Online programme to showcase water-saving Guli Ragi method
An online programme scheduled for September 23 will promote the ‘Guli Ragi’ cultivation method. Farmers in parts of Karnataka’s Haveri district have reportedly harvested about 20 quintals per acre using the approach, compared with 15 quintals under traditional cultivation, according to the supplied material from The Hindu.
An online programme scheduled for September 23 will promote cultivation of ragi using the ‘Guli Ragi’ method, according to information supplied from The Hindu. The programme is intended to highlight an approach described as producing more ragi with less water. The available material does not provide details of the organisers, the platform hosting the event or how farmers can participate.
Farmers in parts of Haveri district have been harvesting around 20 quintals per acre after adopting the method, the supplied report says. That compares with approximately 15 quintals per acre under the traditional method. The figures indicate a reported difference of about five quintals per acre between the two approaches in the areas cited.
The material does not say how many farms were included, how the yields were measured or over what period the comparison was made. It also gives no further information about the water requirement, cultivation practices or the programme’s planned speakers. The available information is limited to the reported yield comparison and the September 23 online event.
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