Karnataka government to study natural farming on 4,000 acres- The New Indian Express

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BENGALURU: In a initially-of-its-kind initiative in the place, the Karnataka authorities will focus on pure farming and will improve crops devoid of employing chemical fertilisers and pesticides on 4,000 acres, with 1,000 acres every single in Krishi Vijnana Kendras attached to four Universities of Agriculture Sciences across the point out. The decision has been taken as there is an expanding demand for chemical-free of charge veggies and fruits. 

Setting up this pre-monsoon, the govt will consider up the study on chemical-free farming in affiliation with the four agriculture universities — positioned in Bengaluru, Dharwad, Raichur and Shivamogga. When the generate is superior, all-natural farming strategies will be taught to farmers. 

Agriculture Minister BC Patil informed The New Indian Express that these Universities have massive tracts of land hooked up to them, and pure farming will be taken up on 1,000 acres on each individual campus. The aim will be on location-based crops, he extra.

Patil claimed farmers in the condition improve different crops, which include paddy, ragi, pulses, jowar, areca nut, fruits and greens. Each and every location grows unique crops dependent on the weather and drinking water availability. “In its place of chemical-dependent fertilisers and insecticides, researchers will use inexperienced leaves, neem, cow dung and other by natural means offered objects to grow crops. Starting off this April and Could, which is the pre-monsoon time, we will start off the cultivation at these universities. After it is effective, we will request farmers from those people parts to practice pure farming,” he additional.

Authorities said purely natural farming is cost-effective for farmers as they don’t have to expend cash on chemical-based merchandise. Srinivas Reddy, former director and scientific officer, Karnataka Point out Normal Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), said, “Indians practised all-natural farming for thousands of several years with the enable of age-old wisdom.”

Involving agri varsities a fantastic initiative

Srinivas Reddy, previous director and scientific officer, Karnataka Point out Organic Catastrophe Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), reported, “With chemical-based farming, the flora and fauna, together with bugs and worms, that assisted manage a wholesome soil have been killed. Normal farming can bring back the fertility of the soil and improve output. The carbon content material has appear down greatly. It is now or never.”

Reddy stated it is a superior initiative to entail agriculture universities in getting up the research. “The significant problem will be to take the college investigate to farmers. Farmers will undertake it only if better result saresh personal,” he additional.