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Dr. Meena Sharma
Anubhavi
Trainer 17 yrs Jaipur, Rajasthan 1 month ago
Update
We are running the next NPOP documentation workshop in Jaipur. Three days, hands on.
It covers the farm diary, input records, the internal control system for group certification, and what the inspector actually asks for...
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Certified Trainer
Trust score 502
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Harish Patel
Anubhavi
Vendor 14 yrs Mehsana, Gujarat 1 month ago
Tip
I sell drip systems, so take this with that in mind — but these are the three things buyers regret not checking.
1. Emitter spacing must match your crop, not the dealer stock in the shop. Wrong spacing wastes water for...
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Equipment Vendor
Trust score 509
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Ramkaran Jat
Verified Member
Farmer, Landowner 9 yrs Sikar, Rajasthan 1 month ago
Experience
I have been growing ashwagandha on 4 acres since 2022, so here is the honest arithmetic.
Seed cost me around Rs 1,400 per acre. Sowing is late June, harvest around 160-170 days. Last season I got roughly 4.5 quintal of...
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Verified Organic Farmer
Trust score 227
· 1 verified claim
· vouched for by 4 members
6 found this useful
2 replies
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Sunil Meena
Naya Sadasya
Farmer 1 yrs Dausa, Rajasthan 1 month ago
Question
I have 2 bighas near Bandikui. The soil card shows pH 8.4 and organic carbon 0.31 percent.
Everybody in my village grows mustard and gram. I want to try something with better rates but I do not know if this soil will su...
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2 found this useful
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Bhanwar Singh
Verified Member
Landowner 22 yrs Nagaur, Rajasthan 1 month ago
Question
My land near Merta City has been lying unused for four years. I am ready to lease it out but I do not want trouble later.
What should be written in the agreement? People tell me to keep it verbal with someone from the v...
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2 found this useful
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Lakshmi Devi
Anubhavi
Farmer, Trainer 10 yrs Bharatpur, Rajasthan 1 month ago
Experience
I started composite carp culture in 2015 on one acre in Bharatpur. Catla, rohu, mrigal.
First two years I lost money. The reason was stocking density. I put in far too many fingerlings because I thought more fish meant...
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Backed by other members
Trust score 509
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4 found this useful
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Vikram Chaudhary
Moderator
Farmer, Buyer 19 yrs Kota, Rajasthan 1 month ago
Tip
Eighty of us in Kota pooled our coriander last season instead of selling individually.
Individually we were getting mandi rate minus whatever the commission agent decided. Together we had 210 quintal in one lot, which i...
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FPO / Cooperative
Trust score 1007
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Prakash Yadav
Senior Moderator
Farmer, Trainer 25 yrs Jaipur, Rajasthan 1 month ago
Experience
Some things I learned the expensive way.
Do not plant anything because the rate was good last year. By the time your crop is ready everyone else has planted it too and the rate has collapsed.
A buyer who pays on time a...
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Verified Organic Farmer
Trust score 2510
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7 found this useful
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