Can A Simple Pot Be Solution For Farmers In Dry Areas?
The new micro-irrigation system is sustainable and creates farmer-potter bond. It is also economical when compared to alternative methods.
Rows of SSPV pitchers Apr 05, 2021
Small farmers in the arid and semi-arid regions face difficulties in obtaining adequate water for agriculture. Several parts of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, among others, are facing water shortage, increased soil salinity, low organic carbon, plastic pollution of soil, etc.
Seeing the farmers struggle, it occurred to a young engineer that perhaps a simple technology for homestead-based gardening is missing in rural villages, especially in the dry areas.
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New irrigation model to help desert villagers
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Experiments have indicated a higher yield of farm produce by using the process
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Experiments have indicated a higher yield of farm produce by using the process
A new model of minor irrigation through sub-surface porous vessels (SSPV) being developed here is set to benefit the farmers with small land holdings in the villages of the Thar desert. Experiments have indicated a higher yield of farm produce and improvement in the nutrient value of soil after the installation of frustum-shaped vessels at the mounds formed on land.
The initiative, supported by Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi s Rural Technology Action Group, was taken up earlier this year, after the COVID-19 lockdown was announced, to address the issues of non-availability of food material, malnutrition among children and the villagers’ inability to earn livelihood in the cities. The model has effectively modified watering by pitchers and