Our farmers about 5-6 decades back were using Bio-Fertilizers.
The Bio-Fertilizers or the organic manure was made from coco peat, cow dung/urine
and agricultural waste with the help of earthworms. Our agricultural practises
were so deep and strong that every farmer had profound knowledge of his soil
and the essential nutrients that his soil required to grow a particular crop
depending on the climatic conditions. He knew that if he had to grow leafy
vegetables he had to introduce more of Sarajanaka (Nitrogen) to his soil which
was available in poultry waste. For root vegetables Ranjaka (Phosphorous) which
is got from Rock Phosphate and finally Potash form ash for strengthening the
stem. The secondary macro-nutrients Calcium, Magnesium and Sulphur along with micro-nutrients Copper, Iron and Manganese were from the Desi Cow dung and
urine. But our farmers were lured to Chemical Fertilizers and pesticides just
for better yield.
My country was land of Milk and Honey. Every house had
a minimum of four to five Desi Cow and Bull. When the British came to my
country they found two most astonishing things namely the Gurukul (Educational system)
and the Krishibal (Agriculture strength). Robert Clive the Governor of Bengal made
extensive research on the agriculture system and concluded Desi Cow were the
basis of Indian agriculture. To break the back of Indian agriculture cows had
to be eliminated. He estimated that the number of cows in my country at that
time was 3:1 when compared to humans. He also knew that Desi Cow urine and dung
were the primary ingredients working as fertilizer as well as pesticides
providing nutritious food.
Robert Clive started the first cow slaughter house
in 1760 to destabilise agriculture in my country. In the place of Desi Cows the European
breed called Jersey cows were introduced to farmers. Truly the Jersey Cows did give
more milk compared to our Desi Cows but they ate and drink twice more than our Desi
Cow. When we look into the casein protein content our Desi Cow (A2) milk scores
better that the Jersey Cow (A1) milk. Now at present the whole world prefers our Desi Cow (A2)
milk.
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