A new method has been discovered by Scientists for the cultivation of paddy, jowar, ragi, and other cereals on saline lands.
Scientists who have developed this method belong to Krishi Vigana Kendra located in Undi, West Bengal.
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The farmers in the east and west Godavari districts faced difficulty in the cultivation of paddy and other crops, which led scientists to discover a method to offer a solution to them.
“Many of the lands in the delta area in Undi and other areas have become saline. We have worked on finding a solution. We used gypsum and other micro-nutrients and drained out the saline water via other channels,’’ said Dr N Mallikarjuna Rao, the senior scientist and programme coordinator at Unid Krishi Vijnana Kendra (KVK).
“Jowar, ragi, papaya, drumstick etc are being grown in organic ways and we are getting good yield. Honeybees are being reared in these fields and farmers are being trained on the methods to cultivate various crops in saline lands,” he added.
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