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Cultivation of Pusa Narangi Variety of Marigold for Crop Diversification and Empowering Farm Women in Malwa Plateau of Madhya Pradesh
Flower cultivation is a profitable venture for the small and marginal farmers, as the traditional crops are becoming less remunerative. Marigold cultivation in rural areas by farm women suits the most as it requires care and nurturing, picking and packing with care in which the female workers have a...
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| Fformat: | Journal Article |
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Journal of Krishi Vigyan
2015
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| Mynediad Ar-lein: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/004650.pdf |
| Crynodeb: | Flower cultivation is a profitable venture for the small and marginal farmers, as the traditional
crops are becoming less remunerative. Marigold cultivation in rural areas by farm women suits
the most as it requires care and nurturing, picking and packing with care in which the female
workers have an edge over the male counterparts. Cultivation of marigold variety Pusa Narangi
in Malwa plateau of Madhya Pradesh has successfully demonstrated that this crop can be grown
round the year. The variety was introduced in the year 2007 and was assessed through on farm
trials, followed by front line demonstrations for three consecutive years. The present study was
undertaken to assess the benefits of cultivating Pusa Narangi variety of marigold for crop
diversification and boosting the income of farm women exclusively for which they were imparted
practical training on the package of practices and mar
keting strategy. The result showed that
round the year cultivation yielded 1.25 t/ ha and giving a net profit Rs 1,17,609/- as against Rs
35,975/- with the local cultivar Saathi. Hence, it can be stated that this was a novel diversification
model to economically empower the farm women on sustainable basis |
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| Disgrifiad o'r Eitem: | Special Issue on Women Empowerment |