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| Awareness camp on use of bio-pesticide organized | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: Popularization of bio-pesticides is being carried out by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Jammu under Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Govt. of India sponsored project on popularization of biopesticides in this direction.
In this direction, about fifty farmers of Jangwal Village of Talhar Panchayat were demonstrated on preparation of neem bio-pesticides on their own level like Neem kernel extract, Neem oil spray and neem cake by Dr K Bali. Making home based bio-pesticides by themselves doesn't require much investment and technology and empower them for producing and selling quality and nearly organic produce. However, farmers were cautioned to prepare neem seed kernel extract a fresh everytime they want to use it. This is because it is photodegradable therefore they cannot store it. The Afternoon sessions were conducted on practical skills being demonstrated to farmers on use neem enriched compost, and biofertilizers.
On field practical skills were also imparted to farmers by Dr Suhail on how to make plant origin pesticides from local plants Pongamia and Garlic. The use of egg parasoitoid Tricho-gramma for managing tomato fruit borer was also demonstrated in field. Pamphlets on "Making your own biopesticides" from local plants were also distributed to farmers. Progressive farmers of the area shared their experience on traditional pesticides and practices of pest management and appealed the fellow farmers to use bio pesticides and bio-agents for pesticide free crop production in the area and emphasized the need for such demonstration programmes for the benefit of the farming community. |
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