As many as 42 farmers from across the state were trained in ‘zero budget farming’ and production of value-added products from dung and urine of Kangayam cattle breed recently.
This novel initiative was organised by Senapathy Kangayam Cattle Research Foundation (SKCRF), which is involved in ‘in-situ’ conservation of breeding and conservation of genetically pure Kangayam cattle for the last six decades at Kangayam.
“Urine and cow dung of Kangayam cattle are also used to prepare ‘Jeewarmitham’, a mixture that could be used for soil reclamation. We are also have been propagating the use of cow urine with neem leaves for preparation of pest repellent, which is named as ‘Vembuasthram’,” K. S. M. Karthikeya, managing trustee of SKCRF and also member of Board of Management in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, told The Hindu .
The farmers were taken on a tour to Korangadu, the typical grazing land.
