The ‘Soil and Compost Swaraj’ Swaraj campaign will cover six districts dominated by the tribal located in the Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh trijunction.
A campaign to improve soil health in the agricultural fields of Banswara and adjacent districts in southern Rajasthan is destined to train rural women in the region dominated by tribal. The impulse will guarantee agricultural sustainability and establish women in leadership roles, while strengthening the rural economy.
The “Swaraj campaign of soil and compost” implies the improvement of the traditional manure of manure of cow and crop through scientific methods and an increase in soil fertility by enriching it with rock phosphate and biofertilizers. Women will receive training in soil tests, compost production, cooperative establishment and operations management.
When launching the campaign during the weekend, the Banswara Indrajeet Yadav collector said it was a unique effort to help farmers and women improve the fertility of the land and make agriculture profitable. “This impulse will be a strong step towards self -sufficiency by making a better use of local resources,” said Yadav.
The construction of boxes, the composting, the distribution of community materials and events that will be carried out until November of this year will increase the productivity of the crops and reduce the dependence of the chemical fertilizers. Farmers will also obtain relief of the load of increasing the costs of agricultural inputs.
The campaign will cover six districts dominated by the tribe located in the Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh trijunction. Jayesh Joshi, secretary of the Volunteer Group based in Banswara Vaaghara, said that the costs of contributions incurred by farmers would probably be reduced by 15% to 20% as a result of the impulse, while the crop yield would be 20% to 30%.
Vaaghara, who works on the problems of tribal livelihoods in southern Rajasthan, has obeyed the technical support and orientation of the University of Agriculture and Technology of Mahana Pratap, Udaipur, for the campaign. Joshi said that women led by women would maintain the continuity of the production and distribution of compost in the villages, which makes it a “integral model” or rural development.
Significantly, the initiative is aligned with the objectives of the state government to improve agricultural productivity, the empowerment of women economically and sustainable agricultural practices of promotion. It also supports schemes such as the National Mission of Media of Rural Lives and the Soil Health Card scheme.
Published – April 11, 2025 11:09 PM IST