Five-tier agroforestry model of ideal farming for Anantapur

Anantapur: The five-tier agroforestry model of farming is the answer to drought mitigation in the undivided dry Anantapur district and a perennial source of livelihood for the farming community.

At a workshop on agroforestry for 120 farmers from Kundurpi, Settur, Kalyanadurga and Beluguppa mandals on Saturday, resource person Mughal Humayun said the five-layer farming model is good for soil health and natural farming practices for sustainable development. Use is required.

The AF Ecology Center and the Setries Environmental Trust helped farmers adopt natural farming methods, supplied plants and ensured that each farmer religiously sowed crops at five different heights.
Humayun said that in the first five years, the first three layers of trees and crops yield, from the fifth year onwards the higher layers also start generating income for the farmers.

Setriz representative K Venkat Homendra and AF Ecology Center agriculture expert N Veerabhadra Reddy explained the methods of pruning mango, jamun and amla trees. He also said that when farmers grow millets, leafy vegetables, tubers and other small crops, mulching is done automatically.

The farmers resolved their doubts and told the resource persons that they were also planting border crops so that their plants could get protection. Divisional team leaders of AF Ecology Center Arun Kumar, Bhavani, S Ramesh and Obulapati gave information about the work of their organization. Working together with farmers from four divisions.