Veda farming. Yes, it is a technique that even science is yet to completely master. But a farmer in Telangana who is a Class 5 pass-out has perfected it, as per a report in The New Indian Express.
R Lakshmi Reddy has used this technique not just to cut down on costs and save time, but also to make a good yield from the field.
Another twist is that possibly being unaware that she had perfected it, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao congratulated a farmer in AP for the technique.
Uppala Prasada Rao, the farmer in question, was also invited to his house for lunch and to discuss the method.
Lakshmi hails from Kondaparakala village in Manakonduru mandal in neighbouring Karimnagar district. She came upon this technique while working on the farm with her husband.?
¡°We are happy to use the new method. It not only brought down the cost but also improved the yield. We are getting five bags of paddy additionally,¡± said her husband Tirupati Reddy.?
Finance Minister T Harish Rao introduced farmers from his constituency of Siddipet to Lakshmi and her way of cultivating.?
Lakshmi does the work on the field herself. She arrives on a bike and drives a tractor. One of her sons is studying BSc Agriculture, while the other is studying Engineering.?
Her method is innovative and is producing good results. Farming as we know it is changing and people like Lakshmi are bringing that change home. ???