Training taken under the initiative 'sumARTH'at one of the naxal-affected areas in Bankey Bazaar, Gaya

Low cost innovations in Agriculture Extension Services | My learnings

As it is the onset of new cropping season in this part of the world, we have begun with the training of farmers by incorporating innovations in extension services.

Few learnings which we have incorporated from our past two years of experience:

1. Rather than focusing on concept of self-note, what we are offering; we have taken into account the farmer's accumulated experience of local environment and crops grown.

2. Incorporating thoroughly tested experiments in the local conditions. We go by doing our small small experiments on the demo land which we have prepared for testing out spacings, seeds, timelines etc.

3.. Focus on low cost innovations e.g seed quality, seed treatment, adjusting timelines for optimum yield and market driven approach

4. Seeing is believing, so we practically demonstrate and make them do the same in the field do to it the preferred way

5. Don't leave any class of farmers. All contribute to each other and inclusive development.

The picture used is from one of our training programs, we conducted demonstrating our approach in seed treatment & seed sowing while working with the women farmers. Training emphasize on mitigating farmer's risk by answering their questions and getitng their hands dirty.

I am so happy to share it. 

Mayank Jain

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