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Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC

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Udupi: Krishi Mela encourages farmers to update their knowledge. Switching from single crop pattern to integrated farming will help agriculturists overcome losses, said Udupi district Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis.

After inaugurating the two-day ‘Krishi Mela’, organized by Zonal Agricultural and Horticultural Research, Brahmavar in collaboration with University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivmogga, in Brahmvar on Saturday, October 27, the DC said that the demonstration duck farming, on 10 to 15 cents of land, shows how fish waste can be used as food for ducks. Meat from ducks can also be profitable. She then appealed to the farmers to take up integrated farming.

The hydroponics fodder is generated in nine days, which is less when compared to other types of fodder. The model dairy unit and compost culture is also indeed advantageous to the farmers. Gram Panchayats had been asked to convert waste into a compost manure. The integrated model of fish ponds and poultry shows how integrated farming can be useful. She urged farmers to make use of the different programmes initiated by the government which would help them make farming more profitable.

Dr M K Naik Vice Chancellor of University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS) said that attempts were being made to create awareness among farmers about the benefits of integrated farming.

He said that the mela helps in understanding cost-effective cultivation using innovative farm technologies. According to a study, a farmer can live comfortably if he earns Rs 20,000 per month, he added.

He also informed that the University has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Swaminathan Organization to carry out research on the possibilities of farming with saline water.

Earlier DC Priyanka Mary Francis inaugurated and inspected some of the agricultural units. More than 150 stalls have been installed for the two-day mela. Various seminars will be held during these days.

Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC
Integrated farming is more profitable: Udupi DC

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