{"id":191,"date":"2022-10-21T04:49:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T04:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/students-corner\/news-gallery\/?p=191"},"modified":"2022-10-21T04:49:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T04:49:58","slug":"initiatives-undertaken-by-brainware-university-to-boost-agricultural-community-rainwater-harvesting-to-vermiculture-date-19-10-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/students-corner\/news-gallery\/initiatives-undertaken-by-brainware-university-to-boost-agricultural-community-rainwater-harvesting-to-vermiculture-date-19-10-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Initiatives undertaken by Brainware University to boost agricultural community: rainwater harvesting to vermiculture. Date: 19.10.2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Agriculture and Allied sector witnessed marginal growth of 0.6 percent in\u00a0 2015-16 followed by a substantial recovery of 6.8 percent in 2016-17 that fell by almost a\u00a0 percent to 5.9 percent in the following year,\u00a0 2017-18,\u201d the 2020-21 Annual Report of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers\u2019 Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers\u2019 Welfare states. The report further states that in 2018-19, India witnessed a sharp fall to\u00a0 2.4 percent that has since recovered to 4 percent in 2019-20 at 2011-12 base price.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Process of rainwater harvesting and BWU\u2019s role<\/b><\/p>\n

A report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations states that agriculture is both a major cause and casualty of water scarcity. \u201cFarming accounts for almost 70 percent of all water withdrawals, and up to 95 percent in some developing countries. We will have to use our natural resources more wisely as time goes on and when it comes to water there is no exception,\u201d the report states. In this context,\u00a0 rainwater harvesting has become an important technology in farming.\u00a0 The departments of Agriculture and Biotechnology of Brainware University have undertaken certain initiatives to lend a helping hand in the agricultural community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Rain Water Harvesting Project under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan for the practical exposure of the students regarding the field as well as keeping in mind the welfare of rural people has been undertaken by the university.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brainware University adopted five villages of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. These villages are severely affected by arsenic which gets dissolved in the groundwater table. Keeping this in mind, a model rainwater harvesting unit in the university campus. The water stored in these models is used for drinking. Furthermore, two water tanks are also utilised in Faldi primary school and Dongaria School as part of this project.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mushroom Cultivation Project<\/b><\/p>\n

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With an aim to develop the economic condition of the rural people, the \u2018Mushroom Cultivation Project\u2019 has been taken up by the university. The purpose of choosing mushroom is because it has been cultivated throughout the year and also, the mushrooms cultivation are not very specific to temperatures.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cAs a nutrient for mushroom growth and development we basically are planning to develop Vermiculture . Vermicompose will be grow there. We are using most agri-waste products: cow dung, organic manual as well as farm manuals for developing this vermicompost,\u201d Dr. Koushik Biswas, HOD, Agriculture Department, Brainware University, said when asked about this initiative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This project also imparts training to farmers regarding commercial farming so that farmers can get a chance to enhance their skills as well as their daily earning. Mushrooms is a product of commercial farming as it is basically cheap as well as provides enough nutrition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Future plans<\/b><\/p>\n

While enquiring about the future plans in this segment, the\u00a0 Department of Agriculture stated that it is also looking forward to develop hydroponic system by using waste products such as plastic bottles,thermocol,unused pipes and other waste products can be utilised since Plastic cannot be destroyed the only option left is to recycle the plastic.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c Liquid medium is the place where discarded materials will be used and plants will grow there. Furthermore, this condition of hydroponic system where plants are continuously getting their nutrients due to which plants grow faster is our motto of developing hydroponic system in this University for green vegetables,\u201d Dr. Biswas addeed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the evolving modern technologies to preserve water and in the field of agriculture, the initiatives undertaken by Brainware University will certainly be an additional help to the surrounding farming community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reported by : Kiran Sharma, M.A. English, 3rd Semester<\/p>\n

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