Success Story on Cultivation of Tomato through Organic Practices
Pranab Dutta*
CAU-CPGSAS, CAU (Imphal), Umiam, Meghalaya (793 103), India
CoA, Kyrdemkulai, CAU (Imphal), Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya (793 104), India
A.K. Pandey
Tea Research Association, North Bengal Regional Research Centre (TRA-NBRRDC), Nagrakata, West Bengal (735 225), India
R. Varshney
ICAR-NBAIR, Bangalore, Karnataka (560 024), India
T. Rahman
CAU-CPGSAS, CAU (Imphal), Umiam, Meghalaya (793 103), India
J. Sutnga
CAU-CPGSAS, CAU (Imphal), Umiam, Meghalaya (793 103), India
M. Mahanta
CAU-CPGSAS, CAU (Imphal), Umiam, Meghalaya (793 103), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Farmer income, Organic cultivation, Pest and disease management, Tomato
Abstract
Farmers of Mabong village follow conventional organic practices to cultivate tomato other vegetables without knowledge on scientific organic cultivation practices. They face high infestation of pests and diseases attack with decrease in yield. A team of scientist identified Mr. Som Bahadur Rai as a potential farmers fellow under DBT funded project and trained on scientific organic cultivation practices. After two years of continuous training and exposure Mr. Rai could make good profit with 30-35% increase in yield with 80% less pest and disease attack. The result of his success motivated many nearby farmer in adopting the scientific organic practices. Presently Mr. Rai becomes master trainer for horizontal transfer of the technology among the other farmers.
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