Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
with different agro –ecological situations of various states, with the sole idea of
demonstrating generation of sustainable higher income per unit area, conserving
soil health and environment, ultimately focusing environment –friendly
livelihood.
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
a. To provide location specific multi-tier fruit crop model to the farmers so as to
demonstrate their suitability and benefit under farmers’ field conditions,
b. To guide the farmers on growing of different crops (Agri, Horti, Fodder and
Forestry ) in one unit area,
c. To document the soil health parameters (physical, chemical and biological) at
periodic intervals, nayat yearly basis to monitor the soil health progress,
d. To document all input and labour costsvis a vis income from produce so as to
arrive at final economics of the model to make more farmers to follow this useful
crop model.
3. Characteristics of the proposed one acre Agri-Horticulture – Forestry Model
The one acre agri-horticulture forestry model has been developed with the
following characteristics: These characteristics can be seen as “The carbon
farming solution to global warming, the five tenets of carbon farming viz. No
tillage,Organic mulch,natural compost formation,livestock inputs, cover crops”
are the basic approaches of the model proposed. Besides, use of biofertilisers,
bioinoculants and biocontrol/ biopesticides will be encouraged in this model to
derive maximum benefit from eco-friendly farming based on scientific evidences
accruing in use of these bioagents.
SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND OF THIS MODEL
Although many literatures are available to support that various intercrops can
be successfully grown in mango orchards, guava and amla orchards in their prebearing
ages (Kumar, 2011, Kumar, 2013, Mehta and Singh.2005), no clear proven
literature supporting our present model in mango based cropping system is
available. However, well documented evidence of multi-tier system of cropping
in coconut based orchard available at ICAR-CENTRAL PLNATATION CROPS
Annexures
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