Community based farming initiatives are changing rural livelihoods in Assam’s Kamrup district.
Bhogdabari, a village near Boko in Assam’s Kamrup district is also known as Omita gaon (papaya village). When 37-year-old Krishna Boro began growing papaya plants on his half a Bigha of land, little did he know that within three years, it would change the way his village looked. 14 farmers joined him in his endeavour, and commercial success came to them soon enough as they had a turnover of R 80,000 within two years. As Rajkumar Rabha (36) and Rajib Boro (30) teamed up with Krishna, they started looking for more land. Finally, they cultivated the fruit on a 20 bigha plot of land at Bhogdabari near Boko in Kamrup. From 6 bighas alone, they have so far realized over R 10 lakh. Today, they cultivate the fruit on 61 bighas of land.
Growing by Leaps and Bounds
‘We expect to earn R 3 lakhs within the next three months from the same 6 bigha plot,’ Krishna Boro assures me and adds they will start harvesting on the remaining plots in November and December. Following scientific methods of tilling, they plant 400 saplings on one bigha. ‘With the yield and consequent economic return, we are happy but much happier for being able to motivate fellow farmers in Boko,’ says Krishna.
This story is from the August 2016 edition of Eclectic Northeast.
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