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00:00In Sitapur, Gujarat, at the Agricultural Science Centre,
00:03a seed called Jadgi is being grown.
00:08This is the only KVK in the state where this seed is grown.
00:14What is special about this?
00:16And how can farmers make more profit from this crop?
00:20To talk about this whole subject,
00:22today we have come to the Agricultural Science Centre, Sitapur.
00:24And behind me you will see that this is the same crop that we are discussing.
00:28This is Jadgi, which is now ready to be cut.
00:32And the crops of many fields have already been cut.
00:38How was this used here in this regard?
00:41So, let's talk to the officials here.
00:44Mr. Sandeep, what is the subject of this and why did you come here?
00:47See, we call this in English as Niger.
00:51And if we talk about this, it is called Ramtil.
00:53And at the local level, it is called Jadgi or Parvat.
00:56See, this is a crop of very short duration.
00:59And it produces its oil.
01:01Because we, the Agricultural Science Centre,
01:03the main part, is one such in the whole state,
01:06which does the work of seed cultivation.
01:09And from the whole state, in the Agricultural Science Centre,
01:11along with this, in addition to this state,
01:14in other states also, last year, in Madhya Pradesh also,
01:17we have given seeds in several Agricultural Science Centres.
01:22Through our Indian Agricultural Science Centre,
01:25our work is carried out.
01:27In this, it is cultivated in the fields of the farmers.
01:30And in a vast area of 40 hectares,
01:34on the main part,
01:36along with this, in the villages next to Sitapur,
01:39by cultivating this, we are giving the farmers
01:41the maximum economic profit.
01:43Absolutely.
01:45So, you have heard that farmers have also been given samples here,
01:50according to the scheme of the government.
01:52Let's talk to the farmers here.
01:56Tell us, how do you plant this?
01:58And what is the specialty of this Jatgi, this Niger?
02:02We plant this in a place where we have less availability of water.
02:07It takes 1 to 2 sowing seeds.
02:09Okay?
02:10This is a crop of 90 to 100 days.
02:12In this, 5 to 6 kg per hectare,
02:15your seed is planted.
02:17Okay?
02:18And in this, we do not have to use any kind of herbicide or pesticide.
02:24Okay?
02:25And we harvest it after 90 days.
02:29So, we get 6 to 7 quintals per hectare yield.
02:33And from this, you get 1 kg oil from 3 kg.
02:39With this, you get the extra benefit.
02:43What will be the price of the seeds and oil?
02:45The price of the seeds is 13,000 rupees per quintal.
02:50And what is the price of the oil?
02:53The oil is sold for 350 rupees per litre.
02:57So, what would the farmers want to say?
03:01Can't they make a profit by planting Jatgi crops?
03:05Yes, by planting Jatgi crops,
03:07you do not have to put any kind of extra input.
03:11So, the cost is very less and the benefit is more.
03:17Let's compare.
03:18What are the uses of the seeds and how is the oil more beneficial than other oils?
03:23In this, Niger seeds have a good source of protein,
03:28anti-oxidant.
03:29Okay?
03:30And in this, 40 to 50% oil content is there.
03:35Okay.
03:36How beneficial are these seeds?
03:40In food as well.
03:41In increasing the income of the farmers as well.
03:43Mr. Sanjeev, what do you do with the seeds that you have planted here?
03:49See, these seeds,
03:51we give it to our seeds department.
03:56Through the seeds department,
03:58they supply the seeds to the entire state.
04:01But whichever department or farmer needs seeds,
04:05we provide them seeds from our center as well.
04:09How much do you charge for the seeds?
04:13See, if we talk about the seeds,
04:15it is Rs. 130 per kg.
04:17The seeds are sold according to the government rate that is approved.
04:23The best benefit of this is that when we harvest it,
04:27after harvesting,
04:29we make a vermicompost out of it.
04:42Because after harvesting, it is very soft.
04:45So, the keshua that is there in vermicompost,
04:47it is eaten easily.
04:48So, vermicompost is made very quickly.
04:51So, we get double the benefit in this.
04:54You were seeing that,
04:56like this, the scientists of the Science Centre,
04:59here,
05:00Jatgi's Ramtil, as it is called,
05:03they have prepared its seeds.
05:05And in Chhattisgarh,
05:06the seeds are supplied from here.
05:09Madhya Pradesh has also sent seeds from here.
05:11And the biggest feature of this is that
05:14in its farming,
05:16you do not need to work hard.
05:19It is harvested in less water.
05:22Along with this,
05:23in addition to this,
05:25pesticides, herbicides,
05:26and other fertilizers and supplements,
05:29do not need to be added.
05:31And the market price is also quite high.
05:33So, if the farmers have such land,
05:37such conditions,
05:38then they can cultivate this Ramtil
05:41and earn more profit.
05:43Desh Deepak Gupta, ATE Bharat, Sarbhuja.