Practice Name:

Scaring Foxes Away from the Fields

Details
Category	Crop Protection
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Crop Family
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Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Earthen pot, raw leather pieces.
Details of Innovation	When groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is ready for harvesting, a difficult chore for the farmers of Surendranagar is to keep foxes away. Foxes are nocturnal animals and visit the fields during nights, causing extensive damage to the crop. According to Govindbhai of the region, almost 70 per cent of the farmers there are adopting a traditional method to scare away the predators from their fields. They take five small earthen pots and tie a small piece of raw leather around each. Keeping them at the four corners of the field and at the centre prevents the unwelcome visit of foxes. There is no need to keep awake all night, which naturally affects usual farm chores the following day.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Govindbhai Kanabhai
City / District	Surendranagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address	Surendranagar ,Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	363430

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Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North West Zone (GJ-5) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003618
Reference	Surendranagar/96/5
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1065
Reference	Surendranagar/96/5
Scout	HBN