Research Farm

Research Farm

AuroAnnam Farm is being developed as a research and demonstration farm for organic cashew cultivation, primarily to convince the local cashew nut farmers that organic cashew cultivation can be as productive as and possibly more profitable than farming with chemical inputs. Besides nine acres of cashew trees, there are also coconut palms, various other trees, and open fields for cultivation of field crops or vegetables. A patch of wild forest provides diversity of birds and insects for pollination, and in toto there are 120 plant species on the farm. Our research does not address academic questions, but is applied research that aims at coming up with a package of successful and proven practices.

Farming practices naturally include general organic farming techniques such as use of organic manures and compost, green manuring with legumes, cultivation of companion plants and trap plants, plant-based pest repellent remedies etc. It also includes use of EM and EM-derived preparations, use of biodynamic (BD) preparations and practice of BD techniques, use of vermicompost and vermiwash, of reliable neem-based preparations for pest control, and experimentation with various other farming inputs.

For more information on organic farming visit the following websites:
www.fibl.org | www.ifoam.org | www.iied.org

Auronnam 2004 | Designs - Krishnan