<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Farmers in Kargil are moving towards Cash Crops rather than sticking to the conventional farming system which is helping in their sustainable development and economic welfare in Ladakh.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Shabir Hussain Fayaz, a progressive farmer from Samar Pashkum, is earning more than 30,000 rupees from an area of 30 X40 Feet. He is using mulching demonstrations of non-traditional crops, watermelon Hybrid, and Anupum Beans which were introduced by KVK Kargil 1st. Shabir Hussain Fayaz said that he has been provided with Hybrid Seeds along with Mulching Material which has helped to earn more than 30,000 rupees from a part of the field which in total gave him only Rs 5,000 when used for conventional crops.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Mr. Fayaz said, the support from Principal Scientist KVK Kargil Dr Mehdi Akhone and Scientist Dr Rinchen has helped him find new sectors that are totally organic besides the help during drought-like situations this year.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">For the last many years, he has stopped using Artificial Fertilisers, and now as per the instruction of Experts, he is making Jeev Amrit Liquid Fertiliser which has helped in increasing the size of the Fruits and Vegetables.&nbsp;</p>
News On AIR | September 10, 2022 9:58 PM
Ladakh farmers move towards Cash Crops