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Apiary Training Unit
A mini unit at bee-boxes and hives for training (even though small) serves the purpose of training farm-boys attending motivational as well as special courses. This unit of Divyayan KVK also extends the facility of marketing honey produced by participant farmers. During the year the unit has collected and sold more than 88.81 qtls of honey and 472 units of Bee boxes with bee colonies were made available to farmers. The major activity on bee-keeping and honey production is spread over to 26 out of 75 adopted villages of Ranchi district.. |
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Soil-testing, Vermiculture, Bio-fertilizer Units
These units are there to motivate farmers to take up integrated nutrient management on the basis of soil tests. Farmers are advised to apply boron to cauliflower and other vegetables, sulphur to mustrad, molybdenum to pulses, zinc to mazie etc., in addition to major nutrients, depending on the status of these nutrients and crops to be grown. During the year 1192 soil samples were analyzed in t he laboratory and same number of farmers were given recommendation of fertilizer doses and they adopted the recommendation of fertilizer doses and they adopted the recommendation. The unit also distributed 3210 kg. of vermi compost and 16480 nos. of earth worm to farmers. Fast composting technology and demonstration BGA, Azola etc were also arranged. |
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Honey Processing Unit |
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Honey Testing Lab |
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Soil, Plants and Water Testing Lab |
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Chemicals and Glasswares |
