Farmer Training - A Big Step Forward in Improving Agricultural Productivity

Indian agriculture is witnessing a massive change in the landscape. The last few years have seen the sector moving towards embracing newer technologies and techniques of farming in a bid to meet the growing need for one of the basic fundamental needs of life – food. It is essential to equip the Indian farmers to move with the times and enjoy the fruits of long years of hardship by finally increasing their income and productivity. Farmer training, therefore, becomes a critical component for both the growth of the farmer and the economy.

How does farmer training help in improving productivity?

The fast-growing population of the country has put a lot of pressure on the existing resources to produce more food. Decades of overuse of water, fertilisers, pesticides, and wastage of other resources have taken a toll on the farming sector. It has become critical that a responsible approach is adopted to ensure the sustainability of natural resources.

The need of the hour is to move away from the conventional way of farming and move forward to an era of high quality, high productivity, and high sustainability. To achieve this, equipping the farmer, the most important investor, with the latest techniques and technologies available in the farming sector, is the only way.

Farmer Training helps in:

• Reducing the wastage of resources like water and fertilizers and more.
• Reduction in the amounts of pesticides and chemicals required to grow the crop.
• Lessens the harmful impact on the environment.
• Increases the productivity of the crop.
• Increases the profitability of the farmer and, therefore the economy.

Jain Farm Fresh Foods Limited is one such company committed to alleviating the economic condition of the farmers and taking the agriculture sector back to its golden era. The company is deeply invested in training the farmers with the latest farming techniques. This is done by using best farming practices like Contract Farming & G.A.P (Good Agricultural Practices). JFFFL has also launched an initiative. UNNATI, literally meaning progress, to train the farmers in using good agricultural practices, employing the Ultra-High Density Plantation (UHDP) to increase the production of mangoes and thereby improve their income.

Reimagining Agriculture is the best way forward to ensure agriculture development and farmer's welfare for our country. Let’s rise to meet this challenge and bring back the glory days of agricultural prosperity to India.