Herbal Farming: The trend of natural farming is gradually increasing in the country. Today many farmers are trying this recipe to reduce the cost of cultivation and get good productivity, but a young farmer from Chhattisgarh had started natural farming years ago. Not only this, he cultivated herbs and medicinal crops by doing cow-based farming. This young farmer named Kishore Rajput is getting accolades across the country. This recipe of zero budget farming has become so popular that now farmers from far and wide are reaching Nagar Panchayat Nagar Panchayat of Bemetara district of Chhattisgarh to learn this recipe. Let us know the success story of young farmer Kishore Rajput, who took a unique initiative of medicinal farming by reducing the cost of farming.
learned farming from father
Most of the farmer’s sons grow up after learning farming from their father. The same happened with Kishore Rajput. Seeing his father working hard in the fields, this young farmer was also encouraged. Then, while going to school, an attachment towards the greenery of the road, fields, trees and plants, animals and birds increased. From such a young age, Kishore started understanding the herbs growing on the paths of the fields. When he grew old, he dropped his 12th standard studies and started running an Ayurvedic drug store from 2006 to 2017 on the lines of street medicine. Today, Kishore Rajput has not only earned a name in the country and abroad by cultivating medicinal crops, but also provides medicinal plants free of cost to the people for the purpose of social welfare.
Medicinal farming started from only Rs 300
It was the year 2011, when the young farmer started medicinal farming by natural method on his base acre of land. These days, Kishore Rajput planted satavar, couch seed, snake gourd on the bunds of his farm, so that some money could be earned from the vacant places. After this, the plants that grow on their own during the rainy days were also collected. After this, the trend also increased towards Amla, Bhringraj, Sarpukh, Nagar Motha. Gradually this medicinal farming also turned into intermediate farming and cultivation of mustard with Ashwagandha, Bach and Brahmi in paddy, Mandukaparni with sugarcane, Tulsi, Lemongrass, Moringa, Gram, Khus, Chia, Quinoa, Wheat, Mentha etc. engaged. The first few years were very difficult. There was loss due to not getting the right yield, but later the situation changed and good income started.
Got success by joining herbal companies
When this recipe of natural farming, medicinal farming and intermediate farming started working, herbal companies were also contacted for marketing of these herbs. Today Kishore Kumar has made his network in all the districts of Chhattisgarh. Today more than 100 farmer families are directly connected with Kishore Rajput. This young farmer believes that the time to come is of Ayurveda. With this thought, medicinal cultivation from half an acre has been expanded to 70 acres. Kishore Rajput explains that the use of cow dung and cow urine in farming reduces the chances of damage to the crop despite unseasonal rains and hailstorms.
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exported abroad
According to the reports, today Kishore Rajput is performing very well in agriculture, for which many honors have been received from the central and state government. These young farmers today get orders for the export of sugar free black rice, which is in great demand in Saudi Arabia, America and London. A few days back, 500 red banana plants have also been brought from Kerala, which are not cultivated anywhere in Chhattisgarh. Apart from this, senna ‘Alata’ (Hinglaj), a roadside weed, is also being exported to Japan, which is an important part of the tea there and is also known as Yellow Gold. These days, an income of Rs 5,000 is being earned by selling Sulwari, a weed that grows along with Urad crop. Apart from adopting innovations in farming, Kishore Rajput has conserved 200 varieties of indigenous paddy, which today farmers and agriculture experts come from every corner of the country to see.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Farmer brothers, before implementing any suggestion, do consult the concerned expert.
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