[www.keralites.net] IITians Shashank Kumar and Manish Kumar has helped hundreds of farmers increase their income by 25-40 per cent

 

Farms n Farmers has helped hundreds of farmers increase their income by 25-40 per cent -  IITians Shashank Kumar and Manish Kumar decided to work in the dusty hamlets of Bihar along with farmers instead of choosing a cushy corporate job like many of their classmates. 

 

The duo has introduced innovative agricultural management among farmers that begins from the stage of studying soil quality and making crop selection, to providing advisory support and the marketing assistance for the farmers. Crops are chosen based on demand in the market and soil conditions.

  
 

Both have their roots in Bihar villages, and they quickly understood the plight of farmers. While Shashank (27) is from Chapra district, Manish (29), an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, hails from Vaishali district. 

 

As water and labor were scarce in the region, rajma proved beneficial to the farmers. FnF had provided quality seeds, ensured expert monitoring of the crop, and also took care of marketing the produce (both wheat and rajma).

 

Farmers had reaped good profit and there was no looking back for the duo since then.

 

In few blocks of Muzaffarpur where only paddy is grown, they suggested growing export quality long grain paddy that required lesser irrigation and is a short duration crop. Farmers who took heed harvested three crops instead of two in a season and made more profit.

 

Similarly in a maize growing area, farmers cultivated baby corn and sweet corn in 30 percent of their field based on FnF's suggestion and reaped profit. While harvest time for maize was 150-160 days, the crops that FnF introduced could be harvested in 60-100 days.

 

 

Full article in the link below

http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/1904/-for-farmers.html#sthash.vyqwRYbx.dpuf

 

Ravi

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