Mysuru: Organic farming is no longer just a buzzword that conjures up the ones residing in cities to leave their highly profitable and traditional, ‘Nine to 5’ jobs and return to the roots, and until the soil to harvest the dividends of their labour. Tucked away in a small village in Periyapatna taluk, a farmer couple has effectively controlled to cultivate 15 different forms of women finger the usage of organic approach.
With the assistance of the city-based NGO Sahaja Samrudha, farmer couple Shankar and Roopa have controlled to harvest a rich yield of girls finger crop – all 15 sorts are of Indian beginning – on their part acre plot in Hittnehebbagilu village in Periyapatna taluk. The NGO had organised Field Day on May 17 to encourage farmers to develop indigenous forms of vegetables.
The seeds of the various forms of women finger and different vegetables have been amassed by Sahaja Seeds, an organisation that has collected them at crop and agriculture fairs held around the nation. It used to be from Sahaja Seeds that Shankar and Roopa controlled to get the seeds for their plot.
Star okra from Odisha, red bhindi from Puducherry, Sri bhindi from Sri Lanka, besides breeds local to Karnataka are amongst the ones which have been cultivated by Shankar and Roopa, in what used to be an experiment to look if different breeds of girls finger might be grown under the similar climactic prerequisites.
The farmer couple planted 30 seeds of each and every variety in unmarried beds, and feature controlled to harvest a rich yield, with each and every plant bearing a minimum of 25 women finger, much to their pleasure.
“I have now not used chemical fertilisers or pesticides in my plot. I used one of those organic pesticide referred to as Jeevamrutha, which has earthworm compost as one in every of its components. Compared to rising different vegetables, cultivating these Indian forms of women finger did not require as much cash. The seeds can be processed additional,” Shankar told TOI.
Asha of Sahaja Seeds, said that on Field Day, farmers have been shown a wide assortment of seeds of girls finger. “Farmers, who had years of experience, selected the ones sorts that promised a good yield. Women from the village, meanwhile, ready dishes the usage of the women finger, and we held tasting periods throughout the day. Farmers have already selected what sorts they wish to cultivate,” she told TOI.
Assistant professor on the College of Horticulture JS Aravind Kumar said, “Organic breeds are rich in nutritional value, when compared to different vegetables. In the approaching days, through participatory varietal variety, extra farmers in Periyapatna will be capable of develop different breeds of vegetables. Lately, there's numerous buzz round organic meals and well being consciousness, and insist for ‘Desi’ women finger can be high on the market.”
With the assistance of the city-based NGO Sahaja Samrudha, farmer couple Shankar and Roopa have controlled to harvest a rich yield of girls finger crop – all 15 sorts are of Indian beginning – on their part acre plot in Hittnehebbagilu village in Periyapatna taluk. The NGO had organised Field Day on May 17 to encourage farmers to develop indigenous forms of vegetables.
The seeds of the various forms of women finger and different vegetables have been amassed by Sahaja Seeds, an organisation that has collected them at crop and agriculture fairs held around the nation. It used to be from Sahaja Seeds that Shankar and Roopa controlled to get the seeds for their plot.
Star okra from Odisha, red bhindi from Puducherry, Sri bhindi from Sri Lanka, besides breeds local to Karnataka are amongst the ones which have been cultivated by Shankar and Roopa, in what used to be an experiment to look if different breeds of girls finger might be grown under the similar climactic prerequisites.
The farmer couple planted 30 seeds of each and every variety in unmarried beds, and feature controlled to harvest a rich yield, with each and every plant bearing a minimum of 25 women finger, much to their pleasure.
“I have now not used chemical fertilisers or pesticides in my plot. I used one of those organic pesticide referred to as Jeevamrutha, which has earthworm compost as one in every of its components. Compared to rising different vegetables, cultivating these Indian forms of women finger did not require as much cash. The seeds can be processed additional,” Shankar told TOI.
Asha of Sahaja Seeds, said that on Field Day, farmers have been shown a wide assortment of seeds of girls finger. “Farmers, who had years of experience, selected the ones sorts that promised a good yield. Women from the village, meanwhile, ready dishes the usage of the women finger, and we held tasting periods throughout the day. Farmers have already selected what sorts they wish to cultivate,” she told TOI.
Assistant professor on the College of Horticulture JS Aravind Kumar said, “Organic breeds are rich in nutritional value, when compared to different vegetables. In the approaching days, through participatory varietal variety, extra farmers in Periyapatna will be capable of develop different breeds of vegetables. Lately, there's numerous buzz round organic meals and well being consciousness, and insist for ‘Desi’ women finger can be high on the market.”
Farmer couple in Periyapatna cultivates 15 varieties of ladies finger
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