A SAMPLING OF VIDEOS - CURRENT AND FROM THE RECENT PAST -
PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT ABOUT ORGANIC FARMING
IN ASSAM AND NORTHEAST INDIA
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PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT ABOUT ORGANIC FARMING
IN ASSAM AND NORTHEAST INDIA
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More information and video coming soon!
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Description: Small tea grower Tenzing Bodosa demonstrates how to use cooked white rice and gur (molasses) to collect and multiply healthy, local micro-organisms for improving health of the soil.
Language: Bodo |
Description: A short video featuring Abhijit Das who explains how to prepare a liquid formula that can be used to improve soil fertility. For info about this and similar traditional Vedic formulas, visit http://goo.gl/D7LO8n
Language: Assamese |
Description: Abhijit Das explains how to locally-available inputs including গোবৰ (gobar or cow manure), পানী (water), গুৰ (gur or molasses) and খলিহৈ (kholihoi or mustard seed cake) can be used to create a low-cost organic liquid fertilizer for soil.
Language: Assamese |
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Description: Pompy Ghosh prepares a liquid formula from low-cost local inputs and shows how it can be used and applied. She also explains the importance of introducing lots of oxygen into these mixtures - by stirring clockwise and counter-clockwise OR by using an electric air pump.
Language: English |
Description: Looking back on one of Fertile Ground's early initiatives - connecting kids from the west coast of Canada with kids in Assam. Sarah Kerr collected donated cameras and showed young people how to use photography to celebrate their culture and share information.
Language: English |
Description: A small group of volunteers from Canada, in collaboration with the NGO NEADS, converted a plot of land located near Sadiya, Assam into a lush demonstration garden and play-ground for local students. Training was provided to local students, farmers and villagers for 2 years.
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Description: Organic farmer and seed-saver Mahan Borah filmed a series of short Interviews conducted with people living in various parts of Assam who speak about the importance of protecting local and traditional seeds of vegetable and paddy crops..
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Language: English
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Language: English
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Language: Assamese
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Description: The story of Adarsh Seuj Prakalpa, Assam's first organic demonstration garden and training centre, located in Digboi. The project was established in 2005 as a joint initiative of Indian Oil Corporation, the local Rotary Club and Fertile Ground: East/West Sustainbility Network.
Language: English |
Description: Members of Fertile Ground and three members of a successful organic farming cooperative on Canada's west coast share their experience and encouragement to farmers, small tea growers, elected officials and the Assam state Agriculture Department.
Language: English |
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Description: Gobin Hazarika is one of northeast India's first small-scale organic tea growers, and has been producing and selling organic tea in Assam and Canada for over a decade. The images in this video show some of the techniques he uses to improve the soil and control insect pests and disease.
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Description: Gossainbarie Tea Garden, located near Demow, was converted to organic under the direction of Binod Saharia, one of the pioneers in the organic tea movement in northeast India. The traditional Vedic practices introduced by Swami Valmiki and innovative approaches introduced by consultant Harki Singh demonstrated that large tea gardens could be successfully converted to organic
Language: English. |