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Latest technologies will be promoted
or crop specific cultivation, use of IPM/INM, protected
cultivation, organic farming through farmer participatory
demonstration in a compact area of one ha. demonstration.
This will be organized at a strategic location in
farmers field for which assistance will be limited
to 75% of the cost. Demonstrations are very effective tool to
disseminate latest technologies in the cultivation
of different crops. The farmers get convinced once
the technologies are demonstrated on their own farms.
The programme of demonstrations is essential for rapid
spread of latest technologies involved in the production
of different Horticulture crops. The detailed programme
of demonstrations of technologies is planned under
the mission based on the critical constraints of gaps
on the farmers fields.
The fruits, spices and vegetable demonstrations
are based on the technologies of IPM and organic farming.
Frontline Demonstrations on public sector
farms
The protected cultivation of floriculture crops is
capable of bringing about substantial productivity
and quality improvement. The controlled atmosphere
in the green house helps to reduce the negative impact
of biotic and abiotic stresses on the production.
It is therefore necessary to demonstrate the results
of protected cultivation of floriculture crops to
the farmers in a big way. These frontline demonstrations
will be organized on the farms of SAU’s and
departmental farms. These will be supported with organization
of field days of farmers for maximum effect.
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