KISAN MELA: PAU To Facilitate Seven Progressive Farmers On March 24

On the first day of Kisan Mela on March 24, the Punjab Agricultural University will honor seven progressive farmers for their achievements in agriculture and allied enterprises.

Jatinder Singh, a resident of Munda village in Tarn Taran, will be honored with the "Chief Minister Award" for agricultural excellence.

On his 100 acres of land, he cultivates wheat, beetroot, cauliflower, mustard, and berseem during the rabi season, and paddy, maize, and basmati during the kharif season, with 48 years of farming experience. Following the university's recommendations for the use of agrochemicals, soil testing for fertilizer use, paddy straw management (Happy seeder and super seeder), and the establishment of a farm machinery bank for the benefit of small and marginal farmers, he has pursued a two-year diploma course in agriculture from PAU. He has also received recognition from Bihar Agricultural University, Tarn Taran administration, and KVK, Tarn Taran for effective crop residue management.

Gurvinder Singh Sohi, of Nanowal Khurd village in Fatehgarh Sahib, will also receive the "Chief Minister Award" for becoming a role model in flower cultivation.

He owns 22 acres of land, nine of which are ancestral and 13 of which are leased. He grows rajmash, wheat, paddy, and other crops in addition to flowers and has developed gladiolus digger and bed marker technologies. Sohi, a recipient of several honors, founded Akal Farmer Produce Company Limited and a Farmer-Producer Organisation (FPO) of 65 farmers who seek flower and vegetable cultivation advice from KVK, Fatehgarh Sahib.

Two young farmers, Raman Salaria of Pathankot's Jungal village and Jaramanjeet Singh of Tarn Taran's Nurpur village will be honored with the "Jathedar Gurdita Singh Mahal Memorial Award" for excellence in horticulture.

Salaria, a 38-year-old engineering graduate, started horticulture on 8 acres after quitting his job in New Delhi. He uses a solar-powered micro-irrigation system. He did wonders with 1.5 acres of intercropping of dragon fruit and strawberry, 1.5 acres of marigold, and 5 acres of muskmelon cultivation after gaining experience in Bharuch and Patiala.

Jaramanjeet, 40, has 18 acres and grows vegetables on 12 acres. He raises vegetable nurseries, prepares polybag and vermicompost, and irrigates vegetable nurseries with drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, or rain gun. He is a member of the PAU Kisan Club and has established an office where he provides vegetables nursery and labor to other farmers.

Two "CRI Pump Awards" will be given to farmers Jagdeep Singh of Rupnagar's Sandhuan village and Dhandeep Singh of Ludhiana's Kutbeywalan Gujran village.

Jagdeep has been using Paddy Transplanters, Rotavator, Mulcher, Straw Reaper, Potato Planter, Potato Digger, Laser Leveller, and Happy Seeder on his 30 acres for the past 15 years. He has installed underground water pipes to save water and hires farm machinery on a custom basis.

Dhandeep, 39, has made significant efforts to conserve water. PAU trained him in drip irrigation, protected cultivation, organic farming, water conservation, and soil health maintenance, and he now save nearly 70% of his water. He hasn't burned paddy straw in ten years and sows wheat with Super Seeder.

Sukhdev Singh, a resident of Patiala's Miranpur village, will receive the "Sardarni Prakash Kaur Sra Memorial Award" for his leadership in crop diversification. He farms on 4.5 acres, sowing wheat, basmati rice, and mushrooms, as well as dairy farming.

- Indian Express

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