The Hindu Business Line : Adyanadka agri meet honours successful farmers

THE Varanashi Agriculture Meet - 2004 at Adyanadka, 50 km from Mangalore, in Dakshina Kannada, on Sunday honoured several farmers who have been successful in their various ventures.

Farmers who spoke on the occasion stressed the role of rainwater harvesting, organic farming and innovativeness for their success

Mr Amai Mahalinga Naik spoke on his experiences in making farming activity a success on a barren land. Stating that water is essential for any activity, including agriculture, he said that farmers should take up rainwater harvesting.

Mr D.P. Savyasachi, a progressive farmer from Hosahalli of Shimoga district, said that innovativeness is essential in agriculture. One should not copy the farming style of a farmer. However, he should learn from the experiences of other farmers, he said.

Mr D. Praffulla Chandra, father of Mr Savyasachi, explained his experiences in organic farming. A farmer should value his work and time to be successful in his venture, he added.

Mr V. Subraya Bhat, former President of Campco, who presided over the function, said that Varanashi Research Foundation is into agriculture research for the benefit of farmers. Farmers should be benefited from this, he added.

Mr Satish, Manager of Jasmine Agroforestry Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, who spoke on vanilla marketing, said that India has only two per cent market share in the world market. Though the prices for green vanilla beans are coming down, growers do not have to press the panic button, as there is enough demand for Indian vanilla in the world market. Vanillin content is high in the Indian variety compared to the Madagascar one, he said.

He advised the growers to minimise the production cost in vanilla cultivation. This will help make good profit even if the prices of green vanilla beans come down, he added.

Mr V. Krishnamoorthy, Managing Director of Varanashi Research Foundation, who spoke on his experience in using farm equipment at his farm in Adyanadka, said that it helps farmer in various ways. Farmers should select only that machinery which suits their needs.

Mr A.P. Chandrashekar, a progressive farmer from H.D. Kote taluk of Mysore district, who spoke on his experiences in organic farming, said that it has helped in increasing water level in his well. He claimed that he was able to market the products of organic farming and making profits out of it. Vanilla, which was once considered as a weed, has become a cash crop now, he said.

Slide shows and farm equipment exhibitions were the other attractions of the agriculture meet.

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