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Intellectualization

On Friday, I went to Keshapat panchyet of Panskura-1, Purba Medinipur. I am thankful to Shri Sabyasachi of CBWE and Shri Bimal Kumar Jana, Panchayet Pradhan for the support.



I asked the farmers about reasons behind number of seedling in one seedling hill, the reasons behind inter seedling hills distance and inter paddy line distance.



They failed to give answer.

One farmer said a poem :

Dekha dekhi kari chas
Laga lagi kari bas

It means that we are just copying and stay in close.

They are interested to know the reason. But who can intellectualize them and how ?

LIFE SKILLS from UNICEF

Which skills are life skills?

Deganga visit

Today is 4th October, 2010, I organized training program at Beliakhali village of Parputna mouza JL 45 of Deganga block by the support of Shri Nilangshu Gain of Swanirbhar, located at Baduria nearby Kalsur Uchcha Madhyamik Bidyalaya. Shri Biplab De Sarkar of our unit was with me.



Here cultivation is centered around jute and paddy. The path to the cottage is like:
In this year, due to insufficient rain water, farmers are emotionally shocked. Mr. Hakim, Ex-panchayet sabhapati introduced me the Baikhar lake , a very big water base like river. He has planning to start fish culture, deckery along with jute soaking.

Here almost 300 households are living with 5 persons per family approximately. There is no electricity here though some pillars are there. There is no electricity in the primary school where the training program is organized.


Here, farmers use chemical fertilizers without soil testing. No agriculture officer visited this place recently. Last visit of AO in 1998 for seed distribution.
This results total dependence on private players. They do not test viability of fertilizers in the small plot of land before its use in the large area. Their return of investment is severely affected by the labour, cost of fertilizers and insecticides.

to be updated

How to prepare bed for rice cultivation ?

http://www.ikisan.com/links/up_riceLand%20Preparation.shtml

Jaguipara, Budbud

Yesterday, I met farmers of Jaguipara. All of them were Muslims. The village is far away from main road. The farmers collected money regularly for development of own villages when there was no panchayet system. It included:

1. Construction of road link to bus route
2. Construction of library to keep books on farming and agriculture
3. Welfare schemes
4. Others

Now, they regularly attended different training programs conducted in Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Budbud. They heard of Kishan credit card, soil testing etc. They wanted to know more about distinction between friendly and enemy insects.

KVK started polylabs where in they started seed village.

From there, on behalf of Dr. Rahman, Chief of KVK, Budbud, I felicitated students secured high marks in SF and HS in the villages around.This was organized by KVK. There I met Grameen Bank officers. Dr. Jana, Scientist in Veterinary gave speech with me. In my speech, I emphasized on learning by gardening. Tanmoy Adhikary assisted me there.

Narahari Das: A story

Few months back, I went to Nabaukhra village. Farmers initially protested - Sir, we will not hand over land to you.

Finally, they were assured of no land transfer issue is involved in this meeting.

They told me a story of Narahari Das.

Narahari Das fed his two sons and their family members. Two sons were nonworking though they were competent enough to do work.

When his two sons were children, he told them not to do cultivation but to study for job.

Finally, they completed college education but no job.

For the same, Narahari feeds them.

Oicture of Indian farmers

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Qualification:
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Desirable: Experience in collection of data from rural areas and in analysis of data.
Pay: Rs.5000/- per month plus H.R.A. as per rules.

Age: Should not exceed 36 years as on 01 May, 2010 with usual relaxation for SC/ST/IBC/Women candidates.

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Experience in Nagarukhra

Nagarukhra is the gram panchayet in Haringhata 2 block of Nadia district. I collected data from the farmers in the panchayet office. Shri Dhiren Bhowmick, farmer and school teacher and Shri Anil Majhi, office bearer of Panchayet assisted to conduct training there. Here, the farmers need the followings:
1. Soil testing: Most of the farmers apply chemical fertilizer without considering the soil quality analysis. This results in loss of land fertility.

2. Training: Here farmers are highly motivated to cultivate and most of them reported profit in cultivation. They want training. They are misguided by middle men due to lack of knowledge about creation of new consumers and new bazars.

3. Purchasing bill: Some farmers complained of non return of cash memo after purchase the fertilizer, pesticides etc.

4. Stopping faulty campaign: Due to faulty information, some farmers started multiple profession along with agriculture.

Psychology training to farmers

Training Psychology to farmers






Training in field and collection of data

10 principles of suicide prevention

Suicide among experienced farmers is a great loss today. Based on my researches and field experiences, I like to share some principles of preventing suicide among the farmers.

1. Develop competency in reading, writing and arithmetic

Basic knowledge about above 3 will help you to develop competency to overcome current challenges in societal transformation. People around you can misdirect from agriculture or land cultivation.

2. Do not be blind followers

Patient hearing to lessons provided by the trainers, dealers and neighbourers is important. But do not be blind followers. Always think that you have long years of experiences developed out of your experimenting mind.

3. Be good experimenter

Make small plot of land for your experiment. Do not spread fertilizers or pesticides over whole plot. Do experiment and then use it. Your experiment will prevent you from blind administration of pesticides. Remember that all insects are not dangerous for the plant. Some insects help the plants to grow, some insects can kill bad insects. Plant grows out of bio-diversity.



4. Routine accounting

Maintain one ledger book and write each amount of income, expenditure and excess expenditure.

5. Use medicinal plants

Medicinal plants within intervals of plants can stop your excess expenditure for pesticides. This will stop damage in bio diversity. Allow more air and light for growing plants. Air can control bad gases coming out from soil.

6. Change your value

You always think of profit. No, profit is not your value. Always think of social responsibility as your value. You are ploughing lands not for individual profit but for providing daily foods to larger society.

7. Develop social networking

Do not keep yourself within your walls during depression. Engage yourself social networking. Form social network among farmers in your village.

8. Motivate others to plantation

People around you may not like plantation. Motivate them towards plantation. Do not pay attention to the words that farming has no profit. It is a loss.

9. Education through gardening

Encourage garden based education in your place. Teach your kids through gardening, or plantation.

10.Control bad cues

Always control the cues that can demotivate you from agriculture.

Mixed feeling

For the sudden demise of Ex-chief minister, Late Jyoti Basu, I canceled my visit to Bagjola on 18th January. Getting appointment and organizing the farmers are very hectic process. Shri Gain took all the troubles. He told me that farmers will take procession tomorrow to show their grief.