Thursday 13 September 2012

Harvesting...

Some of the Recent Photographs of NRM Works done in Palkot







LEARNING BY DOING


As a part of NRM on organic farming through vermi compost, we had an on farming orientation program at Orbenga, Tetartoli & Rokedega village where, the farmers of RAI & BUDHU TOLI village of FUDI PANCHAYATA, KHUNTI SCIAF PROJECT were participated and privileged to learn on things with the help of biological process and specially work with living organisms or in other words we can say that it involves large scale application of bio-systems for economic and efficient bio-processing of material to produce value added bio-products where, earthworms producing a byproduct called vermi Compost. Also they very much privileged to made a vermi bed there by their own during the practical exercise and know more about the key benefit of Vermi compost: -
 Increased microbial activity in the soil.
 Improved water holding capability in the soil.
 Higher nutrient levels and availability of those nutrients to the plant.
 Increased decomposing of residuals.
 Increased Humus levels.
 Less compaction leading to better aerated soils.
Decrease in plant and soil susceptibility to pest and disease.

Also privileged to learn about low cost SRI cultivation of Paddy, Diversification of Crop through Maize and Arhar in Kharif Season apart from Paddy as a main crop and many more...

Warm Welcome by Orbenga Community 

Sharing of technology on SRI by Orbenga farmers with demonstrating Cono weeder 


Farm Pond at Orbenga






Farmers of Rai & Budhu Toli are trying their hands with Cono Weeder in SRI field at Orbenga village


Sharing on Crop Demonstration of Maize and Arhar at Rokedega













For the first time in Rokedega...


Last month Mr. Nelson, H.O.D Has visited Orbenga, Tetartoli & Rokedega villages of Palkot area on 29th & 30th of August. During his staying, he visited the NRM works and interact with community people to know the change brought through this intervention. 


Farm Pond at Rokedega village ensuring the irrigation for 6 acres of Lands with double crop for the first time 



Farmers of Rokedega having Tomato at their field with line showing for the first time in kharif season

Farmers of Rokedega have done Maize and Arhar as main crop in Kharif season for the first time