Practice Name:

To improve Barren lands

Details
Category	Agriculture
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Leaves of neem(Azadirachta indica)," kanaj "(Holoptetea integrifolia), and bastard teak(Butea monosperma)
Details of Innovation	The barren land looks parched and white on the surface. No plant can grow in this kind of land. To improve this kind of barren land, the farmers of this area have devised a novel way: first, barren parts of the field are dug-out upto one feet and soil is thrown out. Then a deep tillage is made. Now the pit is filled with fertile alluvium from river or pond. Leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica)," kanaj "(Holoptetea integrifolia), and bastard teak (Butea monosperma) are also mixed in. The leaves when decayed will make an excellent compost. In this way the barren land can be made fertile. This method is indigenous and at least 10 cultivators in the village have tried it. -other farmer Village Dhamania, Taluka Lunawada, District Panchmaha.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Farmer from Dhamania Village (Panchmaha)
City / District	Panchmahals
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, National Research Centre for Horticulture Crops(ICAR), Vejalpur, Godhra, Distt. Panchmahals -389340
Address	Village Dhamania, Taluka Lunawada, District Panchmahal
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	389230

PAS_1	"Conversion of Barren Land into Arable Land."https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=200519
PAS_2	"Restoring barren land with agroforestry: growing trees on farms as part of a soil f ertility management plan can help improve soil quality."https://www.worldagroforestry.org/publication/restoring-barren-land-agroforestry-growing-trees-farms-part-soil-f-ertility-management
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Madhya Bharat plateau Western Malwa plateau, Eastern Gujarat plain, Vindhyan and Satpura range and Narmada Valley hot, moist semi-arid eco-subregion (5.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Agro Climatic Zone (GJ-3)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003384
Reference	Panchmahal/99/27
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1050
Reference	Panchmahal/99/27
Scout	HBN