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Bahraich Farmer Ditches Chemicals to Grow Organic Kala Namak Rice on 36 Acres
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News18•16-10-2026, 12:31
Bahraich Farmer Ditches Chemicals to Grow Organic Kala Namak Rice on 36 Acres
- •Ram Kishore Gupta from Bahraich has stopped banana farming to cultivate organic Kala Namak rice across 36 acres.
- •He replaced chemical fertilizers and urea with Amrit Jal, a natural concoction made from cow dung, cow urine, neem, gram flour, and jaggery.
- •His input costs have dropped to less than half compared to traditional chemical farming methods.
- •He is cultivating three distinct varieties of Kala Namak rice, including a 40-year-old traditional seed, KN-3, and the Kiran variety.
- •His main objective is to provide pure and chemical-free food grains to society while improving soil fertility.
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Ram Kishore Gupta prepares 'Amrit Jal' by mixing cow dung, cow urine, neem, gram flour, and jaggery, letting the solution ferment for 72 hours. He applies this concoction to his fields every 15 days during irrigation to boost soil fertility and organic carbon levels.
Ram Kishore Gupta is cultivating Kala Namak rice across 36 acres of land in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. Out of these 36 acres, he owns 10 acres of land himself, while the remaining 26 acres are managed on a sharecropping basis.
He is planting three different varieties to compare their taste and health properties: a 40-year-old traditional seed received from his mentor, the popular local KN-3 variety, and the Kiran variety developed in Gorakhpur.
