Changing the way
Raashid Iqbal Mir
A Young entrepreneur with strong acumen and zeal to give the farming a modernised shape. After Graduation he took a sincere look towards newer fields of farming and takes floriculture as main venture . He has erected 04 No. of polyhouses on 0.0375 ac.of land for growing Carnation and Lilium. He took plantation of willow and Russian popular on 0.25 ac.. of land and grow paddy on 0.50 ac. as traditional crop and for the remaining area he grows off-season vegetables,fodder maize and apple. He also created one large compost pit for composting of farm waste
Profile
- Name: Raashid Iqbal Mir
- Age: 28 Years
- Education: Graduate
- Land holding: 2.25 acre
- Farming experience: 10 Years
- Different components of Integrated Farming:
- Protected cultivation: Carnation, Lilium, rose
- Open cultivation: Apple, Paddy, Populus and willow plantation.
- Livestock: Cross Bred Cows (2)
- Others: One bore well for irrigation purpose, Drip and sprinkler irrigation system, One Large on-farm compost pit (6.0 tonnes)
Economics of the farm
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Farm component
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Number/Area (ha.)
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Input cost (Rs) /year
|
Net Income (Rs) /year
|
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Polyhouses
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0.0375
|
50,000
|
165,000
|
|
Willow and Popular
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0.25
|
4000
|
20000
|
|
Paddy &Maize-Fodder
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0.50
|
14,500
|
34,500
|
|
Vegetables & Apple
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1.25
|
6,5000
|
185,000
|
|
Livestock
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2
|
34,000
|
65,000
|
|
Vermicompost
|
6 tonnes
|
-
|
Own farm use
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Economics of the conventional farm
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Farm component
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Area ( acre)
|
Input cost (Rs)
|
Net Income (Rs)
|
|
Vegetables, pulses
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2.25
|
32,000
|
120,500
|
Some snaps from the integrated farm
