Last Updated: October 09, 2023, 18:22 IST
One cow produces 800 litres of Gonanda water.
Instead of going for regular ways of farming, the farmer prepared natural manure using stray cows which are dead.
What’s required to grow abundant crops? Well, farmers these days often use pesticides or chemical spraying to increase their yield. However, a 22-year-old man from Karnataka has found an innovative way to do organic farming. He used manure prepared from a dead cow. Isn’t it interesting?
The man named Guru Dutt Ji Bhagwat hails from Kannadagal village, which is located in Yellapur taluka of Uttara Kannada. He graduated with a diploma in agriculture. Instead of going for regular ways of farming, Dutt surprised everyone with his innovation. He experimented a little and discovered a new way of farming. He prepared natural manure using stray cows which are dead. The dead cows are usually taken away by the municipality.
Given the condition of cows and how they used to lie down on the streets with no one to perform the last rites, Guru Dutt thought of preparing Gonanda water. He learned the process from YouTube and started preparing a unit at a cost of Rs 20,000.
The highly effective water is now being used as fertiliser for the 14-acre plantation of nut, coconut, jackfruit, mango, coffee, egg fruit, kanchikai, nutmeg etc. Once a month, 50 litres of cow water is used to ensure the growth of the crops. The method has become quite useful as farmers have started relying on Gonanda water for maximum growth of plants and other crops.
It is worth mentioning that if a cow dies, it should be kept in an area that is six feet deep and four feet wide. In the next step, a significant amount of buttermilk, cow urine, jaggery and cow dung should be put in the same area. Then, the area should be covered using cement. Attach two pipes to it in such a way that it separates dung and buttermilk from each other so that there is no smell left. One cow produces 800 litres of Gonanda water.