Progressive Farmers Under ATARI-VI, Guwahati

Progressive Farmers under ATARI-VI, GuwahatiKVKInnovative Farmer&AddressBongaigaonMr. Ramendra Narayan Singha(Male, Age: 51 )s/o: Lt. Hiteswar SinghaAddress:Village: GhandalP.O: ChiponsilaDist: BongaigaonState: AssamPIN: 783380Livestock basedintegrated farmingsystem (IFS)Mr. Rajib Sarkar(Male, Age: 27 )S/O: Late Anil Chandra SarkarVill: Nowapara No.1P.O: NowaparaDist: BongaigaonState: AssamPIN: 783392Round the yearvegetableproduction forincome stabilityMr. Majaharul Islam Sarkar(Male, Age: 26)S/O: Abdul Jubbar SarkarVill: Kayethpara part-1P.O: KayethparaDist: BongaigaonState: AssamPIN: 783389Development of lowcost homemade eggincubator forproduction of chicksand ducklings.DHANANJOY DAS(Male, Age-45)S/o SATYENDRA DASAddress:Village: PURANDARPURP.O: BORKHALADistrict: CACHARASSAM-788110Mixed farming(Bari System)CacharSpecialization/technologyState: ASSAMNature of influence to otherFarmersHe has successfully developed his IFSmodel within four years and becameone of the lead suppliers of milk in thedistrict. Annually, he has succeeded inearning up to 6.0 lakhs from his IFSmodel. He has become a role model inhis village as well as for others. Morethan 20 farmers of the nearby villageswere motivated by his success andadopted components of IFS model.His annual income ranged from 1.0 to1.5 lakhs from vegetable production.The practices of vegetable productionand his success were spreadhorizontally in to the neighbouringvillages. More than 30 nos. of farmersfollowing his practices and now theyare raising vegetables like ridge gourd,tomato, okra, cauliflower and earningprofits.He has developed a low costhomemade egg incubator where 200eggs can be incubated at a time.Developmental cost of this incubator isapproximately Rs. 5000. One of theimportant feature of this incubator iselectricity can be substituted bykerosene lamp. This low cost eggincubator model inspires rural youthsof nearby villages.He earns more than Rs. 1,00,000/yearfrom the rice, vegetable, toria, rajmaseed production and duck cul fishfarming.The knowledge of thepractice and its success were spreadthrough famer visits to his farm. No.of farmers influenced-15

Contact no.:6001125969TAMIZUMR RAHMANLASKAR(Male, Age-45)S/o LATE MOSHAID ALILASKARRound the yearvegetableproduction in ricefallow conditionHe earns more than Rs. 1,50,000/yearfrom the rice and vegetable production.Witnessing his progress, the localfarmers motivated and startedoff seasonvegetable production. No. of ion has attracted many otheryouths to take up commercialcultivation of tuberose for highincome generation. Moreover, hisinnovative use of shade net houseand poly house for production ofhigh valued Rabi Vegetables anduse of black polythene mulching intuberose cultivation has influencedother farmers from nearby areas togo for use of technologies forincreased farm income. No. offarmers influenced : 12Sri Das has been engaged incommercialization of the traps andthe lure. Owing to the low costnature of the traps he has been ableto capture the markets of Mizoramand Sikkim in addition to all thedistricts of Assam. He has also soldthe traps and the lure to more than100 customers. His contribution tolow cost Organic Pest Managementis appreciated by KVKs under AAUandfarmingandscientificcommunityAddress: BURIBAIL(RAYPUR)District: CACHARASSAMContact No.:9613571862DibrugarhMr. Shantilal Baroi(Male, Age : 31 Years)Address : SengamariHabigaon,Panchayat : RajabhataP.O. MohanaghatPIN: 786008Phone : 6002020669/9706888436Improved andcommercialcultivation ofTuberose andother high valuevegetable cropslike King chilliand Rabivegetables.KamrupAmarendra Das(Male, Age-58)Address:Bye lane- 2, HouseNo-5, Beharbari, Sonkuchipath, Guwahati-781029Contact no.: 9401083203Yellow stickytrap, White stickytrap andPheromone lure

MorigaonMr.Sonaram Bonia(Male, Age- 39)Village–DuroniDist:MorigaonContact No.86384171121. ApplicationofAzollatominimizetheshortageofFYM and alsouse as fodder forbroiler,backyardpoultry and pig2. Preparationofartificialearthen fish tankwith polythene of200nm at thebottom. Size oftank 16 x 7x1.5m , clay mudcollectedfrombeel for Kuchiafish cultureMr.Kabindra Deka (Male) 1.Age- 49Village: DuroniDist:MorigaonContact No.60011477572.3.Grow marigoldflowerasintercropbetween payayaand vegetablesto trap insects.Development ofOrganicfarmwith productionofPapaya,Banana,vegetables,spices and freshflowers.Use of gunnybagincultivationofKing1. Farmers adopted this simpletechnology/ tool which reducescost of feeding by using Azollaas feed. Presently he is earninga handsome amount of moneyby selling broiler poultry,broiler duck, backyard poultryand pigs.Witnessing hisprogress greatly influenced theother farmers andfeedingazolla as feed is gainingpopularity in district. Theinnovativefarmergavedemonstration and informedothers about the success of thetechnology thereby influencingfarmers of nearby village also.No. of farmers influenced-202. Farmer has initiated rearing ofhigh value nutritious anddelicious kuchia fish, which cangive attractive income with hightechnicalfeasibilityandcommercial viability. Cost offeeding will be reduced as thefish are fed on hotel andhouseholdwaste.Withreduction in cost of feeding costof production is decreased andincome obtained is high. Hisventure will motivate farmerstowards rearing of kutchia fishin district.1. His business enterprise in formof organic products since 201819 has influenced the nearbyvillage farmers in terms ofincreased self life and reduceduse of inorganic chemicalpesticide thereby production ofgood quality farm produce. In2018-19 they earned an amountof Rs 2,20500.00 from sale ofpapaya and Rs 25,300.00 fromsale of Banana. There is visit tothe farm by the neighboringfarmers and officials.No of organic farm in district-2

Chilly/BhootjolokiaMr.Rajen Das (Male, Age- 24) 1. Developed lowVillage: Rupohiboricost paddyDist: MorigaontransplanterwithContact No.9365091768locally availablematerials costingRs 5,000.00 whichcan transplantnearly 0.13 haarea/hour.Themachine saves asamount of Rs1250/0.13 ha @ Rs250.00 for 5farmers.NalbariPankaj Kalita(Male, Age-45)Address: Balitara, Nalbari,AssamContact no.: 9864631478Advancement ofsowing time ofPumpkin in lightsoil ( River bed)Bapukan Barman(male, Age-36)Production of fishfeed from locallyAddress: Lokhupur, Nalbari , available materialsAssamContact No.: 8638102806Dolirani Haloi,Value addedFemale-42product fromAddress: Banekushi, Nalbari , mushroomAssamContact No.: 6901437370Ashok MedhiTub soilThe innovative farmer gavedemonstration and educated othersabout the success of the technologythereby able to persuade farmers of thevillage to use mechanization inagriculture and benefiting enormouslyin terms of time saving thereby reduceduse of labours and hence decreased costof production.Wide coverage of low cost woodenpaddytransplantergiven by electronic andpress and mediaNo. of farmers influenced- Farmers ofthe village, nearby village.In the light soil water holdingcapacity is very poor and as a resultirrigation cost is increased manyfold during rabi season. Afteradvancement of sowing time ofpumpkin from October to July inthe light soil the irrigation cost isreduced drastically and the cropsharvested at November leads tohigher market price as there isscarcity of other vegetables at thattime. Thus farmer gets higherreturns. Arround 500 nos of farmersnow adopting this technology.He prepared fish feed from locallyavailable material and used it in hisfisheries which reduces feeding costsignificantly without any adverse effectto fish production. After seeing histechnology more number of farmers arecoming out to adopt the technology .Every year she is earning more than Rs200000 from mushroom and valueadded product of mushroom likepickles, dry powder, mushroom biscuitsand dry mushroom. Witnessing hersuccess numbers of local peopleadopted mushroom cultivation. Atpresent around 150 nos of familyengaged in mushroom production.He is preparing readymade tub soil

TinsukiaArup Saikia(Male, Age-29)Address:Ghurmora,Muluk Chapori, SadiyaDist: Tinsukia, AssamContact no.: uckwheat/Potatowith his owninnovative idea ofadvancingthesowing timefor urban gardening by mixing soil,vermicompost and biofertilizer. Histub soil is getting popularity in thecity areas like Guwahati.Tea & rice are the predominantcrops of Tinsukia district. But thefarmers of Sadiya sub-division ofTinsukia have adopted maize andpotato cultivation since for last tenyears instead of rice for getting moreincome as well as to escape fromdestruction of wild elephants. Mr.Arup Saikia from one of the remotevillages Ghurmora, involve infarming activity and started farmingin cropping sequence mode (MaizeBlack gram-Buckwheat and MaizeSesame-Potato) instead of monocropping in 5.3 ha of land and couldearn handsome income from hisfarm. Looking at the successfulinnovation and economic upliftmentof Mr. Saikia’s cropping sequencemodel, more than 100 farmers of hislocality have adopted the technologyand practicing since last three yearsand could earn better.ARUNACHAL PRADESHNamsai/LohitRajit Konowar (Male, Age-33) Quail Farming cumAddress:Quality ChickVill :- MahaloniProductionP.O.:- MahadevpurPin :- 792105Dist.:- Namsai He involves in Scientific Quailfarming with quality meat & eggproduction and hatches more than1000 quail eggs every month. Morethan 100 farmers are benefitted bythis farm & hatchery unit and earnsaround an amount of Rs. 2.5lacks/yearAnjawAsumaiManyu(Female, Age-33)Wife of Lagan ManyuAddress:Pachailiang,Hayuliang, Anjaw-792104Contact no.: 9436289445Awareness on the use, benefits andincomegenerationthroughprocessing and weaving ofHimalayan Nettle plant at villagelevels. Income from processing andweaving fetches about 2500030000 per annum.No. of farmersProcessing andweaving ofHimalayan Nettleplantinfluenced-20SIKKIM

East SikkimMrs. Yog Maya Chettri(Female, Age-24),Address:Saureni, Ranipool-737135,East SikkimContact No: 9732917842Value addedproducts fromRed CherryPepperShe earns more than Rs. 50,000/ fromthe Red Cherry Pepper products everyyear. Witnessing her progress in thevillage, the fellow farm antandimprove their livelihood. Ten number offamers have been influenced by herdeed.SouthSikkimMrs. Rupa Gurung(Female, Age-44)Conservation ofIndigenoustechniques forvalue additionproducts of sheepwoolMrs. Rupa Gurung is an expert intraditional handloom weaving andwool processing. She has helped torejuvenate the indigenous techniquesof value addition of sheep woolamongst the Gurung communitywho are considered to be as sheepherders of Sikkim in olden days. Sheis an active member of self helpgroup and has motivated the womenfolks to take up this venture forproducing processed products liketraditional caps, carpets, mats, coatsetc. Mrs. Gurung has showcased herproducts at various expos at differentstates. Her products are in hugedemand and have helped the womenfolks to uplift their economic status.Presently she also imparts free handson training about carding, spinningand weaving of sheep wool to mostof the rural youth of her village. Sheearns about Rs 1 Lakh per annumfrom sale of her finished products.No of farmers influenced : 25Mr. Suren Rai is a very progressivevegetable farmer who hasparticipated in exhibitions andreceived various awards from thestate departments. Adoption of thetechnology of soilless nurseryraising of vegetables by him hasmade him successful entrepreneur inUpper ChubaNamthangSouth SikkimPin code: 737132Contact No:95932291318768003663Mr. Suren Rai(Male, Age -30 Yrs)Salleybung, NamchiSouth SikkimPin code : 737126Contact No: 8116328545Nursery businessthrough soil lessnursery raisingvegetables andintensive vegetableproduction