J’khand couple stop company jobs, flip mannequin farmers, pioneer app-based irrigation

Not a film plot however in actual, a pair hailing from Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district, left their company jobs and turned to farming, and emerged mannequin farmers scripting an inspiring success story for others.

The couple- Vinod Kumar was a financial institution supervisor, whereas his spouse Radhika labored in a multinational company firm in Pune. They’ve turn out to be the one farmers within the state, who can irrigate the crops grown of their fields even whereas sitting distant via the cellular app.

Establishments like NABARD and IFFCO Kisan are impressed by their success. These organizations have chosen them for the pilot venture of Automated Irrigation System in Jharkhand.

Bumper crops starting from watermelon, cucumber, bitter gourd to nanua are being grown of their fields. Tons of of tons of greens grown by them are reaching different states of the nation in addition to outdoors the nation’s borders- Bangladesh.

In 2020, through the Covid interval, when uncertainties prevailed over everybody’s thoughts and coronary heart, about life and profession, they have been busy in multinational jobs, tons of of kilometers away from their house, in Pune. It was not a simple resolution for the couple to depart every thing hastily and return to the village.

Whereas returning house, there was just one factor of their thoughts that there’s a life within the village too. If we do one thing right here, we could get kind of cash, however the happiness and peace we are going to get compared to that would be the most dear. For sure that in simply two-and-a-half years, the couple have set an instance for others.

Vinod’s village is in Harhad beneath Churchu block of Hazaribagh district. He determined to strive his hand at farming with new methods. He had not sufficient land within the village for farming. So, he took 18 acres of land on lease for 10 years in Darhwa and Kusumdih of Rabodh village, which was typically thought of barren. This land used to stay fallow for seven-eight months in a 12 months.

Begins watermelon crop

After some analysis and dialogue with agricultural scientists, he began watermelon cultivation right here. Adopting drip methodology for irrigation, within the very first 12 months in 2021, he grew 150 tonnes of watermelon. Within the second 12 months in 2022, this manufacturing reached 210 tonnes and the overall enterprise reached about 10 lakh rupees.

Vinod says that together with this, cultivation of cucumber, bitter gourd, nanua, chilli and tomato was additionally began in response to the season. Final 12 months about 150 quintals of cucumber, 100 quintals of bitter gourd and 100 quintals of nanua have been produced. To hyperlink crops to the market, he fashioned Farmers Producers Group (FPO) with native farmers.

Vinod is the CEO of FPO- Dadi United Rural Producer Firm Ltd. By this, crops are being simply offered on the digital platform at an affordable value. Patrons from different districts of West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and markets so far as Bangladesh are themselves reaching right here and selecting crops from the fields.

Automated irrigation system

Impressed with their success, NABARD and IFFCO Kisan have chosen the couple for the automated irrigationsystem pilot venture. It’s a cellular app based mostly on sensor and digital know-how, via which it’s attainable to irrigate crops even whereas sitting at a distance.

On this system, a tower is put in within the farm, which provides cellular command sign to the irrigation machines current within the farm. The details about the current moisture content material within the soil is obtained from the plant put in within the discipline. Then accordingly, one can irrigate from anyplace via one’s cellular operated app. Details about all of the parameters together with moisture in crop leaves, floor temperature, wind velocity and climate is offered on this app.

Vinod is at present utilizing thismethodon 5 acres of land. He has divided his 5 acres of land into 4 components and irrigates 1.25 acres at a time via the app. It’s the first venture of its type within the state. After its success, different farmers of the state may even have the ability to use this method.

(With inputs from IANS)