Lokesh lauds progressive farmer on achieving success in natural farming

Minister for HRD Nara Lokesh reiterated the State government’s resoluteness to chopped down connected chemic fertilizers and urged the farmers to follow integrated farming practices, stating that Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) remains the halfway imaginativeness of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

During a sojourn to an integrated earthy farming property astatine Penikalapadu colony of Muddanur mandal successful Jammalamadugu constituency, Mr. Lokesh interacted with a progressive farmer, Munagala Dwarakanatha Reddy, successful a bid to recognize however helium was pursuing the sustainable practices.

Along with his member Ramana Reddy, the husbandman has been practising earthy farming for the past 5 years successful the 17 acres of their associated household onshore by integrating divers effect crops, carnal husbandry, poultry, and aquaculture, frankincense creating a self-sustainable ecosystem that generates a reliable monthly income.

The crops see mango, saccharine lime, amla, coconut, lemon, jamun, guava, drumstick, custard apple, too a poultry workplace and a food pond.

Mr. Dwarakanatha Reddy said his household prepared earthy manure and 32 varieties of biodiversity effect premix straight successful their farm, frankincense obviating the request to beryllium connected chemic fertilisers oregon pesticides.

While keeping 250 state chickenhearted people controlled weeds and pests, which further eliminated labour-intensive de-weeding and pest control, helium highlighted that a azygous indigenous cattle provided capable manure to support 20 acres of workplace nether earthy conditions. The household presently earns betwixt ₹3 lakh and ₹3.50 lakh each twelvemonth from mango harvest alone.

Congratulating the household connected its success, Mr. Lokesh observed that the excessive usage of chemic inputs had severely impacted the fertility of the ungraded crossed the State and caused indebtedness load connected the farmers. He appealed to chap farmers to replicate the illustration disposable close successful their backyard.