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                                                                                                                                                               India is an agrarian country and spread in 3,287,263 square km area thus agriculture extension becomes a
                                                                                                                                                               very challenging task. Most of our agriculture  experts  feel due to poor extension  support our crop
                                                                                                                                                               productivity is low in comparison to other countries. During the green revolution time it was decided that
                    EDEN HORTICULTURE                                                                                                                          we need to spread our extension network across the country as per their agro climatic zones and Krishi
                                                                                                                                                               Vigyan Kendra (KVK) network was established. Today we have more than 700 KVK across India. During
                                     Servises design educational project                                                                                       the green revolution era they have played pivotal roles and they have increased our crop productivity
                                                                                                                                                               specially for rice and wheat. With time the population has increased and extension service has become more
                                                                                                                                                               challenging.  It was very difcult to outreach every farm thus, the government is trying to make a
        We design school project for children to understand precision farming concept which would help                                                         farm/crop cluster through a cooperative model and in the coming time we will be seeing its impact at
        them to groom as future entrepreneur. Like smart class makes your children computer friendly our                                                       ground level. In India generally research and development are the task of state and central agriculture
        smart farming exposure will skilled them for future precise farming. Eden Horticulture Services also                                                   Universities and they design a package of practice for each crop, in which they include only the variety
        provide lecture series for protected cultivation to school staff and children.                                                                          released by govt institutes and seed availability is very challenging for the farming community. Whereas
                                                                                                                                                               the private sector has identied potential regions for their seeds/pesticides/fertilizers and do lots of efforts
                                                                                                                                                               to outreach farmer’s elds and as per their revenue they are strengthening it. Though quality and fake
             Smart farming for smart school |  Grow vegetables to grow yourself |  Future Precision farming                                                    promises are always a major concern if such extension is being led by the private sector. Thus, farmers are
                      Your own Laboratory  | Demonstration of Soil less farming and Drip Irrigation                                    Dr. Akhilesh Kumar      afraid to adopt them easily but those companies have performed their results in the eld they have made
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                                                                                                                                                               their monopoly in the market e.g. Seedless cucumber and capsicum seeds by few foreign companies and
                                                                                                                                                               every  year  they  are  increasing  their  price  and  revenue.  At  the  same  time  our  indigenous  varieties
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                                                                                                                                                               availability and performance is a limiting factor. Here our government should think how we can improve
                                                                                                                                                               our reach and generate revenue from our R&D institutes. Recently, another trend has emerged in our
                                                                                                                                                               Krishi Mela and we are showing hydroponic and aeroponic kind of technologies and endorsing them as
                                                                                                                                                               more lucrative. As a matter of fact, such technologies require very high Capex and skills to operate which is
                                                                                                                                                               not possible at farmer level. Thus, again we are misleading them and not guiding them as per their
                                                                                                                                                               resources and skill. Similarly, organic farming promotion and market is another puzzle among farming
                                                                                                                                                               communities but there is no authentic source for certied organic seeds in India. Since as per seed act 1966
                                                                                                                                                               company can’t not sell seeds without fungicide treatment which is against organic farming practice. Zero
                                                                                                                                                               budget farming and natural farming kind of extension service is also oating in the market. So, the
                                                                                                                                                               conclusion is that rather than giving solutions our govt funded institutes are creating confusion among
                                                                                                                                                               the farming community. Farmer expectation is now market led extension rather than traditional farming
                                                                                                                                                               which used to be yield oriented only. I think in such circumstances the government and private sector
                                                                                                                                                               should work together under the PPP model which can be a good solution in the country's interest.




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