Optimizing Crop Residue Management
- Use of combine harvesters in major cereal crops growing areas is leading to wastage of crop residues due to prevalence of burning as well as incorporation in the soil. Burning of crop residues lead to environmental pollution and loss of soil nutrients besides creating shortage of dry fodder in the country.
- To address this issue, farmers are being encouraged to utilize mowers and auto pick-up devices for effective recovery of crop residues. NDDB is promoting use of mowers of various capacities for this purpose.
- Under NDP (Phase I), two straw densification and enrichment plants for making blocks/pellets were set up in crop residue surplus areas.
- NDDB also successfully demonstrated conserving green paddy stubbles through ensiling, in crop residue burning areas for augmentation of fodder resources.
Optimizing Crop Residue Management
- Use of combine harvesters in major cereal crops growing areas is leading to wastage of crop residues due to prevalence of burning as well as incorporation in the soil. Burning of crop residues lead to environmental pollution and loss of soil nutrients besides creating shortage of dry fodder in the country.
- To address this issue, farmers are being encouraged to utilize mowers and auto pick-up devices for effective recovery of crop residues. NDDB is promoting use of mowers of various capacities for this purpose.
- Under NDP (Phase I), two straw densification and enrichment plants for making blocks/pellets were set up in crop residue surplus areas.
- NDDB also successfully demonstrated conserving green paddy stubbles through ensiling, in crop residue burning areas for augmentation of fodder resources.
