NE AGRICULTURE BUREAU
COIMBATORE, NOV 10
A natural farming seminar on paddy cultivation will be conducted in Arcot on behalf of Isha’s Save Soil Movement on Sunday. Hundreds of farmers from all over Tamilnadu are expected to participate in the event.
Various pioneering farmers and agronomists will deliver keynote addresses at the seminar, which will be held at Sri Mahalakshmi College of Nursing, Villapakkam.
The highlight of this event will be Nagaratnam’s Naidu’s session who is going to talk about technologies for high yield in paddy. He has made record-breaking cultivation of 90 sacks of paddy (7000 kg) from 2 kg of paddy seeds. Also, entomologist Poochi Selvam is going to speak about insects and diseases that harm paddy growth and methods of identifying and controlling beneficial and harmful pests.
- Entomologist Poochi Selvam is going to speak about insects and diseases that harm paddy growth and methods of identifying and controlling beneficial and harmful pests.
- Dinesh Mani from Madurai is going to train farmers on how to create value in traditional cultivation and marketing it
- Farmers who want to participate in this seminar with various highlights can contact 94425 90077, 83000 93777 and make reservations.
Further, Lakshmi Devi, a farmer from Ambasamuthram is going to share her experiences about the techniques she followed in paddy cultivation and methods of getting high yields in traditional varieties. She was awarded by the Tamil Nadu government for the highest yield in traditional rice cultivation.
Dinesh Mani from Madurai is going to train farmers on how to create value in traditional cultivation and marketing it. Apart from this, an exhibition and sale of traditional seeds, and an exhibition of weeding tools will also be held in this seminar. Farmers who want to participate in this seminar with various highlights can contact 94425 90077, 83000 93777 and make reservations.
Save Soil is a global movement launched by Sadhguru to raise awareness for urgent policy interventions to save soil. The Save Soil movement is urging nations across the world to urgently legislate to save the planet’s agricultural soils, 50% of which are already said to be degraded and incapable of yield. As part of this movement, Sadhguru undertook a 100-day, 30000 km solo bike journey in 27 nations galvanizing support to save soil across the globe.
