Life Express (Short Story) Part-4
Soham, Kavita and Krishna were invited for a evening Indian classical music concert at Sangeet Academy. They arrived at the venue and were thrilled and felt that their souls are getting freshened up with the melody of tabla being played by young and talented Jaydev. Jaydev is fair skinned young man with height of 5.8 feet and has post graduation in Agriculture Science and is also expert in playing tabla. Soham, Kavita and Krishna were served refreshment of green tea and cookies, academy had roof and pillars but no walls, and the shower of rain with the melodious music of tabla made the atmosphere more pleasant and enjoyable.
Jaydev was introduced to Soham, Kavita and Krishna after the completion of his performance. Soham congratulated Jaydev for his fine performance. Jaydev greets them and invites them for dinner at his farm house. At dinner, Jaydev tells them that he is a farmer and owns large portion of land. Jaydev continued the conversation by providing details about his farming methods and his own milk dairy. Jaydev tells them that he has adopted organic farming method which gives better yield, nutritious yield, has no chemicals, pesticides or any adverse impact on health and also preserves the fertility of land. His milk dairy has 1000 Livestock consisting of 500 cows and 500 buffalo's, and has a staff of 50 employees with 10 veterinary doctors. He has converted a huge piece of land into grass land and has scientists who are working to improve the quality of grass, served and used to make concentrate to be served to cows and buffalo's.
Next day Jaydev showed them his farm and Milk Dairy and introduced them to his associates Riddhi a young beautiful girl with doctorate in botany and Siddhi a young charming girl with doctorate in veterinary science. Jaydev says that the reason for his success is his dynamic and dedicated staff as well as adoption of modern methods of agriculture like use of quality seeds, drip irrigation, use of mechanical farming devices for irrigation and cultivation. He also has the facility at his milk dairy to produce ghee and butter, and has customers who swear for the quality of his products. Krishna asked Jaydev what are the problems with farming sector? Jaydev tells krishna and his friends that major problem with agriculture is small fragmented land holdings, lack of adoption of modern farming techniques, lack of adequate irrigation facilities, and excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides which reduces fertility of land and excessive dependence on rainfall due to inadequate irrigation facilities.
Jaydev further added that some of the farmers have started storing rain water and have adopted drip irrigation to improve yield. Jaydev expressed his concern for rapid urbanization and decreasing availability of land to be used for grass land. Jaydev further said that only waiver of loans will not solve the problem of farmers, what they need is crop insurance, quality seeds, irrigation facilities, modern method of farming, and cooperative production and sale of their produce which will best safeguard their interest as well as insurance of their livestock.
Jaydev also stressed the need for proper storage of agricultural produce in scientific public and private warehouses, as bulk of cereals and pulses gets damaged during rainy season due to open storage. Jaydev expressed his happiness about the e-initiatives taken by few Indian conglomerates to empower the rural farmer with the latest information about the market price of his produce, weather information, information about best farming practices and facility to sell their produce and purchase quality seeds and farming equipments. Jaydev also appreciated the work of milk cooperatives in changing the lives of milk producers mostly located in the rural areas.
Soham, Kavita and Krishna promised Jaydev that they will help him in his endeavour to spread the message of organic farming and adoption of scientific methods in both farming and milk production.
(This Story is fictional and based on views of Author)
Jaydev was introduced to Soham, Kavita and Krishna after the completion of his performance. Soham congratulated Jaydev for his fine performance. Jaydev greets them and invites them for dinner at his farm house. At dinner, Jaydev tells them that he is a farmer and owns large portion of land. Jaydev continued the conversation by providing details about his farming methods and his own milk dairy. Jaydev tells them that he has adopted organic farming method which gives better yield, nutritious yield, has no chemicals, pesticides or any adverse impact on health and also preserves the fertility of land. His milk dairy has 1000 Livestock consisting of 500 cows and 500 buffalo's, and has a staff of 50 employees with 10 veterinary doctors. He has converted a huge piece of land into grass land and has scientists who are working to improve the quality of grass, served and used to make concentrate to be served to cows and buffalo's.
Next day Jaydev showed them his farm and Milk Dairy and introduced them to his associates Riddhi a young beautiful girl with doctorate in botany and Siddhi a young charming girl with doctorate in veterinary science. Jaydev says that the reason for his success is his dynamic and dedicated staff as well as adoption of modern methods of agriculture like use of quality seeds, drip irrigation, use of mechanical farming devices for irrigation and cultivation. He also has the facility at his milk dairy to produce ghee and butter, and has customers who swear for the quality of his products. Krishna asked Jaydev what are the problems with farming sector? Jaydev tells krishna and his friends that major problem with agriculture is small fragmented land holdings, lack of adoption of modern farming techniques, lack of adequate irrigation facilities, and excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides which reduces fertility of land and excessive dependence on rainfall due to inadequate irrigation facilities.
Jaydev further added that some of the farmers have started storing rain water and have adopted drip irrigation to improve yield. Jaydev expressed his concern for rapid urbanization and decreasing availability of land to be used for grass land. Jaydev further said that only waiver of loans will not solve the problem of farmers, what they need is crop insurance, quality seeds, irrigation facilities, modern method of farming, and cooperative production and sale of their produce which will best safeguard their interest as well as insurance of their livestock.
Jaydev also stressed the need for proper storage of agricultural produce in scientific public and private warehouses, as bulk of cereals and pulses gets damaged during rainy season due to open storage. Jaydev expressed his happiness about the e-initiatives taken by few Indian conglomerates to empower the rural farmer with the latest information about the market price of his produce, weather information, information about best farming practices and facility to sell their produce and purchase quality seeds and farming equipments. Jaydev also appreciated the work of milk cooperatives in changing the lives of milk producers mostly located in the rural areas.
Soham, Kavita and Krishna promised Jaydev that they will help him in his endeavour to spread the message of organic farming and adoption of scientific methods in both farming and milk production.
(This Story is fictional and based on views of Author)