Netafim’s Irrigation Project - For Higher Crop Productivity

Netafim India, a leading smart irrigation solution provider, along with global agronomist Ityel Eviatar, has commenced a four-month-long training programme for farmers of Singataluru Lift Irrigation Project package 1 and 3) in Gadag, Karnataka. This farmer education programme aims to reach thousands of growers of onion, maize, chilly, cotton, groundnut, red gram, and marigold, in the project area and empower them with the knowledge of Good Agriculture Practices.

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Singataluru Lift Irrigation Project endeavours to bring the entire farming community together through Community Drip Irrigation Project to establish systematic and sustainable irrigation practices. The ongoing phase 1 of the project plans to bring 10,080 hectares of agricultural land under drip irrigation connecting 13 villages and 7800 farmers in this season under various crops and majority of the farmers have started taking the benefit.

The training programme is scheduled from August 2022 to November 2022, with multiple on-field demonstrations, workshops, individual and cluster farmer meetings, and capacity building initiatives. The education programme focuses on drip irrigation, fertigation, nutrient diagnostic kits, farm mechanization, and crop bed preparation. During the field training, farmers are empowered with knowledge on various topics, such as: different methods to grow crops under diverse soil, land preparation, sowing method, fertigation, irrigation frequency, optimum growing condition for the plants, tackling biotic and abiotic stress conditions, transplantation in agriculture, and more.