Agri/Horticulture

Agri/Horticulture

About 80% of rural economy depends on agriculture. While the irrigation facilities from the canal systems are available for big land lords, the small and marginal farmers need to know the modern methods of agricultural development.

This includes development of soil fertility, and proper selection of the seed-taking method, and utilization of timely pest control. There are also other recommended practices in the dry land forming, such as intercrop, like horti-agriculture, silvi pasture and integrated farming. For a small land holder, it has been found that grafting of pedigree varieties of fruit bearing plants is more beneficial. As part of the training, different kinds of grafting are important.

The dry land agriculture forming systems are taught and demonstrated at the Carmel Center. Different types of irrigation such as drip, pot, sprinkler and flooding are also demonstrated. A variety of kitchen gardening and seed production are also demonstrated. As part of the bio fertilizers, vermiculture, blue green algae and farmyard manure are also taught.

One can also observe the different varieties of fodder for the purpose of sheep rearing and dairy. There are also land reclamation practices, with water ways, contour bunding, and water harvesting ponds.

There is also a tissue culture laboratory for experimenting, and mass production of different plant species.