61 farmers of three villages of tribal Kondagaon district in Bastar are to be taught modern agricultural practices under community-based farming model for overall development of farmers in the region.
The programme is being carried out for technical upgrade and enhancement of their marketing linkages. The Krishi Vigyaan Kendra (KVK) of Bastar region along with Shaheed Gundadhur College of Agriculture and Research Station of Jagdalpur are involved in the project.
This model supports a group of 25 farmers owning 50 acres land at village Jarebendari while in the second group it holds 22 farmers having 70 acres of land at village Bolbola and third group with 14 farmers own 40 acres of land at village Bolbola. They were brought together with financial assistance from National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) and Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) scheme of ICAR, New Delhi and Jila Panchayat, Bastar.
Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGKV) vice-chancellor Dr SK Patil told TOI that community farming provides a viable model of production and distribution of agricultural produces by local diversified farms. Local farmer Sonuram Mandavi, who benefitted from the initiative said, "This model has increased income from Rs 8,000 to 7,50,000. It has also increased field water efficiency by 75-85%."
The programme is being carried out for technical upgrade and enhancement of their marketing linkages. The Krishi Vigyaan Kendra (KVK) of Bastar region along with Shaheed Gundadhur College of Agriculture and Research Station of Jagdalpur are involved in the project.
This model supports a group of 25 farmers owning 50 acres land at village Jarebendari while in the second group it holds 22 farmers having 70 acres of land at village Bolbola and third group with 14 farmers own 40 acres of land at village Bolbola. They were brought together with financial assistance from National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) and Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) scheme of ICAR, New Delhi and Jila Panchayat, Bastar.
Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGKV) vice-chancellor Dr SK Patil told TOI that community farming provides a viable model of production and distribution of agricultural produces by local diversified farms. Local farmer Sonuram Mandavi, who benefitted from the initiative said, "This model has increased income from Rs 8,000 to 7,50,000. It has also increased field water efficiency by 75-85%."