Farming

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Today Kadbanwadi has 100 farm ponds, 3 percolation tanks, 27 cement bunds and 110 earthen bunds.

The Government has established a committee to look after plant breeders with respect to their innovations.

Perhaps if we all were to buy things that are made locally, we could contribute to improving the economy in a year’s time.

Maharashtra farmer Chandrashekar Bhadsavle’s method, SRT (Saguna Rice Technique) farming avoids tilling completely and lets the residue of the earlier crop (in the rice crop’s case-- paddy stubble) disintegrate into the soil with the help of weedicides and microbial cultures.

During summers, Kunjiraman and Pushpa live on the hill to lend undivided attention towards the crops and since there is no provision for irrigation, they have to carry water from a km away and then trudge all the way to the top to water the plants.

The humble farmer said he never knew his efforts would one day invite buyers from across the country and would be promoted by an agency.

While he spent his childhood in Qatar, Nowshid built a successful career in Dubai, only to give it up and settle down in his hometown in Kannur to pursue farming.