Krishi Sakhis to promote cow-based natural farming in dist
Prayagraj: The state govt has roped in "
Krishi Sakhis
" to mobilise and enrol willing farmers to practise
cow-based natural farming
in all 23 blocks of the district. Krishi Sakhis role is envisioned to be as farmers' friend at their doorstep with all necessary information, skills and abilities to guide farmers on various aspects of natural farming, providing capacity building and skilling in emerging areas of natural farming and
soil health management
.A senior agriculture department official said: "Krishi Sakhis are being given the responsibility of making farmers aware of natural farming.
For this, a list of Krishi Sakhis has been sought from NRLM (National Rural Livelihood Mission). A strategy has been drafted to train Krishi Sakhis at Krishak Vikas Kendras from May 13 at 12 clusters across the district. At least two Krishi Sakhis in every cluster will be trained for the same.
" The official said these Krishi Sakhis will be selected from among the self-help groups, whose selection has been done by the monitoring committees at the district level. Krishi Sakhis will get Rs 5,000 per month. Apart from this, the govt has plans to grant Rs 4,000 per year to the farmers who adopt natural farming. If there is no Krishi Sakhi in any agricultural cluster, then a community resource person with knowledge about it will be given the responsibility. There are 12 clusters of natural farming in Prayagraj, out of which 7 are in Jasra block and 5 in Bhagwatpur.Around 500 hectares of farming is done in one cluster. Currently, more than 1,500 farmers are doing natural farming in Prayagraj.Officials claimed that Krishi Sakhis will be trained to enable farmers to boost agricultural production with lower costs through natural ways. They will simultaneously spread the message to other members. Until recently, the farmers, mainly small and marginal ones, did not fully reap the benefits of their productive land. Officials claimed that the reason was the deterioration of soil owing to the overuse of pesticides and fertilisers.These 'Krishi Sakhis' are now being trained to find ways to adapt to non-chemical, low-cost, and climate-resilient farming. "Since the women are the main workforce in agriculture across the state and the country, it is always effective if they are trained and the message is spread through them," the official said.
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