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Tag: Organic farming

  • Government running 2 schemes for promotion of organic farming

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The government has been implementing two schemes for promotion of organic farming through cluster and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPO) since 2015-16, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

    The two schemes are Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER).

    Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary said both the schemes stress on end-to-end support to organic farmers — from production to processing, certification and marketing to post harvest management support, including processing, which helps to bring down cost of organic products.

    Under the PKVY, farmers are provided financial assistance of Rs 50,000 per hectare for three years out of which Rs 31,000 per hectare for three years is provided directly to farmers through DBT for on-farm and off-farm organic inputs, he said during Question Hour.

    The minister said financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh per cluster of 1,000 hectares for three years is provided for value addition and infrastructure creation.

    Under MOVCDNER, a sum of Rs 46,575 per hectare for three years is provided for creation of FPOs, support to farmers for organic inputs, quality seeds and planting material and training, hand holding and certification.

    Choudhary said need-based assistance is provided for post harvest infrastructure and value addition up to maximum limit of Rs 600 lakh for integrated processing unit, Rs 37.50 lakh for integrated pack house, Rs 18.75 lakh each for refrigerated vehicle and cold store components, Rs 10.0 lakh for collection, aggregation, grading and custom hiring centre and Rs 6.0 lakh for four wheeler and transportation.

  • Taking cue from Budget, MP government to carry out organic farming along Narmada river

    By PTI

    BHOPAL: Taking a cue from the Union budget proposal of staring chemical-free farming along the Ganga, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to carry out organic farming along the Narmada river, which is considered as the lifeline of the state, an official said on Thursday.

    The decision was taken at a meeting of ministers and top bureaucrats chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday, he said.

    “A special campaign should be launched to develop natural farming on a 5-km stretch on both sides of Narmada river,” the chief minister said in the meeting.

    Chouhan also urged ministers who farm to switch to organic farming on their land, the official said.

    The state government’s decision has come a day after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech said that chemical-free farming will be promoted throughout the country, starting with fields within a 5-km wide corridor along the Ganga.

    Narmada, the fifth longest river in the country, originates from Amarkantak in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh and traverses 1,077 km of the state.

  • Bihar govt creates ‘organic farming corridor’ along the banks of River Ganga

    Express News Service
    PATNA: In a one-of-its kind move, Bihar government has created ‘Organic Farming Corridor’ along river Ganga with 13 districts including Patna. Created at the estimated budget of Rs 1.55 lakh crore, the initiative is part of Nitish Kumar government’s ambitious ‘Third Agriculture Roadmap’ for 2017-2022 and is aimed at fulfilling the agricultural target of farmers.

    Bihar produces a variety of vegetables along with traditional paddy and potatoes along the banks of river Ganga. 

    As part of the corridor, the state government is encouraging farmers to get trained in organic farming without the use of fertilisers. 

    Through a series of tweets on Saturday, CM Nitish Kumar said that the organic farming corridor was created by joining 13 districts on both sides fo river Ganga. “In this scheme, farmers are being given the facility of agricultural input grant and free certification for organic farming, So far, 188 farm produce organisations have been included,” Kumar said, further adding that the scheme will benefit 21,608 farmers. 

    “With the implementation of this scheme, the use of chemical fertilisers will be reduced, which will help in keeping river Ganga clean along with environmental protection.”

    Official sources have confirmed that the farmers are cultivating organic crops on 25000 acres of land through the dedicated corridor which will increased the number of districts to 30 in the near future. 

    A senior official informed that the corridor from Buxar to Baghalpur has been created with a view to maintain he cleanliness and flow of River Ganga besides promoting organic farming.

  • Mangal Ram became successful farmer by doing organic farming, others are also learning the method of organic farming

    Various chemical fertilizers, use of toxic pesticides, exchange of nature between biological and inorganic materials to achieve maximum crop production in the competition of food production by humans to supply food with the population Definitely affects. Due to which the fertility of the land is deteriorated as well as the environment is also polluted and in the end its effect reads on human health. Since agriculture is the mainstay of our rural economy and the main source of income of farmers is agriculture. Therefore, increasing crop production is becoming necessary in view of the increasing population. Therefore, the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in the field is becoming a compulsion for the farmers, but to save water, land, air and environment from getting polluted, organic farming is now the only option.
    The sequence presented in this sequence is about a hard-working and strong-thinking farmer Mangaluram Korram (father Haraodi Ram Korram), Mangaluram, a resident of village Bhandaravandi (Khaspara) in Vikas Block Farsgaon used to cultivate paddy in his 08 acres of potted land. There was no question of additional income from this agriculture mainly grown in Marhan land and to increase its limited income, Mangaluram has presented a commendable example to other farmers of the district by doing organic farming for 20 years. Mangaluram says that his younger brother was first interested in organic farming from the beginning, for this his brother took training in organic farming from the training institute in Hyderabad and learned the techniques of earthworm manure. They further state that earthworms are prepared in special types of pits for the production of this vermicompost and that in the short term, the use of organic manure by making organic manure is used in farming. For better growth and quick breeding of earthworms, it is necessary to have 30 to 35 percent moisture as well as proper ventilation and depth of the pit is also taken care of. Almost this entire process takes three to four months. The upper surface of the pit is blackened indicating the preparation of vermicompost. After the vermicompost is ready, it should be piled on the open area and dried in the shade, but special care should be taken to keep the moisture in it. The earthworms present in it collect on the bottom surface which can be used as mother culture to be put in another pit.