An estimated 450 farmers from different parts of the State were exposed to the advantages of integrated farming at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University – Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute in Tiruchi.
The two-day workshop on ‘attracting and retaining youth in agriculture’, which commenced on Monday, was organised by the TNAU and M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation.
The participants visited various fields to understand the importance of integrated farming.
One of their field visits was to a farm where high density planting was adopted in guava cultivation. P.Pandiyarajan, Dean, and A.Nithyadevi, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, explained the benefits of high density cultivation in guava. The plants, which were just one year old, have started yielding fruits, indicating to the benefits of integrated farming. Further, the number of plants in an acre was nearly double the normal number. Divided into batches, the farmers visited various fields on the campus.
