There is no qualms on why mango is considered as the king of fruits. The harsh heat of summer becomes bearable due to the unique taste and flavour offered by mangoes during the season. The diversity of mangoes used in Indian cuisine and its nutritive value makes it irreplaceable in the food chain. In the …
From tenant to tenancity
Name: Jetti Satyarayana Village: Ameenabad Mandal: Phirangipuram District: Guntur Shri. Jetti Satyarayana is a 65 year old farmer. As a tenant farmer he leased 1 acre of land. Rather than getting desperate to get higher yield and start using fertilisers and pesticides he chose natural farming methodology on his fields . He took help from …
From Lab Technician to Farm Technician
Name: Mr. Ravi Location: J. Ramapuram village, Vajrakarur mandal, Anantapur district. He is a graduate in Science with Lab Technician specialisation. His monthly income when he was a lab technician in nearby town was about RS. 5000.He couldn’t continue as a lab technician due to low income. He chose ZBNF with the inspiration of his uncle and …
Multi-cropping is Multi-beneficial
Farmer name: Duppalapudi Shiva Naga Malleswara Rao Location: Ganapavaram village, Guntur district. Mr. Malleswara is currently cultivating 64 varieties of fruits and crops on his 4.5 acres of field. He started cultivating them for household purposes and relatives. He took another 1.5 acres of land on lease and cultivates chillies through which he got 32 …
Community cadre- Story of Cluster Activist (ZBNF) Mrs.Lakshmi
Name: Y. Lakshmi Location: Boomanacheruvu cluster , Maden palle Mandal , Chittoor Lakshmi’s journey started when she initially worked as a Village Activist and then as a Cluster Activist in Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture, Velugu project. She lives in a combined family so it was difficult to convince everyone to pursue ZBNF. She bought one …
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Teacher -> Farmer -> Teacher
Name: Nakka Damodararao Village: Chepanapeta Mandal: Amadalavalasa District: Srikakulam Nakka Damodararao retired as a lecturer a few years ago. After his retirement he took up farming. In initial years he practiced chemical based farming in sugarcane which did not yield him the desired results. With the motivation from the community resource persons and the agriculture …
Extraordinary success of a tribal farmer
Ragi is a staple crop in the tribal areas of the state.The conventional yields in rainfed lands range from 4 to 6 quintals per acre.The innovation in Ragi cultivation in Kharif 2017 was ZBNF + Guli Ragi. The average yield s jumped to 10 to 16 quintals per acre. This was achieved in the tribal …
Sweet success with Sweet Orange
An extra-ordinary family in Ananthpur led by a women farmer at Palvoi cluster , village Varli have been practising Zero Budget Natural Farming in her orchard since past one year and has tasted success as the fruit size has improved along with deeper cooler of the fruit. Moreover the feedback received from her customers compare …
Small is beautiful
Farmer Name: G. Bhaskar Rao Cluster – Veeraghattam, Srikakulam Mr.Rao has laid a micro-field behind his house in 0.4 acres of land where he grows tomato. He uses nylon net along with GA wire to give support to the plants along with pursuing ZBNF practice. Expenditure: Seeds – Rs. 225 Poles – Rs. 1500 GA …
Pioneering change
Name: Mekala Venkata Subbarao Location: A.Gokavaram village, Nachugunta cluster, West Godavari Land: 16 acres Crops: Paddy, Coconut, Mango, Sugarcane, Sapodilla, leafy vegetables, Papaya, Guava, Turmeric, Ginger, Chillies, Coriander. Net income: More then 6 lakh per annum Mr.Subbarao was not practising farming initially. He had initially leased out his land on lease. The tenant farmer he …