Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming. (Photo: X)
Anantapur: A seven-member team from Mali in West Africa, led by the country’s National Directorate of Agriculture programme manager Hassane Tolo, visited various fields in Kadapa district, where natural farming is being practised on various lands under the APCNF (Andhra Pradesh Community-Managed Natural Farming) model.
The team, comprising agro ecology experts, research professors and technicians, on Wednesday visited Ayyavaripalli village in Vayalpadu mandal and interacted with women farmers at a primary school. During the interaction, women members of the Mali team asked farmers what process they adopted for shifting to natural farming. They specifically wanted to know the impact natural farming produce has on pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Ayyavaripalli’s women farmers responded saying during the COVID pandemic, there had been no deaths in their village, as all consumed natural farming products.
Farmers Savitri and Swathi took the Mali team members to their horticultural and vegetable fields. Team members also visited kitchen gardens maintained by the poor people of the village. They interacted with members of self-help groups and understood the role of women collectives in implementation of the APCNF model.
Farmers informed the team about the advantages of natural farming practices, financial benefits and other aspects such as their effect on soil strength and family health.
The Mali team interacted with the community cadre of APCNF to understand the process of making bio inputs in natural farming methods, apart from the pre-monsoon and dry sowing practices.
Rythu Sadhikara Samstha executive director Samuel Anand, IGGAARL administrative officer Siva Reddy and thematic point person Sohail accompanied the Mali team.
Ayyavaripalli’s women farmers responded saying during the COVID pandemic, there had been no deaths in their village, as all consumed natural farming products.
Farmers Savitri and Swathi took the Mali team members to their horticultural and vegetable fields. Team members also visited kitchen gardens maintained by the poor people of the village. They interacted with members of self-help groups and understood the role of women collectives in implementation of the APCNF model.
Farmers informed the team about the advantages of natural farming practices, financial benefits and other aspects such as their effect on soil strength and family health.
The Mali team interacted with the community cadre of APCNF to understand the process of making bio inputs in natural farming methods, apart from the pre-monsoon and dry sowing practices.
Rythu Sadhikara Samstha executive director Samuel Anand, IGGAARL administrative officer Siva Reddy and thematic point person Sohail accompanied the Mali team.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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