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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | How some farmers in Punjab are cashing in on stubble instead of burning it

How some farmers in Punjab are cashing in on stubble instead of burning it

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published Published on Oct 10, 2022   modified Modified on Oct 11, 2022

-PTI/Hindustan Times

Farmers in Punjab have started disposing crop residue -- which is usually burnt and causes air pollution -- in a sustainable manner; these farmers have not only reduced consumption of fertilisers by mixing crop residue in the soil but have also begun to monetise the practice by managing the stubble of other growers

Chandigarh: A handful of farmers in Punjab have started disposing crop residue -- which is usually burnt and causes air pollution -- in a sustainable manner, either by using it as natural fertiliser or selling it for fuel production.

These farmers have not only reduced consumption of fertilisers by mixing crop residue in the soil but have also begun to monetise the practice by managing the stubble of other growers.

Bhupinder Singh, 59, who cultivates 30 acres in Badarpur, the last village of Mohali district, has not been burning paddy stubble since 2018. Instead, he mixes it with soil using an MB plough, a tillage equipment, after which the land is ready for sowing the next crop — wheat.

He says that after it is buried, stubble residue gets decomposed within a week. “With the absorption of stubble in soil, the consumption of fertiliser has dropped. Earlier, we used to use potash for wheat crop which we no longer do,” he says. “Farmers do not want to burn stubble. When a grower finds his next crop is getting delayed, he resorts to setting crop residue on fire. Otherwise he is as much concerned about the environment as anyone else,” he adds.

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PTI/Hindustan Times, 10 October, 2022, https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/how-some-farmers-in-punjab-are-cashing-in-on-stubble-instead-of-burning-it-101665347458072.html


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