Practice Name:

Ghunku to Keep Birds at Bay

Details
Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	A piece of goatskin, an earthen pitcher and a tail feather of a male peacock.
Details of Innovation	People in Rajasthan make a special device called ghunku to get rid of birds. They take a piece of goatskin with a hole in its center and place it over the mouth of an earthen pitcher. Then they insert a tail feather of a male peacock inside the hole and make a knot at its lower end. The goatskin is then tied to the pitcher. This is called a ghunku. It is placed between the feet, and the feather is tweaked with the help of the thumb and forefinger. A loud sound is generated, which is effective in keeping away birds.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider
District	Udaipur
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Badgaon, Distt. Udaipur-313001
Address	Udaipur, Rajasthan
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Rajasthan
PIN Code	313004

PAS_1	"Conservation and the scarecrow effect: Can human activity benefit threatened species by displacing predators?."https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000632071000265X
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Northern Plain (And Central Highlands) Including Aravallis, Hot Semi-Arid Eco-Region (4.2) Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Central Plateau & Hills Region (VIII) Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Sub Humid Southern Plain Zone (RJ-7)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	KNW0010000001177
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/37
State	Rajasthan
PIN Code	313004