Exposer visit on modern organic farming practices for farmers by Jeevika Kripa Ujjain

Purpose of activity: To provide opportunities to the farmers to interact with the officials in KVK and to see the organic field at KVK

Detail of the visit: 56 farmers were taken form 16 villages of our targeted area and took them for two days exposure programme within district. After- noon the exposure team reached Kripa training centre. The director of the Kripa gave an introductory session with the team Second day the exposure team was started the visit to KVK at Ujjain for the interaction. Officials at KVK gave classes to exposure team on various types of disease which have been regularly seen in soyabeen and given a brief detail to them with power point presentation about solution during the crops. They also seen the demo plot of the vermy compost; nadep tanka and how the organic farming practices helps the land regain its manure in the soil. KVK staff also distributed some Pham-plates and brochure to the exposure team.

After the interaction session with KVK, the team visited the Horticulture department of Ujjain where Mr. Sunil Rao the block officer of the Horticulture department welcomed the exposure team and allowed the participant to visit the campus. They guided the team to visit vegetable garden and explained the process which they have adopted to cultivate the vegetables. Mr. Sunil Rao also explained them about various schemes run by the horticulture department to increase the garden farming and reduce the modern farming like soyabeen etc.

During the visit the department also distributed the hybrid seed of the Brinjal, worth Rs. 68/-, to each participant without any cost.