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One Day Kisan Programme Gives Students Real Taste of Farming

One Day Kisan Programme Gives Students Real Taste of Farming
Hyderabad: Kapil Agri Farm gives students a real taste of farming · thehansindia.com

Some school students took a break from their classrooms to spend a day working on a farm.

They ploughed fields with bullocks, just like farmers did long ago.

They also planted young rice plants, called paddy, with their own hands.

The farm has a programme called 'One Day Kisan' that lets children experience farming.

Kisan is another word for farmer, so the students got to be farmers for a day.

They saw how farming has changed over time, from old tools to new smart technology.

They also learned about clever watering systems called drip irrigation.

The students saw ostriches, parrots and rabbits and learned how farms and nature are connected.

Experts told them that farming can be a smart and profitable job.

The children said it was a memorable day that taught them more than textbooks could.

Key facts

Programme
One Day Kisan
Organiser
Kapil Agri Farm
Location
Moinabad, Hyderabad
Participating school
Edify World School
Traditional practices
Bullock ploughing, manual paddy transplantation, bullock carts, water conservation through wells, tanks and reservoirs
Modern practices
Drip irrigation, smart farming, value-added crop cultivation, agri-entrepreneurship
Wildlife exhibits
Ostriches, parrots, rabbits
Goal
Reconnect youth with India's agricultural heritage and promote agriculture as a respectable career

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