Crop residue / stubble burning in India should be handled in proper way

In northern India crop residue / stubble are burnt on large scale after the harvest of rice and sugarcane crop, For farm preparation next crop farmer choose an easy way of burning to eliminate the stubble from farms. This wrong practice cause a lot of pollution . There is no rainfall before winter and the particles of carbon & smoke keep suspending the environment. During winter time these smoke and carbon particles form a think layer in lower atmosphere. The pollution causes a lot of environmental and health problems.

Supreme court of Indian and instructed the respective state governments to handle the problem. Govt have come with many solution including monitory assistance and financial fine. Govt is handling the problem in wrong way. There is no complete solution with govt. Either farmers are not getting complete financial assistance as promised or they are heavily fined. Now farmers are burning the stubble intentionally in protest against govt orders. 

Generally farmers don't have time to collect the stable and dispose it before sowing of next Rabi crop. Harvesting machines are made to cut the mature crop at the height of one feet . It is easy for harvesting machine to operate at more height. Farmers have no knowledge what to do with crop residual or stubble, They see it as a burden in their agriculture operations. Govt must avoid the monitory assistance as money is not used in proper way and It becomes a political reason to push farmers for more financial assistance. Financial assistance is not a solution.

Improvements in harvesting machines : If govt ask machine manufacturers that there must be modification of additional attachment that machine harvest the crop from ground level. After the crop harvesting the residual can be collected properly and completely. Govt must put ban on manufacturing of traditional machine which don't cut the crop from ground level. 

Conversion of stubble / crop residual into Organic manure : Govt must give training to farmers and create awareness among farmers for making of organic manure. Crop residual is rich in Organic carbon, Phosphorus, Nitrogen, Potassium , Calcium and other micro nutrients. Farmers burn these nutrients and these nutrients converts into the hazardous gases which creates a lots of health problem to rural populations. Farmers can go for individual approach of making organic manure or it can be a collective approach at village level to make organic manure at one place. Market value of one kg organic manure is not less than Rs 4-5/Kg . This manure will increase the nutrient content of soil. Farmers will happy to in rich his soil with nutrients. If there is 5000 Kg of Stubble production per hectare at lower side then farmers is adding the nutrients of 20,000-25,000 per hectare to his farm.

There is one product developed by the National Center for Organic Farming, Ghaziabad ( U.P.). The name of culture is " Waste Decomposer ". This 30 gm Bottle cost Rs 20 only. It can convert 1000 MT crop residual or stubble into organic manure with in one month. It is very effective culture. This process requires 2 Kg Jaggery and 200 Litre water. With minor investment farmer can save the nutrient of Rs 25,000. These additional nutrients will give result in next crop production. 

Address of center to get the above culture :

Director

National Centre of Organic Farming,

Sector 19, Hapur Road, Kamla Nehru Nagar,

GHAZIABAD - 201 002 (UP).

0120-2764906, 2764212; Fax:0120-2764901

Web: http://ncof.dacnet.nic.in Email: nbdc@nic.in

Educating and awareness among farmers will motivate them to not burning the crops residue. Farmers will find a effective way to solve his problem and govt will also solve its purpose to minimize the pollution caused by crop burning.