Farmer using organic manure for high yield
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Moved by the plight of several drought-hit farmers, who migrated elsewhere in search of other means of livelihood, G Narayana, a young farmer of Nandyal,
Nandyal: Moved by the plight of several drought-hit farmers, who migrated elsewhere in search of other means of livelihood, G Narayana, a young farmer of Nandyal, has taken up farming using organic manure and vermicompost to secure higher yield. During the last 14 years, he has preparing vermicompost in his five cents of land, after securing a loan of Rs10,000 and getting earthworms from Hyderabad. Gradually increasing the yield over a period of time in a phased manner, Narayana is now able to provide employment to 20 labourers. He did not stop with this.
He has been educating fellow farmers of adjoining areas on the use f organic manure/vermicompost. In the process, Narayana has been able to earn good profits. As a Good Samaritan, the young farmer is using his earnings in educating some associates. One of them has become a circle inspector in the excise department, while others are holding high positions. Narayana has been able to extract quality organic manurep from vermicompost, using cow dung, and selling it on kg basis to fellow farmers. He has also been preparing ‘Jeevamrutham’, with cow urine as the main ingredient.
This mix, comprising dung, jaggery and soil, is being used by him to get extra farm yield. Besides, the Neem cake prepared by him helps kill pests which damage crops. The model farmer told The Hans India that the use of seven to eight bags of vermicompost in an acre of farm land enables him to get higher crop yield with less investment, besides strengthening the soil. There won’t be any need for using urea and DAP fertilizer, he says confidently.
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