Agriculture Reference
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• If not harnessed, it is radiated back in the atmosphere;
• The same we are trying to harness through “Homa Jaivik Krishi”
techniques.
17.2 STEPS FOR HARNESSING SOLAR ENERGY: THROUGH
HOMA JAIVIK KRISHI APPROACH
• Promoting Farming System Approach;
• Adopting use of agriculture calendar for various farm activities;
• Encouraging massive plantation for habitat development in the or-
ganic village;
• Integration of legumes in the cropping system;
• Integration of indigenous cows with hump and use of her products
in farming;
• Enhancing biological quality of soil through increased humus to har-
ness & retain the energy;
• Integration of Homa Organic Farming, most potential source to har-
ness solar energy and an effective tool to heal the ailing environment.
Homa Organic Farming has been attempted in large number of crops
and it has shown exciting result with respect to quantum production, its
quality (Paranjpe, 2005). Agnihotra practices also positively influence the
taste, texture, color, disease resistance in large number of crops. Harvest-
ing losses are reduced and shelf life is much better than crop grown by
any other agricultural methods. Agnihotra ash is wonderful tonic and used
to store seed, treat seed/seedlings, enhance soil fertility, plant vigour and
for pestmanagement. This is also placed in water bodies for improvement
of water quality and its availability (2014). Agnihotra ash is an impor-
tant component in preparation of a special Bio-enhancer known as Biosol
used as foliar spray on plants and on soil (Basakar, 2012; Weir, 2009).
Application of biosol improves crop productivity, its quality and soil fer-
tility which has been reported in crops like cabbage, tomato and soybean.
As per experience from different continents the following benefits have
been reported on wide range of crops through Homa Jaivik Krishi (Pathak,
2009, 2012; Pathak and Ram, 2013).
• Rejuvenation of all kinds of soil;
