Information about natural farming and animal husbandry given to women

A camp was organized in Junga on Tuesday by the Nari Shakti Gram Sangathan to give information about natural farming and animal husbandry techniques to the women of self-help groups. About 50 women from various self-help groups participated in the camp.
On this occasion, Krishi Sakhi Yogmaya Sharma demonstrated the preparation of Jeevamrit solution used in natural farming so that women can prepare such solution at their homes. Yogmaya informed the women about all aspects of natural farming. She told that no type of chemical fertilizers and medicines are used in natural farming, rather Jeevamrit, Beejmrit etc. solution should be prepared at home with local materials and sprayed on the crop and use organic fertilizer. The production cost in natural farming is very low and any vegetable or other crop grown with this technique is beneficial for health, whereas crops grown with chemical fertilizers are not useful for human life.
Advising women to practice natural farming, he said that they should use the ingredients and organic fertilizers available at home to do this farming. He said that vegetables grown through natural farming are in great demand in the market and they also fetch good prices.
On this occasion, Pashu Sakhi Meena Rana gave detailed information to the women about the care of dairy animals and the symptoms and remedies of the diseases that affect them. She advised the women to raise good breed dairy cows and said that at present dairy production has become a major source of livelihood for women and currently milk is being sold at a good price at the doorstep.
Poonam Kashyap, the head of the village organization, thanked Krishi and Pashu Sakhi for giving practical information to the women. Secretary Sunita Rana, Sangeeta, Lata Sharma, Hema Sharma, Nirmala, Mamta and all the women urged to organize such camps from time to time so that women remain updated with every program of the government.