FARMERS PARTICIPATORY PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN FOOD THROUGH ADOPTION OF AN INNOVATIVE FARMING TECHNOLOGY AT NADIA DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
RANJAN BERA *
Inhana Organic Research Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
SUSMITA SAHA
Inhana Organic Research Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
SAIDUL ISLAM
Nadia Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR, BCKV, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
SUKHEN CHANDRA DHANG
Nadia Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR, BCKV, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
SHUBHRO JYOTI PRAMANIK
Nadia Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR, BCKV, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
MILAN KANTI KUNDU
Nadia Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR, BCKV, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
SAIKAT SAHA
Nadia Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR, BCKV, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
MALABIKA DEBNATH
Nadia Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR, BCKV, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
SAMSUL HAQUE ANSARY
Nadia Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR, BCKV, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
KAUSHIK MUKHOPADHYAY
Nadia Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR, BCKV, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
ANTARA SEAL
Inhana Organic Research Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
ANUPAM DUTTA
Inhana Organic Research Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Production of food in a safe and sustainable manner has become crucial to meet the global food security, without harming the environment and ensure ecological preservation especially in the backdrop of the climate change impact. To attend the objective of safe and sustainable crop production, Inhana Organic Research Foundation, (Kolkata) has initiated the ‘Clean Food Movement’ in collaboration with Nadia Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR, BCKV. Inhana Rational Farming (IRF) Technology- a comprehensive organic package of practice has been introduced as the major interventional agri-technology along with other techniques/ good agricultural practices, for the purpose of ‘Clean Food’ development. Clean food is a food segment that is produced without the use of carcinogenic pesticides (especially Class-I & Class –II), antibiotics, steroid, growth promoters, etc. The safety of the clean food will be ensured by the Clean Food Standard (CFS) Certification through qualitative colorimetric assay test for pesticide residues. Clean food movement will probably be the first ever initiative towards Healthy Life & Farmers’ Empowerment that will bring forth pesticide- free clean food at an affordable price structure.
Keywords: Clean food, plant health management, farmers awareness, organic concoctions, farmers producer company, clean food standard certification
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