Sustainable Agriculture in arid zone of Gujarat

Implementation of sustainable agriculture in Kutchh district of Gujarat awareness of sustainable agriculture is being reached with more than 10,000 farmers in disaster prone area Rapar.

Activities

·         Soil & water conservation techniques

·          Building farmers institution

·         To develop processing & marketing systems

Feedback

·         300 farmers have developed compost pits.

·         63 acres of  wasteland has been converted into 9 fodder plots in 9 villages

·         8 horticulture plots of mango chiku, Kharek Ber amla have been developed by the farmer

·         To recharge the ground water two water harvesting structure have been developed by the farmers which increased the water table by 1 to 2.5 ft.

·         Farmers practicing sustainable agriculture are getting more prices for their produce due to the linkages with the market and marketing agencies. 

·         Now the farmers are negotiating in the market to fetch a good price for their organic produce.

·         300 acres of land have been brought under the soil and water conservation.