Drip Irrigation & Digital Farming
NABARD-supported vegetable cultivation using drip irrigation, plastic mulching, IoT soil testing and app-based advisories in Sonitpur, Assam.
Overview
Under NABARD's Farm Sector Promotion Fund, SFARD is helping vegetable growers in Borsola Block of Sonitpur District adopt drip irrigation and mulching, backed by IoT-based soil testing and app-based digital agriculture advisories. Demonstration plots, trellised cultivation and vermicompost units show farmers how to raise yields while using less water.
What we do
- 1Installation of drip irrigation systems on farmer plots
- 2Plastic mulching and trellised vegetable cultivation
- 3IoT-based soil testing and app-based crop advisories
- 4Vermicompost units for organic input supply
- 5Season-long farmer training and field days
Outcomes so far
- Demonstration plots established across Borsola Block villages
- Water-efficient vegetable cultivation adopted by participating farmers
- Farmers using soil-test based nutrient management
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