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Bhusanjeevini creates buzz in Medak district
Bhusanjeevini, an organic farming initiative by District Collector Ronald Rose, is not only encouraging farmers in Medak district to go for organic farming but also creating self-employment for enthusiastic farmers supplying organic fertilizers like vermicompost, jeevamrutham, panchagavya, neem powder, kashayam and so on.
​Sangareddy: Bhusanjeevini, an organic farming initiative by District Collector Ronald Rose, is not only encouraging farmers in Medak district to go for organic farming but also creating self-employment for enthusiastic farmers supplying organic fertilizers like vermicompost, jeevamrutham, panchagavya, neem powder, kashayam and so on.
On Friday, a capacity building workshop and demonstration for these organic products was organised by the Agriculture Department, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in the District Collectorate, where experts in organic farming from Andhra, Rayalaseema and Telangana regions shared their valuable knowledge with Medak farmers.
Highlights:
- The initiative taken by the District Collector encourages farmers to adopt organic farming
- Agri department holds capacity building workshop
- Farmers and experts in organic farming share their insights
Vishwanatha Raju, an organic farmer, explained how Aquaponics works by using fish excreta as an organic fertiliser to grow plants on gravel beds and also using deep water culture. He said he was also planning to start a fish (korrameenu) hatchery, the first of its kind in Telangana soon.
Punnuswamy, a resident of Medak district, explained how oil could be used as fertiliser. Pointing out that cotton oil has magnesium sulphate, rice oil has zinc sulphate and other oils having all the nutrients necessary for crops, he said there was no need for using chemical fertilisers. Using his oil technology method, he claimed that he was able to get a cotton crop yield of 28-30 quintals per acre.
Vijay Kumar, another organic farmer from Pulivendula, stressed the need for region-based farming and using mixed crops instead of cultivating single crop in the fields. Kishan, an organic farmer from Konapur in Ramayampet mandal, one of the suppliers of organic fertilisers to farmers taking part in Bhusanjeevini, revealed that he was able to get Rs 50,000 by selling organic fertilisers for the last couple of months.
According to the scheme, district administration has set a goal of encouraging 50 farmers from every mandal in Medak district to cultivate at least 1 acre of their land using organic farming methods. Apart from providing organic fertilisers to farmers on 50 per cent subsidy, district administration has also been giving training to agricultural officers and farmers on organic farming.
NABARD AGM Ramesh Kumar, who attended the workshop, informed that NABARD was also planning to contribute to this noble effort from its green climate fund in the near future. On Friday, agricultural implements like weeders and planters were demonstrated by rural innovators to the organic farmers who took part in the workshop.
