Organic Farming Catches On In Punjab

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Organic farming catches on in Punjab

Gurdeep Singh Mann

Tribune News Service

Fatehgarh Sahib, June 5

The area under organic farming is increasing in Punjab with more farmers adopting this method to grow vegetables, fruits and cereals.

Officials of the Organic Farming Council of Punjab said they had registered farmers practicing organic farming on more than 5,000 acres in the state. The figure is likely to cross 6,000 acres soon.

Senior resource person Dr Madhu Gill of the council said in addition to various NGOs creating awareness among farmers to go organic, the council has been helping them get their farms certified.

She said the council, established in 2006 by the Punjab Government, helps farmers get their fields certified free of cost so that they can sell their produce as organic products.

It takes three years for a farm to turn completely organic. For the first year, farmers get a C-one certificate for not using chemicals. They get C-two and C-three certificates after two and three years respectively.

District Officer Jaspal Singh said earlier, farmers used to grow organic vegetables, fruits and cereals for their own consumption. Now in view of handsome returns on their organic produce, they have started selling the same in the market as well.

He said around 1,000 farmers in Punjab have registered themselves with the council and the maximum - 70 - are from Sangrur district. A large number of citrus fruit growers from Ferozepur too have registered themselves with the council.

“Earlier, we used to organise camps to create awareness among farmers, but now, farmers are lining up to get their land certified. Once their land is certified, farmers can reduce their input costs by discarding costly chemicals.

“The farmers are trained to use organic manure and are advised to explore resources available on their farms,” he said.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110606/punjab.htm

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[Sajjan_Thug]

Organic Farming?
Isn't that what Punjabi farmers did before the green revolution sponsored by the west which damaged and destroyed the soil?

Now the west is going organic and Punjabi farmers are returning back to how they USE to farm?  This is what  happens when you follow and not lead.  Punjabi farmers would have been ahead in the organic business if they  did their own research and had the confidence to know organic farming is safer and sustainable.

Wouldn't be surprised if in the future the west moves away from meat and starts advocating for vegetarianism and veganism.  Then Indians will magically adopt that lifestyle as if it's something new that the west taught them.
 

[dalsingh101]

2 hours ago, Sajjan_Thug said:

Organic Farming?
Isn't that what Punjabi farmers did before the green revolution sponsored by the west which damaged and destroyed the soil?

Now the west is going organic and Punjabi farmers are returning back to how they USE to farm?  This is what  happens when you follow and not lead.  Punjabi farmers would have been ahead in the organic business if they  did their own research and had the confidence to know organic farming is safer and sustainable.

Wouldn't be surprised if in the future the west moves away from meat and starts advocating for vegetarianism and veganism.  Then Indians will magically adopt that lifestyle as if it's something new that the west taught them.
 

That's a fair analysis if you ask me. 

I don't think our rural people are the sharpest tools in the box myself. They seem lemming like on many fronts, not much innovation or thinking outside the herd. 

[kdsingh80]

12 hours ago, Sajjan_Thug said:

Organic Farming?
Isn't that what Punjabi farmers did before the green revolution sponsored by the west which damaged and destroyed the soil?

Now the west is going organic and Punjabi farmers are returning back to how they USE to farm?  This is what  happens when you follow and not lead.  Punjabi farmers would have been ahead in the organic business if they  did their own research and had the confidence to know organic farming is safer and sustainable.

Wouldn't be surprised if in the future the west moves away from meat and starts advocating for vegetarianism and veganism.  Then Indians will magically adopt that lifestyle as if it's something new that the west taught them.
 

Sri Lanka forced organic Farming on farmers. The result is in front of . The president had to run for asylum. 

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/7/15/23218969/sri-lanka-organic-fertilizer-pesticide-agriculture-farming

 

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5 hours ago, kdsingh80 said:

Sri Lanka forced organic Farming on farmers. The result is in front of . The president had to run for asylum. 

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/7/15/23218969/sri-lanka-organic-fertilizer-pesticide-agriculture-farming

 

Misleading entirely. 

"There’s no singular cause for the crisis, which had been building for years due to political corruption and right-wing authoritarian politics that weakened democracy. In April 2019, the crisis accelerated after suicide bombings at churches hurt the island nation’s critical tourism industry, which weakened its currency and made it more difficult for the government to import essential goods."

Did you read the article or just wanted to throw stones?