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1,168 shortlisted for organic farming in 7 blocks of B’pur.
May 18, 2023
With an aim to promote organic farming, the officials of agriculture department have been providing ‘organic inputs’ to the farmers under phase II of the organic corridor in Bhagalpur region for the past two years.
Agrofarming of paddy, exclusive variety of katarni rice, vegetables, horticulture products like mango and banana have been included in the organic corridor.
Officials said the objective is to create farmers’ linkages with government schemes aimed at increasing organic and biodynamic farming for sustainable agriculture with a departmental support system and also by creating awareness towards the growing need for organic farming.
The district agriculture office has earmarked 1500 acres of land for the organic corridor (phase-II) in the region, whereas 1,168 farmers interested in organic farming have been shortlisted and segregated in 15 groups in the seven blocks of Jagdishpur, Nathnagar, Sultanganj, Sahkund, Kahalgaon, Pirpainty and Kharik.
Anil Kumar Yadav, district agriculture officer of Bhagalpur, said: 'We are working on the project to provide/distribute organic inputs to the targeted farmers.
‘Organic inputs’ include compost and are derived from the processing of plant and animal products, neem cake, decomposed cow dung and urine, biofertilizers, vermi and green compost etc besides the equipment for producing organic fertilizers.'
He added: 'Use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides etc results in soil degradation and cause health hazards for the farmers.
Organic farming is extremely important for sustainable agriculture. The farmers are provided with government grants for purchasing the organic inputs.'
Yadav claimed that action will be taken against the slack coordinators who have been assigned the task of making available the organic inputs to the farmers.
The organic farmers that have been included in the different farming groups are Jagdishpur Jaivik Katarni Dhan Utpadak Sangh, Kajraili Jaivik Corridor, Ratanpur Jaivik Katarni Dhan Krishak, Kishanpur Jaivik Sabji Utpadak Samuh, Kheraihya Jaivik Krishak Hit Samuh, Ashiyachak Jaivik Krishak, Jagariya Jaivik Krishak, Kurma Jaivik Sabji Utpadak, Kairiya Jaivik Corridor, Hardevchak Jaivik Udyanik Fasal Krishak, Pyalapur Jaivik Corridor, Olapur Jaivik Krishak, Naya Tola Khairpur Sabji Utpadak, Usmanpur Jaivik Sabji Utpadak and Tulsipur Jaivik Kela Utpadak Samuh.
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