Many Indian farmers are not sustainable as they adopted chemical technologies and lost our wisdom. we are losing farmers at a rapid rate. It is estimated that hundreds of farmers leave their jobs daily and migrate to cities or towns in order to find better income. As a results many farmers are not interested in doing farming . Farming is not a suitable business for them as they are facing many problems i.e. climate change , Low fertility , Mono cropping , Less market price.
At Abhinav farm we demonstrated and proved that farming can be profitable if we do right things in Right time by adopting organic farming practices. Abhinav farm is a joint effort by Ravi and Ajit and Avinash Karmarkar who has 20 years experience in organic farming. There is a farm of Abhinav at a distance of 55 km from Indore at devpipliya village district Dewa ( Madhya Pradesh ) where all the methods of organic farming are followed.
To create social impact through visits to maple tree farms and give invited talks regarding organic farming.
- Demonstration of best agriculture practices
- Producer – Consumer ( produmer ) linkages
- Establish as a research cum training center
- Research trials to judge different techniques
- Train and educate farmers and consumers
What we do at Chapara Farm
- Trainings ( Farmers and Consumers )
- Research Trials on various crop
- Multicropping
- Jaivik Bhoj
- Drip
- Mulching
- Use of animal Husbandry
- Biodiversity Management
- Horticulture Plantation
- Cow urine collection
And many more …
Abhinav Farms Pledge
WE PLEDGE THAT IN OUR PRODUCTION , PROCESSING, AND MARKETING WE WILL:
- We don’t use any synthetic fertilizers , pesticides etc. in our farm.We use cow dung and other natural materials.
- We Pay a living wage to all farm workers and acknowledge their freedom of association and their right to collective bargaining.
- We Pay a living handsome wage to all farm workers and acknowledge their freedom of association and their right to collective bargaining
- We Share and develop farming skills and know-how.
- We Reduce the carbon emissions by limiting energy use and converting to renewable sources of energy
- We maximize the nutritional value of food and feed by practicing careful post-harvest handling.
- Practice minimal processing for all food products to secure the natural nutritional value of food.
- Conserve natural resources including the atmosphere and climate, by reducing erosion and pollution of air, soil and water through responsible farming practices.
- We support local resource persons and use infrastructures.
- We treat livestock humanely by providing pasture for ruminants, access to outdoors and fresh air for all livestock, banning cruel alterations, and using no hormones, GMOs or antibiotics in feed.
- Build and maintain healthy soils by applying farming practices that include rotating crops annually, using compost, cover crops, green manures, and reducing tillage.
- We reject the use of GMOs; We never use chemically treated seeds, synthetic toxic preservatives / materials/ agents / additives, irradiation, and sewage sludge in our farming, and all synthetic substances in post-harvest handling.