IT application in agriculture
Developed innovative solutions and business models for IT application should be applied in agriculture for yielding better results.
SINCE THE modernization of Indian agriculture witnessed relatively low penetration rates, it has therefore been possible for Morarka Organic to establish gains in organic farming in a relatively short period of time. Adoption of organic practices not only improved soil health but also its productivity, such that it is even being considered as the ultimate solution for the ‘Evergreen Revolution’. This fact generated a great deal of interest and support from the government and its various agencies for the promotion of organic farming in India. It has even facilitated allocation of increased resources for this sector.
Mukesh Gupta, Executive Director of Jaipur based Morarka Foundation said "When it came to promoting organic agriculture within the farming community, Morarka Organic used the participatory approach, i.e., they involved farmers and local entrepreneurs. This approach also enabled Morarka Organic to promote organic agriculture as a tool for reducing the ever increasing cost of cultivation. While on one hand this method benefited poor farmers, it also established a model of entrepreneurial involvement in rural development."
Gupta continues "Morarka Organic observed that in almost every place which has taken up organic agriculture, there were two important issues – fertility management and pest management – which have been raised by both farmers and agricultural scientists. The solution was simple. Morarka Organic introduced vermiculture and its modified applications to take care of fertility management issues, and it proved successful in almost all conditions.
As for pest management issues, they observed that adoption of biological fertility management practices substantially reduces incidence of insects and pests. As for the other problems, traditional practices of using botanicals produced at the farm were found to be effective in 70-80 per cent of situations. With the development of the Probiotics approach to pest management, major problems can now be easily addressed under organic cultivation."
In all, adoption of organic management practices has enabled up to 40 per cent reduction in the cost of cultivation in almost every condition.
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