Western Himalayan region
Himachal Pradesh
Cropping system: Cauliflower-radish-tomato and Cabbage-radish- capsicum
Input package: Reinforced farm yard manure + vermicompost @ ½ N each + spray of aqueous leaf extract
of bhang (Cannabis sativa) for pest management.
Uttarakhand
Cropping system: Rice-wheat-Sesbania and Rice-vegetable pea
Input package: Sesbania- enriched compost + vermicompost + non edible oil cakes + farm yard manure @
¼ N each + stale seedbed + 2 hand hoeing at 20 and 40 days after sowing for weed management.
Eastern Himalayan region(Meghalaya)
Cropping system: Rice-carrot
Input package: Farm yard manure + vermicompost + local compost @ 1/3 N each + spray of Karanji @ 3
ml/lit for pest and disease management + Mulching with fresh Eupatorium/ Ambrosia alone or with one
hand weeding for weed management.
Trans Gangetic Plains (Punjab)
Cropping system: Maize-gram, maize –potato- summer moong, rice-wheat- summer moong and maize-berseem
– maize+cowpea
Input package: Green manure + farm yard manure + vermicompost @ 1/3 N each during Kharif and farm
yard manure + vermicompost + crop residue @ 1/3 N each during rabi + seed treatment with neem cake + two
sprays of Trichoderma harzianum for pest management.
Central Plateau and Hills (Madhya Pradesh)
Cropping system: Rice-wheat-berseem
Input package: Farm yard manure + neem cake @ ½ each in cereals and farm yard manure + neem cake +
vermicompost @ 1/3 N each to berseem + soil application of Pseudomonas fluorescence + two sprays of
neem extract for pest management + combination of two hand weeding along with mechanical weeding for
weed control.
Southern Plateau and Hills (Tamil Nadu)
Cropping system: Chilli- onion and turmeric +onion
Input package: Farm yard manure + non edible oil cakes @ ½ N each + neem + mahua cake +
Trichogramma+ neem spray + bird perches for pest and disease management + using of mechanical weeder
+ one hand weeding for weed management.
Performance Results
Net returns ranged from Rs. 25888 to as high as 164310/ ha were recorded in various agro climatic regions according to the cropping systems and the premium price obtained due to the organic products.
| Agro-climatic region | No. of years | Net returns (Rs/ha.) | Soil organic carbon(%) |
| Western Himalaya
Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand
|
4
6 |
105576
49484 |
0.60
0.86 |
| Eastern Himalaya
Meghalaya
|
1 | 164310 | 3.30 |
| Trans Gangetic Plains
Punjab
|
2 | 89523 | 0.57 |
| Central Plateau and Hills
Madhya Pradesh
|
6 | 102811 | 0.76 |
| Southern Plateau and Hills
Tamil Nadu
|
5 | 25888 | 0.63 |
Benefits / Utility
- Profitability and Sustainability: New packages of input identified for organic production of
systems are found to enhance net returns by more than 20 % and organic carbon by 10-15 %
over the conventional practice of chemical farming. - Eco-friendliness: Organic farming package identified for different regions does not include any
chemical input for management of pest and diseases. Hence, these packages are highly suitable
to environment.
Source-
- Project Directorate for Farming Systems Research
