Parimal Das a successful seed producer of North Andaman 

SITUATION ANALYSIS

Shri Parimal Das is a marginal farmer from Keralapuram village of Diglipur (North and Middle Andaman) and has about 1.5 acres of cultivated land. He is a very progressive farmer and associated with farmer’s participatory seed production program under AICRP on Seed (Crop) project since 2011. After taking/ attending training on seed production at ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair, he started seed production of rice and pulses crop. He generally cultivates rice in Kharif and black gram, green gram and vegetable in Rabi season. Till date, he has produced about 72.73q TFL seed of rice and pulses and earned about ₹ 1.52 lakhs from seed business alone. His farm income has been increased about 35% after adopting seed production programme. He is a strong partner of farmer’s participatory seed production program of ICAR-CIARI and supplying quality seed to the farmers of North and Middle Andaman regularly.

TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTIONS

Scientists of ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair have provided all technical support on seed production in rice and pulses including management practices viz., roguing, maintenance of isolation distance and seed processing techniques. Seed production fields are regularly visited by technical experts to maintain the physical and genetic purity of seed. Breeder seed of rice and pulses were supplied for TFL seed production from time to time.

IMPACT / OUTCOME OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION

After adopting seed production of high yielding varieties of rice and pulses and technical support of the ICAR-CIARI, the farm income has been increased 35% from ₹ 55,840/- to ₹ 75380/- per annum.

INCOME GENERATION

He is selling TFL seed of rice @25/kg and Pulses @100/kg and has earned about ₹1.52 Lakhs from seed business alone.

WAY FORWARD

He is happy with technical support and guidance received from the ICAR-CIARI and willing to continue the seed business in future.

Contributors : P K Singh, R K Gautam, S K Zamir Ahmed, K Venkatesan and E B Chakurkar