Farmers from across the State reached Chhindwara on the first day of the 2-day Corn Festival. Interaction with the experts and scientist of maize crop were held today in the festival. Information about benefits of maize, measures to increase maize production, traditional and commercial use of maize and other uses were given to the farmers by the agriculture scientist of the leading agriculture research institutes of the country.
Agriculture Scientists Khanorkar and Gulvir Singh Pawar gave information about the high breed seeds of maize and farming. They informed farmers about the farming of single cross hybrid seeds of maize. Khanorkar informed about the medicinal qualities of maize and its use in animal husbandry, textile and oil production.
The regional Manager of National Seed Corporation Pawar gave information about the quality of seeds in maize production and its importance. He said that the high breed of maize is being produced and distributed continuously by the National Seed Corporation in the state and country.
In a workshop organised at the festival, the farmer of Haryana Arun Kumar shared his experience about successful farming of maize with the farmers. He informed about the sweet-corn and baby-corn farming being done in Haryana. Farmers Shiv Prasad Chouhan, Kwar Singh, Thom Singh, Bhav Singh, Rameshwar Thakre and Dadu Kasde of Khandwa district informed that they have been taking maize crop successfully since many generations.
The average farming of maize is economically beneficial. Despite excessive rainfall this year in Khandwa district, the production of maize crop was better than average.
Women farmer of Chhindwara, the leading district in the entire state in maize production also took part in the interaction. Surti Dhurve, the woman farmer of Sahajpuri village while sharing her experience informed that she is growing maize since the last 16 years. She has taken maize production upto 45 quintal in 3 acres of land, which is higher than other crops. The woman farmer Sajni Uikey said that she is connected with maize farming since last 4-5 years.
The maize production taken by her is growing continuously, she added.