Srinivasan, an income tax commissioner, has fenced the land after occupying it and also dug a canal of Ranguwan dam due to which farmers are unable to access water for irrigation.
Notwithstanding its limited practice, the irrigation technique is so effective that farmers here have been successfully using it to grow wheat and other crops during the rabi (dry) season with adequate water.
Read more about Success story: How 2 FPOs are rewriting the fate of tribal Odisha farmers on Business Standard. They have dispensed with middleman, get better crop prices
LEAF, an integrated agri-service provider, said it is aligning with new-age financial technology non-banking financial companies (NBFC) to funnel in the much-needed organised credit for the marginalised farmers.
: Saturday, January 2, 2021, 12:01 PM IST
Construction of rain check dams by Rotary District 3141 prove a boon for farmers in Palghar district
Mumbai: Palghar district comprises of a population of over 30 lac (Census 2011) out of which 85-90% are tribal farmers with agriculture as their main source of income. 92% of land that is used for Agriculture is rain fed.
The region has an average rainfall in excess of 2000 mm each year. However, due to nature of strata comprising of Basaltic rocks there is poor storage and transmission capability. The water table stands at or near the surface in the recharge area. These aquifers also drain naturally due to high water table gradient formed by sloping and undulating topography. Thus there is water scarcity in the region between January to May each year.