Government of India initiates steps to convert paddy stubble into bio manure

The government of India has taken various steps to create awareness about the new low-cost capsule which can convert the paddy stubble into bio-manure. Pusa Decomposer Technology developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) for crop residue management, has been provided to the farmers of 25 states covering over 10,000 hectares of land during 2020-21. This information was provided by Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar.

Pusa Decomposer was provided for 5730 ha area to the Government of Uttar Pradesh (3700 ha), Punjab (200 ha), Delhi (800 ha), West Bengal (510 ha), Telangana (100 ha); Confederation of Indian Industry (100 ha) and NGO and Farmers (320 ha). Apart from this in-situ application of Pusa decomposer on paddy residue was demonstrated at farmers’ fields in several villages of Punjab and Haryana.

A field visit was also organised in association with the Delhi government officials for the scientists of PAU, Ludhiana and HAU, Hisar along with progressive farmers of Haryana, UP and Punjab to assess the decomposition of paddy straw using 'Pusa decomposer' at Delhi farmers’ fields.

A weekly YouTube channel of IARI named Pusa Samachar also ran the programme on 'Pusa Decomposer Technology' for the benefit of farmers regularly.

In addition, ICAR-IARI has produced about 20,000 packets of Pusa Decomposer at its facility for use by the farmers.