Friday 2 January 2015

New vegetable farming scheme for tribespeople

Organic farming on rented, own land

The Agriculture Department will launch a pilot project to promote organic vegetable farming among the tribal communities in the State.
The project will introduce high-tech farming techniques among tribal communities. The aim is to attain self-sufficiency in vegetable production in the State, Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Tribes P.K. Jayalakshmi said in a press release.
In six panchayats
“Six grama panchayats in Mananthavady taluk have been selected for the project in the initial phase,” Ms. Jayalakshmi. The Agriculture Department had earmarked Rs.7.62 lakh for the project. It would be executed through farming clusters to be constituted under ‘Oorukkootams’ of each tribal settlement, Ms. Jayalakshmi said.
Each cluster would be provided Rs.75,000 and 5,000 seed kits, each kit consisting of five varieties of vegetable seeds. Polyhouse farming and group farming would be launched under the project. Farming could be done on rented or own land of tribespeople.
A market networking facility would also be set up on an experimental basis to ensure a sustainable income for tribal farmers and to avoid exploitation by middlemen.
Monitoring committee
A monitoring committee comprising block and grama panchayat presidents, agriculture officers in each grama panchayat, tribal development officer, tribal extension officers, and representatives of tribesmen would also be constituted, the Minister said.

  • Each cluster will get Rs.75,000 for project
  • Seed kits with five varieties of seeds will be distributed

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