Indian youth entrepreneurs are moving towards organic farming

Youth are coming forward in organic farming.

Since the last decade, organic and traditional farming has started becoming widespread in India. The credit for which does not go to any central government or state government, but to those young entrepreneurs who thought of making a career in organic farming, leaving a comfortable job. Not only thought but many successful organic producers are engaged in the promotion of organic farming in India today. In this, the governments can pat themselves on the back according to their own. But the truth is that the government’s organic farming schemes will be visible only in the figures and files, not on the ground. Educated youth are coming forward in organic farming.

By the way, India is emerging ahead in the production of organic products and crops. Many problems have to be faced to make the organic crop organic.
One such organic producer, Mr. Pankaj Chandak, director of GROPURE ORGANIC, had a conversation with Foodmen regarding organic agricultural production. Pankaj told about his company, how he used to work in a big company. Slowly came in the field of organic farming and established a successful organic agriculture production company. And today in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, more than 50 organic products are being produced on more than 500 acres of land. And by 2025, a target has been set for organic farming on 2000 acres of land.

It is not so easy to start organic farming in agricultural areas in India. More than 90% of arable land is affected by the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides since the Green Revolution on India’s arable land. Every year 63 million metric tones of chemical fertilizers are irrigated on the fertile land of the country. And about 70 thousand tons of pesticides are used. From this only, the quantity of chemicals that have been put in the Indian agricultural land till now can be estimated.

Many of these harmful chemicals are forever chemicals. Those that will never end, either they will exist for a long time or will turn into some other element but will not end. It takes 3-4 years to clean such lands from these toxic chemicals. And get the certificate of organic. In the initial 3 -4 years, the producer does not have much profit. But later, after getting the certificate for the organic crop, the organic crop starts getting good prices. And there is a tremendous demand for organic crops abroad.

In conversation with Pankaj Chandak, he also talked about the initial problems. Pankaj told about the alternatives of pesticides to fertilizers that he uses only Jeevamrit(A traditional manure made by fermenting cow dung, water and cereal flour) and traditional fertilizers in his fields. And no chemical fertilizers or pesticides are used. For insecticides, Panchpatti ( five leaves )decoction (Sodom (Aak), Negro , Neem, Jimson Weeds , Tobacco) or insecticides prepared from cow urine from the waste of tobacco industry are used. Organic decisions are definitely a bit expensive as compared to conventional crops.

The main reason for this is the cost of making the fields poison-free for organic farming in the last 3-4 years and also the ability to produce organic crops. But it will be like your food investment towards health and simple living. The advantage of which is that you can live your life free from lifestyle diseases. And this is the special demand of the present time that we Indians return to our Indian traditional food. And adapted to the Indian environment.

We are not talking about outlandish clothes and techniques but for good health we have to be traditional. For any disease in the present medical profession, there is prevention, there is lifelong cure. But there is no complete or one-time treatment. In such a situation, instead of spending on medicines in future, it would be better to spend on cleanliness and health and cleanliness of food and food items.