Bihar's farmers have done it again. A farmer from Sohdih village of
Bihar's Nalanda district has set a new world record in potato production
through organic farming this year.
Rakesh Kumar of Nalanda district has set a new world record of potato production by producing 1,088 quintals per hectare.
Potato crop was harvested on Rakesh Kumar's field in Sohdih area of
Nalanda district on Sunday under the supervision of scientists from
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Harnaut, and Horticulture College, Noorsarai. The
scientists assessed the yield at 1,088 quintals per hectare, which is
359 quintals more than the previous world record set by Nitish Kumar of
Darveshpura village in Nalanda last year.
Nitish had produced
729 quintals of potato per hectare last year, surpassing the then record
of 650 quintals held by a farmer in The Netherlands.
Rakesh Kumar, who broke Nitish's record, also has to his credit the
world record of onion output by producing 660 quintals per hectare last
year.
Dr N K Singh
and Dr V K Agrawal from Krishi Vigyan Kendra, under whose supervision
the crop was harvested, said the potato output was beyond their
expectation. They said the Kufri Pukhraj seed used by Rakesh has a
record of maximum yield of 350 quintals per hectare, but the new
high-density method of farming and the use of organic fertilizers by the
farmer worked wonders, showing a way to farmers worldwide.
Organic farming in 3000 hectares in Nalanda District.
Rakesh himself said he experimented with the High-Density method of potato farming and the use of organic fertilizers paid him rich divident.
He said ha had taken a risk by using the high-density method of cultivation,generally used in Mango & Lichi farming,and his Experiment worke,giving him the Highest yield.
District horticulture officer Nalanda said Rakesh is a member of Nalanda Organic Vegetable Growers Federation and he uses only Organic Fertilizers.A total of 3,000 hectares are under organic Vegetable farming in the district.
Agriculture is the backbone of Bihar's economy, employing 81 percent of
its workforce and generating nearly 42 percent of the state's domestic
product, according to the state government.
source:IANS
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