Rupalakampa village of Sabarkantha in Gujarat
The first contact farming farming project of turmeric
At a time when horticulture cultivation in the state is on the rise, farmers are shifting to other ongoing crops and turning to horticulture crops which provide higher income and yield.
Chandrakantbhai Premjibhai Patel, a young progressive farmer from Rupal Kampa village in Sabarkantha district taluka, was the first to cultivate according to Israeli technology.
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Health-promoting human medicine in Ayurvedic medicine in his four acre farm with the guidance of agriculture And the cultivation of turmeric root of the spice crop class used in the manufacture of cosmetics, erecting greenhouses in his farm land under contact farming according to Israeli technology.
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Recently in charge of Sabarkantha, And Minister of State for Co-operation Ishwarsinh Patel and BJP General Secretary of Sabarkantha District Mahendrasinh Rahewar as well as farmer leader Dhanrajsinh Rahewar etc. Turmeric in Rupalkampa village.
Visiting the contact farm was impressed by the latest technology adopted by the farmer in turmeric cultivation and encouraged the farmers to move forward in the field.
On this occasion progressive farmers Chandrakantbhai Patel, Premjibhai Patel, Prahladbhai Patel, Narendrabhai Patel and Rajeshbhai Patel while giving information about the latest farming technology adopted by them said that in the field of agriculture in Gujarat.
If this turmeric crop is cultivated in a modern way, the farmer can get more than 500 to 800 tons of produce in one acre of land.
The farmer gets an income of three to three and a half crore rupees per acre. This turmeric crop is planted during the month of May-July
Is. This nine-month crop saves the most of irrigation water.
Cultivation of this turmeric crop, which is produced with negligible cost of medicine and fertilizer, can bring more production and income in less farmland.
Crop production can be done for 3 years in a row under a greenhouse prepared once in the field.
The farming done by this modern technology will be beneficial for the farmers as the weather will be favorable for the farming.
The government should encourage farmers to cultivate under the new technology by giving them the benefit of subsidy.