Homa Farm of Prestige Feed Mills
Dewas, District: Indore
Madhya Pradesh, India
soybean
“In the year 2001 we began a Homa Farming project in soya beans in cooperation with Prestige Feed Mills, Jaora Compound, Indore. I and my two children stayed on the ‘Dewas’ farm for the entire season practicing Agnihotra and Om Tryambakam Homas.”
“Using agro-chemicals the yield from the Prestige farm in the previous year was 350 kg per hectare. Using Homa Organic Farming techniques the yield in the current year was 1,800 kg per hectare.”
“Other farms in the area averaged 700 to 800 kg per hectare. Nearest best result was 1,200 kg per hectare.”
“Beans from Prestige farm were of superior colour. Roots of the plants from the Prestige farm bore twice the number of nitrogen-fixing nodules as those from the neighbouring farms.”
Table 1. Shows economic comparison between the best Conventional agro-chemical farm and our Homa Organic farm.
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Conventional practice |
Homa organic farming |
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Part |
Details |
Units |
Qty |
Rate |
Cost/bigha |
Cost/ha |
Qty |
Rate |
Cost/bigha |
Cost/ha |
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Seed |
JS335 |
kg |
18 |
12 |
216 |
810 |
18 |
12 |
216 |
810 |
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Fertilizer |
SSP |
bag |
2 |
115 |
230 |
862.5 |
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Pesticide |
Nuvacron |
litre |
0.1 |
300 |
30 |
112.5 |
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Ploughing |
Tractor |
per hour |
0.5 |
100 |
50 |
187.5 |
0.5 |
100 |
50 |
187.5 |
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Sowing |
Tractor |
per hour |
0.33 |
150 |
50 |
187.5 |
0.33 |
150 |
50 |
187.5 |
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Dora |
Bullocks |
per day |
0.25 |
400 |
100 |
375 |
0.25 |
400 |
100 |
375 |
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Weeding |
Labour |
per day |
5 men |
30 |
150 |
562.5 |
5 men |
30 |
150 |
562.5 |
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Spraying |
Labour |
per day |
1 man |
30 |
30 |
112.5 |
1 man |
30 |
30 |
112.5 |
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Harvesting |
Labour |
per day |
8 men |
30 |
240 |
900 |
8 men |
30 |
240 |
900 |
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Threshing |
Machine |
per bag |
3 bags |
50 |
150 |
562.5 |
4.8 bags |
50 |
240 |
900 |
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Misc. |
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50 |
187.5 |
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Agnihotra |
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150 |
562.5 |
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Total Costs |
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Rs |
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1296 |
4860 |
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1226 |
4598 |
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Yield |
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kg/bigha |
300 |
850 |
2500 |
9562 |
480 |
850 |
4080 |
15300 |
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Net Income |
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Rs |
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1254 |
4702 |
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2854 |
10702 |
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Profit % |
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96.7% |
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232.8% |
- One bigha is 0.267 hectare or 0.667 acres.
- Results are given per bigha and per hectare.
- Yield in conventional agro-chemical farming was 300 kg per bigha (1,120 kg per hectare)
- Yield in Homa Organic farming was 480 kg per bigha (1,800 kg per hectare)
- Profit in conventional agro-chemical farming was Rs 1,254 per bigha (Rs 4,702 per hectare) or 96.7%
- Profit in Homa Organic farming was Rs 2,854 per bigha (Rs 10,702 per hectare) or 232.8%
Homa Organic Farming in Soya Bean showed:
- Less cost in production
- Greater yield per hectare (more than 50% greater)
- Superior economy.