SNV Horticulturel Farms

SOME OF THE HINTS ABOUT OUR FARMS
Total Extent of the Farm is 63 Hectares.We are planted 9,000 Rathnagiri Alphonse Mango and 1000 chowghate orange Dwarf Tender Coconut seedlings. (All are Exportable Fresh Mango, Mango Pulp And Tender Coconut water)For 100% Water harvesting we laid down the strict contour bunds and check dams fully and also we established SNV Trench Slab water harvesting model for coconut Trees.For the best further management, 24kms of roads are laid inside the farm.
All plants are having 100% Drip irrigation system.
We practice 100% Organic Farming.
Already got the certificate from Skal INTERNATIONAL such as 100% organic practitioner and producer from the year 2000 onwards (ever year)We are allowed to using the ECO Logo and Name.
Subsidiary farming activities are Heifer Calf Unit, Stall Fed Goat Unit, Heives (Honey Production) Unit, Cori pith Compost unit, Vermi Compost unit & Bio Fertilizer Unit.We are having the setup of SPV motor pump sets and gobar gas plant.
3000 Trees such as Neem are planted at boundaries spread over 9 kms and it act as windbreaks.We erected barbed Wire Fencing and live fence also.
Due to the above activities there has been lot of work pportunities for the surrounding village farming labourers.16 labourers quarters are constructed in RCC with individual bathrooms. Soil, Water and environments are tested by scientifically and use without any damage and pollution.It is one of the modern & model farm and it may boost to others to do something in Agricultural activities.We are practicing Clean Energy Production Technology like Solar Energy Production,Bio Gas Plant.We are maintaining a Bio Diversity Register in the way of Conserving the Natural vegetation in an in situ manner.We are in the process of converting Bio, Mechanical fencing to a Bee pasturage fence by the way of Training Honey yielding creepers (Mainly Antegonan leptopus) for 8 Kms.
We are having well established Bio-Tech Lab (For Bio Fertilizers)