Rajasthan’s Banswara model example for Sustainable Farming

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Ashok Gehlot led Rajasthan government is trying to replicate the farming model of Rajasthan’s Banswara district in other parts of the state.

• The model has created new livelihood sources and brought food security to indigenous tribal communities. 
• It enabled the farmers to meet their daily food necessities by growing fruits and vegetables at a low cost. 
• The integrated system has also reduced the tribals’ dependence on market and improved nutritional status of the local population.
• The  model entails community ­managed seed system, which has facilitated diversification of crops, adoption of organic farming, manure, medicines and pesticides and establishment of vermicompost units at agricultural fields. 
• The locally prepared organic manure is used  for growing maize, wheat, urad and other crops