Vegetable cultivation is considered to be a high returned agri-business. The present case was documented for a Permaculture technique adopted by a farmer under the technical guidance of KVK, Namakkal at Palapatti village of Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India. The observations revealed that sale of multi vegetables at a time and get a gross income of Rs. 1,500.00 per day than sole vegetable (Rs. 300.00 – 500.00). The permaculture farmer considers that there is a need to diversify the mono cropping to multiple cropping in a piece of land for secure and sustainable future.
Sharmila Bharathi C.
ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Veterinary College and Research Institute Campus, TANUVAS, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu (637 002), India
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