NATURAL FARMING PROJECT 2022-2023

1. Model Farm on Natural Farming established in the KVK: Yes.

Brief description on the model farms:-
i) Total Area: 1.5 acre
ii) Crops Grown: a) Mixed Cropping:
b) Inter cropping: i. Maize to attract fruit borer is intercrop
with okra ii. Ginger is intercrop with Bitter gourd.
iii) Other components of Natural Farming available to showcase to Farmers:
Among the all components of natural farming, the technology of preparation of
Beejamrut, Jeevamrut, gan-jeevamrut and their application showcasting available to the
farmer.
Crop-wise fields were also established where growing of Vegetables such as
Tomato, Brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower, okra, chilli etc as well as field crops such as
Mustard, Maize, Blackgram, millet etc., among leafy vegetables Chinese cabbage, lettuce
spinach, coriander along with root crops radish and carrot were also grown at natural
farming farm. At KVK Uankoti natural farming farm there is also a unit of conventional
farming land to compare the result of natural farming activities.
2. Exposure Visits Conducted for the Farmers:-

i) Number of Visits with name of Places:

ii) Number of Farmer Participants:

2. Exhibition/Seminars etc. organised on Natural Farming? –Yes

Sl. No. Particulars Number
1. Awareness cum training programme on natural 10
farming
2. Exhibition on natural farming 02

4.1-2 nos Success Stories of Farmers on Natural Farming (with good quality action
photographs)
Success story:
Name: Kunjababu Sinha
Age: 53
Address: Bilashpur, Ward no – 05, Kailashahar, Unakoti District.
Topic: Cultivation of Carrot through Natural farming
Area: 0.16 ha.
No’s of desi cows: 04 no’s
Mr. Kunjababu sinha started growing of carrot through farming on his own plot. He put
polythene sheet inside the pit to prevent mixture waste out, added desi cowdung and urine in a
pit (size: 100 cm × 100 cm) containing water. This mixture was stored for 7 days and once in a
day he rotate/ the mixture using wood stick. He regularly applied it to feed the soil as well as
for effective microorganisms. He also adopting crop rotation, mulching and plant protection
through neem leaves zinger paste etc.
Significance: This is a big step to popularize and increase the crop production through natural
farming. He is an example of changing the mind set of farmer solely depend on chemical
fertilizer to farming through Natural farming.
5. Furnish good quality Photographs (5-6 no in jpeg format) with proper Caption on Extension
Activities conducted under Natural Farming

Sl. No. Topics Number

1. Extension activity 10

Method demonstration programme on Natural Farmer exposure visit at KVK Unakoti farm
farming

Method demonstration on preparation of Neemastra and brahmastra at KVK Unakoti farm

Awareness programme on Natural farming at KVK Exhibition on natural farming at KVK Unakoti
Unakoti

Celebration of Kisan Diwas and awareness Celebration of International Year of millets and
programme on Natural farming special emphasis on Natural Farming

6. Leaflets/Bulletins, etc Published:-

i) Total no: 50

ii) Name of the Publications: Component of Natural farming(Bengali script),Preparation

of Natural farming media preparation.

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