organic farming

The school is inculcating a sense of sustainability in students.

Pragnesh figured if he could do something back in his own small two-acre farm, his methods could be replicated by other local farmers.

ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning in collaboration with ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science-Bhopal, and FAO have developed the map with the intention of promoting knowledge-based agricultural practices in India.

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.

Through this practice, he was able to expand his farm and is now able to cultivate his crop on 18.5 acres of leased land.

Today, this resident of Pune has successfully converted a 3,500 square feet plot into a beautiful garden where she grows various fruits and vegetables, and she does it without using a drop of chemical pesticides or fertilisers.

Once a barren piece of ancestral land that was wasting away, the Rangamalai Organic Farm established in 2015, is a fully integrated organic farm today, thanks to the vision of 34-year-old Pradeep Kumar and his pillar of support, his wife, Mangai.

However, as most organic farmers would agree, in the natural technique of farming, pest management is a lot more important than the eliminating pests completely. Here is a list of innovative pest management techniques being adopted by farmers across the country and globe.

After attending a five-day training programme at Devalpara, Nagpur and two-day training programme held at Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu University, Rohit Ram Sahu decided to go against the tide and started practising the method himself.

“Initially, the yield from organic farming may be low owing to field conversion. Pest attacks may be frequent. But if one understands how to go about it properly, it can be done more economically than that done using fertilizers.