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FarmingLifeCycle:Stepsafarmerperformsandwhatinformationisrequiredateachstep?|MahtabRasheed
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FarmingLifeCycle:Stepsafarmerperforms
andwhatinformationisrequiredateachstep?
FARMINGSTEPS
Afarmerperformsfollowingeightmajorstepsfromcropselectiontoharvesting:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
CropSelection
LandPreparation
SeedSelection
SeedSowing
Irrigation
CropGrowth
Fertilizing
Harvesting
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SOURCESOFINFORMATION
Farmerstypicallyrelyonfollowingsourcesofinformation:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Agriculturedepartmentofprovincialgovernment.
Fellowfarmers.
Fieldagentsofseed,pesticideandfertilizercompanies.
TVandradioprograms.
Newspapers.
CHALLENGESANDROADBLOCKSIN
INFORMATIONFLOW
Farmerstypicallyfacefollowingchallengesinreceivingtimelyandpersonalizedinformation:
1. Farmerhastotraveltoofficesofagriculturaldepartmentforinformation.Thisisacostly
andtimeconsumingactivity.Availabilityofgovernmentofficialsisunpredictable.
2. RadioorTVprogramsarebroadcastatapredefinedschedulewhichmayormaynotbe
convenientforthefarmer.Informationshouldbeavailabletothefarmerondemandand
shouldbepersonalizedtohisneeds.Majorityoffarmersinvillageseitherdonothave
accesstonewspapersorlackofeducationmakestheiraccesslimited.
3. Mostoftheinformationbroadcastmaynotbespecifictoafarmersneeds.
4. Fellowfarmersdonothavethebestormostuptodateknowledge.
5. Fieldagentsofpesticideorseedcompaniesareunabletopayfrequentandtimelyvisitsto
allfarmers.
INFORMATIONREQUIREDBYTHEFARMERS
Farmersneedinformationateachstepformcropselectiontoharvesting.Informationrequired
bythefarmersateachofthesestepsispresentednext.
1CropSelection
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Comparativepricingofdifferentcrops.Forsomecropsgovernmentreleasespricesofthe
cropatthetimeofseeding.
Marketdemandandsalepotentialofthecrop.
Budgetrequiredforthecultivationofeachcrop.
Feasibilityofthecropconsideringclimateandqualityofland.
Cropproductivitycomparedwithotheralternatives.
2LandPreparation
Effectsofanydiseasefromthepreviouscultivationandstepsneededtominimizethis
impact.
Fertilizersneededtobringlandtoitsnormalfertilitydependinguponthepreviouscrops
andfertilizerused.
Layoutanddesignofthefieldwithrespecttocropforefficientirrigation.
Latesttechniquesforlevelingthefieldsandtheircost.
3SeedSelection
Priceandquantityneededperacre
Averageyieldandsprouttosownratio.
Suitabilitytoparticularareaandclimate.
Waterrequirement.
Resistancetodiseases.
Locationofdistributionofficesfortheseed.
4SeedSowing
Appropriatetimetosowtheseed.
Optimalweatherconditionsatsowingtime.
Bestmethodforthesowingofseeds.
Seedsowingdepth.
5Irrigation
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Criticaltimeforirrigation.
Amountofwatertobegiventotheplants.
Frequencyofirrigation.
6CropGrowth
Numberofplantsperunitofarea.Attimesmorethanoptimumnumberofseedssprouts
areplantedinagivenarea.Farmersmustreducedensityforhealthygrowthofplants.
Averagegrowthrateofthecropinnormalconditions.
Comparisonofcropgrowthrate,leafsize,cropcoloretc.withexpectedgrowthforgiven
conditionsandinput.
Interventionsneededtomaintainexpectedgrowth.
Frequency,quantityandmethodforfertilization.
Propertime,frequencyandmethodforplowing.
Propertime,frequencyandmethodforweeding.
Expectedpestandvirusattacks,symptomsofsuchattacks,precautionarymeasurethatcan
betakeninadvancetoavoidtheseattacks,immediateactionsincludingpesticidetobeused
tokillpestsandviruses,quantityofpesticidetobeusedperacre,mosteffectivemethodfor
pesticidespray,avoidhealthissuesrelatedtopesticidespray.
7Harvesting
Propertimeandmethodforharvesting.
Comparativemarketrates.
Propercropstorage.
Costoftransportation.
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4ResponsestoFarmingLifeCycle:Stepsafarmerperforms
andwhatinformationisrequiredateachstep?
palashOctober10,2013at5:58PM#
toogoodinformation
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cordilliaNovember5,2013at6:49PM#
itisveryusefultomebutyoucanalsoputthestepsliketilling,ploughing,irrigation
suchas!
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Darshan.v.gowdaJune15,2015at7:47PM#
Itsveryusefullforall.butyoucanincluderabiandkharifcrops
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