Thematic Area
HORTICULTURE AND FARMING
Member of the Technical Support Group
CARDS have been nominated as valued member of the Technical Support Group by the State Executive Committee under State Horticulture Development Society for execution of National Horticultural Mission (NHM) in the state of Chhattisgarh. The mission promotes various kinds of horticultural farm practices across Chhattisgarh in Raipur, Rajnandgaon Raigarh, Jashpur Bilaspur and Durg districts. In this process CARDS is directly involved with 2000 farmers in eight blocks for overall agriculture based development and to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers by motivating the use of vermi compost and other traditional fertilizers fertilizers and also relate the farmers with Phanchayat Raj Institutions for their maximum benefit.
Strategy:
CARDS have been nominated as valued member of the Technical Support Group by the State Executive Committee under State Horticulture Development Society for execution of National Horticultural Mission (NHM) in the state of Chhattisgarh. The mission promotes various kinds of horticultural farm practices across Chhattisgarh in Raipur, Rajnandgaon Raigarh, Jashpur Bilaspur and Durg districts. In this process CARDS is directly involved with 2000 farmers in eight blocks for overall agriculture based development and to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers by motivating the use of vermi compost and other traditional fertilizers fertilizers and also relate the farmers with Phanchayat Raj Institutions for their maximum benefit.
Strategy:
- Establishment of model Nursery
- Seed Production Progamme
- Perennial Orchards
- Cultivation of spices
- Development of irrigation facilities
- Mulching
- Protected farming
- INM/IPM (Integrated Nutrient Management / Integrated Pest management
- Organic Farming
- Horticulture mechanization
- Training
- Post Harvest Management
- Infrastructural development for marketing