About the Practice
Problem Statement:

This is innovation help the farmer to cultivate the cotton in water stress or can save the high cost of irrigation. Source: http://nif.org.in/innovation/cotton_cultivation_in_water_stress_condition/124


Detail:

The innovator change the sowing pattern of cotton by sowing were done o the ridges of water channel is two feet width and each channel is separated by a distance of six feet. When water is applied, and is seperated by ridge which is 2 feet and six feet is left as such. The reduction in water requirements also reduces and controls the weeds. It also control wilt and disease like ball disease and yield remains equal normal sowing pattern. It helps the more than hundred farmers have emulated his experience and saved irrigation and seed cost. Source: http://nif.org.in/innovation/cotton_cultivation_in_water_stress_condition/124


About the Innovator

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Harbhajan Singh
Address: Village- Bighad
City: Fatehabad
State: Haryana
PIN Code 125050

Practice Details

Link: This reduces the water requirement and controls the weeds. Controls wilt and other ball diseases, yield remains equal to normal sowing pattern. Farmer emulated his experience and saved on irrigation and seed cost and have achieved higher yields. Source: http://nif.org.in/innovation/cotton_cultivation_in_water_stress_condition/124
Manufacturing Capacity: a) Turnkey solution, b) Design Support, c) Sub-contracting, d) Licensing, e) Franchising, f) Any other:
Problem Scale: 1) India 2) Around the world



GIAN Reference: GIAN/UAL/1295

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