Kerala Agricultural University It is through the Krishi Bhavan that seed varieties ar by research institutes are brought to farmers. What a from the Krishi Bhavan? Prepare a report after visiti he information from the Agriculture Officer.
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To act as a clearing house of research and general information relating to agriculture, animal husbandry, home science and allied sciences, and fisheries through its publications and information system; and instituting and promoting transfer of technology programmers.
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Introduction Crop farming is currently the second most important economic activity in Somali land, after livestock, with up to 20-25% of the population depending on it for their livelihoods. It is currently underdeveloped but offers considerable potential, both in cereal and horticultural production. The production system is predominantly subsistence in nature. The principal cereal crops are sorghum and maize grown for household level consumption, and fruit and vegetables farming, mainly for sale. Dominant horticultural crops include tomatoes, lettuce, onions, peppers, cabbages, oranges, lemons, and papaya. On 13th February 2019, we visited Burao farming area with an aim of observing current farming techniques and advanced technology in dry land farming ranging from greenhouses, water harvesting techniques to a variety of crops and fruit trees. Cultivated crops of those areas include; Tomato, cucumber, carrot, Onion and hot pepper. On the other hand, fruit trees identified were; Pawpaw, oranges, lemon, dates and guava. Of these crops , Tomato, pawpaw and sweet melon were the crops that had more demand. We were able to connect what we learned in class with the actual activities conducted at the farms. Trip objectives and aims The main aim of the trip was to identify different farming techniques and how farmers tackle challenges they face during their day to day activities. Specific objectives were as follows:
1. To familiarize the practical work and evaluate our understanding of applying the theory
2. To get information how local farms works especially in together region
3. Using our knowledge to find strengths and weakness of farms
4. To identify techniques and method used for farms in production
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3 The following farms were covered during the trip:
1. AL NAFOORA FARM Photo
2: planting design of alnafoora Al nafoora farm is one of oldest farm in Burao. The farm is located in the center of burao and it was established in 1997 by Saleban kulul. The land of the farm covers in 10,000m2(5h). farm’s advanced technology in dryland farming ranging from ,water harveting techniques(dams, boreholes), and residue for mulching in cash crops as organic fertilizers, fermented neem tree as pesticides, surface irrigation by making small canals, and imported seeds from Dubai and United Arab Emirates, to a variety of crops and fruit trees. Cultivated crops include; Tomato, Onion and hot pepper. On the other hand, fruit trees identified were; Pawpaw, oranges, lemon, dates and guava. Of the crops observed, Tomato, cucuber and sweet melon are the main crops that generate more income. Farm distribute their product through Wholesaler, retailer and direct sell to consumer in the farm. Apart from selling fruits and
5. 4 vegetables Farm is also the source of water for the city of burao and activies also going on in the farm like leasing of farm machinary to the farmers. Lessons learnt from the alnafoora farm 1. Different Plant pests and their control mechanisms It was observed that Plant pests and diseases posed a major challenge to crop production at alnafoora farm. Major insect pests identified were thrips, and white flies. Some the diseases included powdery mildew and blossom end rot. We were able to appreciate the effects of weeds on plant growth by comparing the effected ones and non – effected ones. The alnafoora staff come up several management techniques to deal with insects, diseases and weeds. This included farmanted neem plant leaves as pestcide and hot paper. 2. Water Harvesting Despite the farm having a number of boreholes , it has had to grapple with the problem of water salinity.. However, a major breakthrough was recently identified, water harvesting from a neighbouring river into two main dams constructed within the farm. During rainy season, the water is pumped from the river into the dams for storage and irrigation. One of the farm attedants informed us that the harvested rain water is used to maximize the fertility and minize salinity thus making it suitable for crop production. SWOT analyses of the farm Strength Weakness Near to market Lack of account book Good reputation Tree fruits was planted as aesthetic not for commercial High profit due to lack of transport Salinity due to surface irrigation Have more numbers of farm machinery’s Lack of skilled laborers and poor spacing of tree fruits Not only for farm product always supply water to half of the town Diseases and poor practices High availability of water No accurate spacing between plants