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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/81877| Title: | FPOs as agricultural technology promoters |
| Other Titles: | Not Available |
| Authors: | Anithakumari P. Alka Gupta Murali Gopal Indhuja .S |
| ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
| Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR::Central Plantation Crops Research Institute |
| Published/ Complete Date: | 2021-10-01 |
| Project Code: | Not Available |
| Keywords: | Kera Probio Bacillus megaterium Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) Farm Yard Manure (FYM) |
| Publisher: | COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD |
| Citation: | Not Available |
| Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
| Abstract/Description: | Coconut is essentially a small and marginal farmers’ crop and perennial plantation being cultivated in contiguous area. This multi use crop caters to the livelihood of more than 10 million families directly and provides industrial inputs to nutraceutical, beverages, beauty products, ayurveda, coir and coir products, in horticulture industry for replacing soil with coir pith, food products and essential oils. Coconut is an important horticultural crop being cultivated in 17 states and three Union Territories across the country and contributes 31% of world production, annually 21,500 million tons of nuts.This article is the case in point, of rapid social mechanism for the use of ‘Kera Probio’, a bio-input developed by ICAR–CPCRI and released during the year 2014. The technology developed was mainly for coconut seedlings, but proved to be beneficial for coconut palms and vegetables too, which are intercropped in coconut gardens. |
| Description: | Coconut is a perennial tree crop with specific growth stages such as seedling, pre-bearing (juvenile phases) and bearing stages. Healthy and vigorous coconut seedlings with quality parameters contribute to performance of coconut palms in terms of yield and income for a long period of 80-100 years in the farmers’ fields. ICAR - CPCRI, developed a talc-based bioinoculant containing plant growth promoting rhizobacterium, ‘Bacillus megaterium’ isolated from rhizosphere of healthy and high-yielding coconut. This talc-based product augments plant growth through production of auxins, gibberellins and suppression of disease causing organisms in the soil. ‘Kera Probio’ also proved to support vigorous growth and yield of tomato, brinjal, chillies and other vegetables which are popular intercrops in coconut gardens. Farmer Producer Organizations are collectives of practicing small and marginal farmers mostly which can be registered as producer companies or cooperatives/societies. ICAR – CPCRI formulated a Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) ‘Odanadu Farmer Producer Company Ltd. (OFPC)’ in Alappuzha district, Kerala as an outcome of Farmer FIRST Programme (FFP) of ICAR. One of the major objectives is to sustain and grow upon the impact of technology and social innovations gained from the Farmer FIRST Programme (FFP) towards doubling farmers’ income. |
| ISSN: | Not Available |
| Type(s) of content: | Article |
| Sponsors: | Not Available |
| Language: | English |
| Name of Journal: | Indian Coconut Journal |
| Volume No.: | LXIV (4) |
| Page Number: | 22 - 25 |
| Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Agricultural extension, Regional station, Kayamkulam |
| Source, DOI or any other URL: | Not Available |
| URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/81877 |
| Appears in Collections: | HS-CPCRI-Publication |
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