there is no problem in selling paddy to the farmers. Farmers had to go to sell paddy many miles away from their fields and village, but now under the direction of Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel, about 250 new paddy procurement centers have been set up for the convenience of farmers. Farmers have also been provided the facility of selling paddy near their village in the forest areas of the state.
    The new paddy procurement center in Bastar district has brought great relief to the farmers. The Chhattisgarh government has this year established paddy procurement centers in Manganar and Madhota as well as forest areas like Koleng and Erpund. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy in Chhattisgarh. The state of Chhattisgarh has been awarded many times by the Central Government for excellent work in the field of agriculture. The effect of the revolutionary changes happening in the agricultural fields in the state is also being seen in the Vananchal of Bastar and the forest dwellers of the area dependent on forest produce are also turning towards farming. Koleng, which is situated in the middle of Kanger Valley, and Erpund and surrounding farmers in Maar region are also changing their fortunes and the picture of the area from farming. For the convenience of such farmers, the Chhattisgarh government established a Paddy Procurement Center in these areas, so that they can sell paddy around them. Earlier, farmers of Chhindgur and Kandanar, Mundaguda of Kolleng area used to come to Darbha Paddy Earnings Center, 25 km away. At the same time farmers of village Harrakodar, Pichikkodar, Bodli, Malewahi etc. of Erpund area used to sell paddy in Binta procurement center. Along with this, another paddy procurement center has been established in the Ghotia committee in the plains area at Madhota, about 15 km away and a new paddy procurement center has been set up at Manganar, about ten km under Karpavand committee. In Ghotia, about 800 farmers had earlier registered for selling paddy. Now, with the establishment of paddy procurement center at Madhota, the number of farmers has also reduced by almost half. Along with Madhota, farmers of Jharatarai, Khotlapal, Chitalwar and Rotma are selling their paddy. This has provided dual benefits to these farmers. Apart from being a paddy procurement center nearby, there has also been relief from overcrowding and disaster. Karpavand committee also used to sell about one thousand farmers in the past, but with the establishment of paddy procurement center in Manganar, the number of registered farmers there has been reduced to almost half. The farmers of Manganar, Khotlapal, Belputi and Tongkongera have benefited from the establishment of paddy procurement centers here. Among the newly established centers, 11659.6 quintal in Manganar, 9237.6 quintal in Madhota, 382.4 quintal in Konleg and 624.8 quintal in Erpund have been purchased till Tuesday 29 December.