Japan's KfW team praises natural farming practices in Andhra Pradesh
Director of South Asia, KfW Frankfurt Carolin Gassner, led the delegation, which included Director of KfW India Office Wolf Muth and Senior Sector Specialist Sangeeta Agarwal. The team engaged with APCNF field staff and farmers, witnessing demonstrations of natural bio-stimulants such as Beejamrutham, Ghana Jeevamrutham, Drava Jeevamrutham and botanical extracts for pest and disease management.
They visited Farmer C Ram Mohan's Banana 'A' Grade Model Field and ATM (Any Time Money) model farm, located next to a conventional chemical farm owned by Amara. A comparative analysis of input costs, yield and returns was presented. A BRIX test revealed banana sap with a value of 15 in the natural farm, compared to 9 in the chemical farm.
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