| Category | Agriculture,Farm Practice,Innovation,Individual |
| Crop | ANY CROP |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Cow dung, sheep manure and cow urine are used as a source to prepare this manure. |
| Details Of Innovation | Sri. Govindasamy owned 7 acres Gardenland and cultivated paddy, coconut, Guava, Tapioca and Turmeric in his field. He used to apply Vermi compost, prepared by himself and also practised herbal pesticides -Panchagavya. Selling of vermicompost carried out by him with pockets. First, he sold them at the rate of Rs. 20 / per kg and now at Rs 10/kg. One can use this manure instead of basic manures of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. Preparation of earthworm compost will take nearly 6 months. Cow dung, sheep manure and cow urine are used as a source to propare this manure. He is continuing the above practices with the help of Dr. Natarajan. He is eagerly expecting some kind of government assistance. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Govindasamy P.M. |
| District | Erode |
| KVK District | MYRADA (Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency) KVK, Gobichettipalayam |
| Address | Erode ,Tamil Nadu |
| Languages Spoken | Tamil |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| PIN Code | 638001 |
| PAS 1 | "Steps to a Successful Organic Transition."https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/org_farm/orgfarm_successful%20organic%20transition.html |
| PAS 2 | "Organic Farming."https://vikaspedia.igriculture/crop-production/organic-farming |
| PAS 3 | "What is organic farming?."https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/org_farm/orgfarm_introduction.html |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Eastern Ghats And Tamil Nadu Uplands D, (8.2, 8.3),Southern plateau and hilly region (X),North-Western Zone (TN-2), Western Zone (TN-3) |
| Practice ID | TAM0010000000082 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/1170 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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