MOTHER

Agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy and about 75 percent population totally depend on agriculture. In India, rainfed agriculture covers 57% of the cultivated area and contributes to 44% of agriculture production.  Rainfed areas are continuously subjected to land degradation due to decline of soil fertility, development of acidity, salinization, alkalization, deterioration of soil structure, accelerated wind and water erosion, loss of organic matter and biodiversity etc.

Food crop production is a major land based activity. Traditional cultivation practices coupled with climate vagaries result in low crop yield. The yield levels of rainfed crops are particularly very poor. The farmers also do not have suitable cropping systems to deal aberrant weather. Imbalance use of fertilisers in common.

Hence the MOTHER is motivating farmers to adopt sustainable farming practices since 2005. The soil fertility/health restoration practices like green manuring, crop rotations, multi cropping and intercropping specially with legumes, use of FYM/compost, bio-fertilizers, soil and water conservation measures, use of brought up or in situ mulches are given priority.  Conservation agronomical measures like seeding and ploughing across the slope, weed mulching, agro-forestry, incorporation of fruit trees, vegetative barriers etc are also encouraged under sustainable agriculture practices.

        KEY PROJECTS

• Orchard Development under Tribal development fund program-1
• Organic village - 1
• Organic village - 2
• Tree Based farming
• Integrated farming system
• Savayava Bhagya Yojane
• Enhancement of agriculture productivity through Integrated Livestock Management
• Orchard Development under Tribal development fund program-2
• Local Organic Farmers group program