Bareilly— The Krishi Vigyan Kendra of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly, organized a one-day training programme for 50 farmers from Moradabad district on fermented organic manure, balanced nutrient management, and sustainable agricultural techniques. The programme was conducted under the CSR-Maruti project of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi. Its objective was to provide farmers with practical, up-to-date knowledge on soil health conservation, balanced fertilizer use, organic inputs, natural farming, plant protection, and scientific management of crop residues.
Dr. Rupasi Tiwari, Joint Director of Extension Education, IVRI, Izatnagar, gave detailed information about the technologies developed by the institute and its ongoing training programmes, and interacted with farmers to discuss their agricultural problems and queries, offering scientific solutions.
Dr. S.S. Rathore, Head of the Division of Agronomy and project coordinator, along with Dr. Vishal Singh Somvanshi of the Division of Nematology, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, discussed in detail the scientific importance, method of use, and agricultural utility of fermented organic manure. Farmers were told that scientific and balanced use of organic manure helps maintain organic matter and nutrient availability in the soil and improves soil health. They were advised to adopt Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), combining organic and chemical nutrient sources based on crop requirement and soil testing, and were urged to avoid unnecessary fertilizer use without soil testing and to maintain balanced application of nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, and essential micronutrients.
Dr. Arvind Singh Tetarwal, Head of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, told farmers that organic manure prepared by fermenting crop residues and animal waste is highly beneficial for soil health. He said its use can help farmers cut spending on costly chemical fertilizers such as urea and DAP by 25 to 30 percent, and he also provided detailed information about other training programmes run by KVK Bareilly and various government schemes.
Dr. R.L. Sagar, Subject Matter Specialist (Agronomy), KVK, explained nutrient management and application methods using fermented organic manure, noting that nutrients present in it improve crop growth and grain development in wheat, paddy, oilseeds, and vegetables when applied at sowing or transplanting and through spraying on standing crops.
Dr. Ranjeet Singh, Subject Matter Specialist, informed farmers that nutrients in fermented liquid manure are absorbed by plants much faster compared to traditional manure.
Dr. Lakshya Yadav, Subject Matter Specialist, said fermented organic manure hosts a large population of beneficial microbes, which eliminate harmful soil fungi, significantly reducing the risk of serious diseases such as root rot and wilt in crops.
Dr. M.P. Sagar, Principal Scientist, Central Avian Research Institute, said farming and poultry rearing complement each other — crop by-products serve as poultry feed, while poultry farm manure boosts soil fertility. He described this model as one of the easiest paths to economic self-reliance for small and marginal farmers.
During the programme, farmers were taken on a field visit to a CBG (Compressed Biogas) plant, where Mr. Shakeel Ahmed, the plant operator, provided practical information on the scientific management of crop residues and organic resources, their value addition, and the process of converting waste into usable resources.
Experts shared information with farmers on fermented organic manure, balanced nutrient management, soil health, organic inputs, natural farming, plant protection, and scientific management of agricultural residues.
The successful organization and technical guidance of the training programme saw significant contributions from IARI project team members Dr. Rajeev Kumar Singh, Dr. Kapila Shekhawat, Dr. Anchal, Dr. Subhash Babu, Dr. Praveen Kumar Upadhyay, Dr. Vishal Tyagi, Dr. Mona, Dr. Arjun Singh and Dr. Smriti. Y.P. Manish Kumar Prajapati (Bareilly) and Y.P. Munish Pal (Moradabad) played an active role in coordinating with farmers and successfully conducting the training activities.
Reported by Akhilesh Chandra Saxena, Bareilly
