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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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