Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (NR)
Mangalore Oct 27: According to Varanashi Research Foundation, Suresh Gowda and his wife Shobha of Otetadka near Pariyaltadka of Punacha village in DK district stand out as an sterling example when it comes to organic farming, as the couple had reaped “the benefits of perfect understanding” informed the head of the foundation Dr Varanashi Krishnamoorthy, in a statement issued here.
In a convention to be organized by the foundation at Adyanada, about 50 kms from the city, the couple will be feted for their agricultural endeavours here on Saturday, October 27.
Dr Krishnamoorthy, himself is an eminent personality in the field of organic farming who is also a part of the state-level committee for its propagation. In his opinion, a good understanding amongst family members is crucial for making progress in farming.
Since these are difficult times with scarcity of farming hands, everyone in the family would have to work to ensure that projects taken up on farm lands yielded results. Against such a backdrop the couple stood out as prime examples informed Dr Krishnamoorthy justifying his reason for selecting the couple for the said honour.
Talking about the family he said the Gowdas were a small family owning a decent little house. They earned their living through dairying, at a time when animal husbandry was no longer considered to be a lucrative occupation. “Timely action is important in animal husbandry. Be it feeding, cleaning or caring for the animals,” he emphasized. Their little garden produced green fodder with the slurry from the biogas unit, he added.
Further according to him their well-organized farm supports dairying. The discipline and cleanliness are visible all over. Cashew, coconut, arecanut, cocoa, rubber and plantain in their small land depended on the slurry from the “gobar gas”. Wherever slurry cannot be reached, the couple feed the plants with compost fertilizers.
Moreover the family uses biogas for cooking and lighting in their house. The use of firewood is minimal. They grow vegetables too. During the rainy season, they harvest rainwater to recharge groundwater, he further informed.