Singhpur village of Mandla is completely chemical-free
Panchayats are rapidly becoming self-reliant in the field of agriculture by adopting sustainable farming in 16 projects running under the Green Sustainable Development Partnership Program in collaboration with India and Germany in Madhya Pradesh.
In the three-day workshop organized on Self-reliant Panchayat-Prosperous Madhya Pradesh, farmer women from Panchayats of tribal districts enthusiastically narrated their achievements. It was organized by Panchayat and Rural Development Department and German organization GIZ.
On the encouragement of Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Shri Prahlad Patel, tribal women discussed self-reliant farming in detail. Farmer Didi Rekha of Gram Panchayat Kanskheda of Mandla district gave information about farming based on cow, dung and cow urine.
The strategy of how Madhya Pradesh can become prosperous by facing the threats of climate change is being continuously considered. Local rural tribal women gave detailed information about the ideal works going on in various Panchayats.
Lakshmi Bairagi, a resident of Singhpur village in Mandla’s Niwas development block, told how Singhpur village has become a village free from chemical farming. Completely natural farming is happening here. He told that there is 450 acres of land here which belongs to 120 farmers and 80 acres is residential land. Here plantation has been established in 12 acres and fodder is being grown in 45 acres.
Sharing her experience, she says that natural farming cannot be done without water, forest land, animals and pasture. She says that by practicing natural farming, there is a shortage of pesticides and other fertilizers based on cow urine. Therefore, the work of making organic fertilizers and pesticides from cow urine is being done by connecting with animal sheds.
Farmer Didi, resident of Bhuluj village of Kanhari Bajan Gram Panchayat of Bichhiya development block of Mandla district, told how fish farming is being done in ponds and how poultry farming and animal sheds are being used to make organic fertilizer.
In this village, 65 farmer sisters have developed kitchen gardens in their homes and are growing vegetables. Vegetables are also being given to Anganwadis. The entire village is doing natural farming. The farmers here are now becoming self-reliant in farming by becoming free from expensive chemicals used in farming.Didi, a farmer from Gram Panchayat Kavardongri of Mohgaon development block, says that before Poshan Vatika, he used to go to the market for vegetables and used to eat vegetables laced with chemicals. Now pure vegetables are available.
