(On the Training Program with extension activity implemented by The Krushi Vidhyan Kendra) Relevance- Farmers specifically from Khandbara & Sonpada village of Nandurbar have very marginal land & faces low availability of water & lack of near marketplace issues. The Continue reading
Udaysinh More (District- Nagar) did the record of higher productivity in sugarcane farming with 11th Khodva cultivation by using advanced techniques like- zero ploughing, more usage of organic fertilizer, lowest cost of production besides maintaining soil fertility & productivity. By Continue reading
Relevance- Kawathe is 2000 populated & irrigated land village in Satara district. Sugarcane is the main crop & farmers mostly faced labor problem in sugarcane cultivation & harvesting & on the way to minimize human efforts. Impact- The village adopted Continue reading
Relevance- Mrs. Vidya Rudraksha is Microbiology Graduate from Beed who has given the significant contribution in farming enhancement as well as children education. Therefore, in an adverse climate she is able to maintain sustainable farming & with help of processing, Continue reading
Ratan Nikam, Post graduated the progressive farmer, has implemented fully drip automation in his 22 acre orchard In Nashik (Vadner Bhairav). This helped to minimize human efforts & time while maintaining equal quality of productivity. Nashik is well known for Continue reading
“Watery” villages in a famine-hit region! Medsinga is a village with a population of 2700 in the Osmanabad Taluka. Rainfall is the only source of water. It has a farming area of approximately 1200 hectares, with sugarcane, soybean, Bengal gram Continue reading
Farming by Shree Samarth Shetkari Mandal, Yeola (Tal. Ghansavangi) Inspiration from group farming Everyone from the Shree Samarth Shetkari Mandal observes experiments done by the others in the group and implements them in their farm. If someone lags behind, they Continue reading
The garden was nurtured using purchased water During the drought of 2012-13, he built a tank with his own money. Moreover, water was supplied to the orchard by renting tankers from outside, which cost about four-and-a-half lakh rupees. The mango Continue reading
Success in spite of adverse conditions Sambhajirao started cultivating Aloe Vera in 1998 and it was an instant success. He had a good run at it, but he had not given any serious thought about marketing of his production. He Continue reading
“Decrease in problems in pomegranate production” Problems with pomegranate In June 2007, Bhagat started cultivating the Bhagwa variety of pomegranates, for which he used the method of air layering graft (guti kalam) for pomegranate, purchased from a private nursery. He Continue reading
