Herbal Preparation to Control Termite in Groundnut Crop

Name : Nathubhai Becharbhai Pateldsc08049

District & State :  Sabar Kantha, Gujarat

Category : Plant varieties

Award :   National

Award Function :   5th National Grassroots Innovation Awards

Award Year : 2009

Innovation Description

  • IPR Status

Termite infestation is major problem in different crops and results in major losses. Nathubhai Patel (65), a farmer from Sabarkantha, has developed a formulation for termite control in groundnut crop.

 His village, Rampur, where he lives with his wife, is a predominantly agricultural village with a population of about 1800. The main crops grown in the region are groundnut, maize, cotton, castor, sesame, pulses and various vegetables. Nathubhai owns 2.6 ha of land with sandy loamy soil where he grows cotton, groundnut, pigeon pea, mustard, castor and maize. For irrigation, earlier he depended on a well but after it dried up three years ago, he has been using water from a bore. He has been completely involved in agriculture ever since he completed his class tenth.

http://nif.org.in/innovation/herbal_formulcation/15

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