Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Shade net technology adopted by farmers in Tupewadi village in Jalna district of Maharashtra has transformed them from farmers dependent on rain-fed crops to seed producers for agricultural companies.
Shade net farming involves protecting the crops from bright sunlight as well as vagaries of weather such as frost, hailstorm, wind, etc. These nets are generally made of high density polyethylene (HDPE).
Villagers told on Monday that in this village, located about 75 kilometers away from Badnapur tehsil and Chhatrapat Sambhajinagar, crops like maize and cotton are grown, which are dependent on water and when the sky does not open, it creates a crisis.
Villager Pandurang Kopare said, “Shade net farming has changed the cropping pattern and our fortunes here. We produce seeds for agricultural companies based in nearby Deulgaon Raja and Jalna.Now about 50 couples from neighboring Madhya Pradesh are trained every six months. Work as laborer for.
Seed farming requires a lot of hard work but provides fixed income and Tupewadi No. has 40 tractors and four excavators, he said.
Farmer Ankas Kadam said, "There are 400 shednets in the village and seed producing companies bring saplings to us every year in June and winter. Seeds of chilli, tomato, cucumber watermelon are purchased by the firms, which gives us revenue." ,
Despite the lack of a major perennial river or irrigation project nearby, Farmin is being considered as seed cultivation does not require much water and farmers have arranged for drip farming, Kundalika steps, with shade nets. Are.Said, there is a plot of half an acre with land.
Tupewadi sarpanch Nabaji Kapre said with pride, "The implementation of various government schemes has helped farmers. There are around 450 shednets here. I don't remember the last time farmers committed suicide in our village."
Shade net farming involves protecting the crops from bright sunlight as well as vagaries of weather such as frost, hailstorm, wind, etc. These nets are generally made of high density polyethylene (HDPE).
Villagers told on Monday that in this village, located about 75 kilometers away from Badnapur tehsil and Chhatrapat Sambhajinagar, crops like maize and cotton are grown, which are dependent on water and when the sky does not open, it creates a crisis.
Villager Pandurang Kopare said, “Shade net farming has changed the cropping pattern and our fortunes here. We produce seeds for agricultural companies based in nearby Deulgaon Raja and Jalna.Now about 50 couples from neighboring Madhya Pradesh are trained every six months. Work as laborer for.
Seed farming requires a lot of hard work but provides fixed income and Tupewadi No. has 40 tractors and four excavators, he said.
Farmer Ankas Kadam said, "There are 400 shednets in the village and seed producing companies bring saplings to us every year in June and winter. Seeds of chilli, tomato, cucumber watermelon are purchased by the firms, which gives us revenue." ,
Despite the lack of a major perennial river or irrigation project nearby, Farmin is being considered as seed cultivation does not require much water and farmers have arranged for drip farming, Kundalika steps, with shade nets. Are.Said, there is a plot of half an acre with land.
Tupewadi sarpanch Nabaji Kapre said with pride, "The implementation of various government schemes has helped farmers. There are around 450 shednets here. I don't remember the last time farmers committed suicide in our village."
