Mulching

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Miscellaneous Concepts in Agriculture  

(for Bankers) 

 

Mulching is the process of applying natural or artificial layer of plant residue or 

other materials on the soil surface. In other words it may be defined as protective 

covering, as of bark chips, straw, or plastic sheeting, placed on the ground around 

plants to suppress weed growth, retain soil moisture, or prevent freezing of roots. 

 

Mulch- A mulch is a layer of material applied to the surface of soil. It conserves soil 

moisture, improve fertility and health of the soil and reduce weed growth.  

 

However, mulches are used for various reasons but in agriculture, mainly used for 

water conservation and erosion control in dry areas. 

 

Stubble burning can be defined as the intentional incineration of stubbles by 

farmers after crop harvest. Stubbles are the cut stalks left on the field after the 

grains of cereal plants or stems of sugarcane are harvested. 

 

The shortened harvesting season due to climate change has forced the farmers to 

rapidly clear their fields between the kharif and rabi crops, and the quickest of these 

ways is to burn off the remaining stubble post-harvest. 

 

The homestead is an operational farm unit in which a number of crops (including 

tree crops) are grown, along with rearing of livestock, poultry or fish, mainly for the 

purpose of meeting the farmer's basic needs. 

 

Growing of vegetables around the urban centres to meet the daily demand of the 

people is known as truck farming. 

 

 

  

 

e-Agriculture is a global Community of Practice, where people from all over the 

world exchange information, ideas, and resources related to the use of information 

and communication technologies (ICT) for sustainable agriculture and rural 

development. 

 

Kisan Rath - Kisan Rath mobile app facilitates farmers, FPOs and traders across 

India to search and contact the transport service providers for transporting the 

Agriculture & Horticulture produce. The app interfaces with major transport 

aggregators and also allows individual transporters to register their vehicles and 

provide services to farmers and traders.  

 

Custom Hiring Centre (CHC) are basically a unit comprising a set of farm 

machinery, implements and equipment meant for custom hiring by farmers. The 

main objective of CHC is to supply of farm implements to small, marginal and poor 

farmers at subsidized rates on hire. 

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