Udhagamandalam: Announcement in the agricultural budget on organic agriculture is a gift for farmers in nilgiris.
According to farmers here, separate wing announcements for organic agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture will increase the importance of organic agriculture and accelerate procedural formalities while obtaining subsidies and other technical expertise.
They also welcome plans to establish an integrated village agricultural market in Nilgiris.
Organic farming has been promoted and driven by the administration of the Nilgiris district under the ‘Nilgiris Organic Mission’ for the past two years.
Although the Hill district does not have a separate department of agriculture, the horticulture department includes vegetable cultivation, millet and tea plantations.
According to the Director of Joint Horticulture Department, Shiva Subramaniam Samraj, the Puncak District District in the number of organic farmers.
4,800 farmers here have pocketed the scope certificate of the Tamil Nadu organic certification department under the collective agricultural scheme.
Farmers must reach Mettupalayam in the Coimbatore district to market their products.
“The integrated village agricultural market in Nilgiris is the need for hours,” Samraj said.
“We have sent proposals to the government for the market.
Announcement in the agricultural budget session in this relationship was welcomed by nilgiris farmers.” Land seven hectares in Bettatti Sungam in Coonoor Taluk have been identified for the market, which will have an exclusive market for organic products and sales outlets for sales for Value value products.
The proposed market will attract buyers from all states, said K Ramdass, an organic farmer in the village of Dimbatty.
“We ask the government to provide more subsidies for organic farming,” he said.
Four laboratories have been established in the district to produce biofertilizers.
A total of 200 Vermicompost units have been governed by farmers under the horticulture department scheme.
The department also produces liquid fertilizers such as Dasakaviya and Panchakaviya for farmers involved in organic cultivation.
A total of 800 small tea farmers attached to the Kinnakorai Indco tea plant with a total of 600 hectares have been carried under the scope certification umbrella.