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Farmer story: Kisan Chachi

When you all hear the word farmer, an image comes to your mind of a man working in the fields. But to your surprise, today I am going to tell you all the story of a lady farmer. A farmer from Bihar and this lady is well known as Kisan Chachi. Her name is Rajkumari Devi. Rajkumari Devi is an Indian farmer, from Anandpur village located in Saraiya block of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. She was born in a poor family. Due to poverty, she could not complete her  matriculate . She got married at an early age (at the age of 15). In 1974, she was married to Awadhesh Kumar Choudhary in a family of farmers. After her marriage she completed her matriculate. But because of financial problem , Rajkumari Devi did not pursue her higher studies. Kisan Chachi (Rajkumari Devi) As a women, her life was becoming hell due to taunts from her in-laws , as even after many years of her marriage, she did not bear a child. They got separated from the family with 2.5 acres of land. Running her house became difficu

Farmer story :The Mango Man

When it is summer season and we don't talk about mango, it would be unfair. Summer is incomplete without   the sweet delicious fruit which is  mango , "the king of fruits". So today in this farmer story, i'll be telling you all about the mango man  of our country, Haji Kalimullah Khan, who made our mangoes famous worldwide. This is picture of the mango man smiling with his mangoes   Technique used :- He is an Indian Horticulturist . With his knowledge and experiments, he has grown a variety of mangoes. Among these, one of his most popular experiments is of growing 300 varieties of mangoes on a single tree. Yes, I know ,you all must be surprised that how's that possible. But it is true, and this is possible with a technique known as grafting. With the use of this technique he developed variety of mangoes. Grafting is a horticulture technique in which tissues of plants are joined to grow together. The upper part of combined plant is called the scion and the

Farmer story: The locust

India is fighting battle with Corona ,terrorist, and from disputes with its neighboring countries like China and Nepal. And in this period of corona pandemic, a new enemy has arrived named Locust, which is a matter of concern among farmers of different states of our country. These locusts live and breed in semi arid or desert areas. They belong to the family of grasshoppers . They are called desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria). Their main breeding areas are the Horn of Africa ,Yemen, Oman, Iran and Pakistan. Locusts till now have damaged crops and trees in five states, namely-Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.The centre has issued warning to 12 states including Bihar, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand , which are on high alert . Locusts are now  moving in other states in search for food . These are now in immature states and need food for their development . For them green vegetation is most favourable for their growth in the stages between nymph t