Bhopal: Experts promote organic farming for more production with less investment

Bhopal: Experts promote organic farming for more production with less investment

FPJ BureauUpdated: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 07:54 AM IST
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Burhanpur: On the second day of Dhamangaon Navratri Gramodaya fair, a seminar was organised on conventional and organic farming focusing on more production with less investment. The seminar was inaugurated by women and child development minister Archana Chitnis.

Scientist Dr NK Tambe from Indore highlighted the method and importance of making organic residues and organic manure for organic farming. Dr Tarachand Belji from Narsinghpur described the method of preparation of organic manure pesticides and fungicides by using weeds and other plants. Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi from Uttar Pradesh spoke about the method of making indigenous seeds.

GS Chopde from Vardha, Maharashtra spoke of a model to earn Rs 1 lakh from 1 acre land. Chitnis said that in the upcoming days, registration of traditional low cost farmers for upcoming season 2017-18 in Burhanpur district is to be done and a complete work plan for organic farming of major crops including banana, cotton and sugarcane is to be made and buyers and sellers have to be a part of this process encouraging farmers to earn more income.

Indigenous seeds of vegetables were also distributed amongst farmers on the occasion.  District panchayat president Kishore Patil, vice president Ashok Mahajan, district panchayat member Gulchandra Singh Barne, Mukesh Shah, Virendra Tiwari, Ramdas Patil and Dr Mahendra Chaudhary were present on the occasion.

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