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एखाद्या उत्पादनाचा नफा ठरवताना त्या उत्पादनाचे उत्पादन मुल्य म्हणजेच Production cost (Including all taxies), उत्पादन आणि बाजार भाव ते तीन मुख्य घटक असतात व याचे सूत्र कमी उत्पादन मुल्य, स्थिर बाजार भाव व योग्य उत्पादन असल्यास उत्पादकास (Producer) नफा होतो हे सध्या स्वरूपातील अर्थशास्त्र आहे. आज ज्यावेळी शेतकरी आत्महत्या होत आहेत तेव्हा या सूत्राचा विचार आपण नव्या पद्धतीने कसा करू शकतो हे पहावयास हवे...

अल्प उत्पादन मूल्य (Low Production Cost):- एखाद्या पिकास येणारा लागत खर्च कसा कमी करता येईल हे पाहणे गरजेचे आहे.

१)      व्यवस्थापनातील त्रुटी:- बियाणे खाते निवडीतील असतील किवां मृदा परीक्षण असेल, पारंपारिक पद्धतीने केलेली शेतीचे व्यवस्थापन, पाणी व्यवस्थापन, स्थानिक हवामान प्रमाणे पिकाचे नियोजन या सर्व गोष्टीचा विचार होतो. शेतकर्याने आज नवीन व सकारात्मक पद्धतीचा अवलंब करायला हवा. शेतकर्याने आज शेतीचा व्यावसायिक दृष्टी कोनातून विचार करावा.

२)      मुलभूत सोई सुविधाची कमतरता(besic infrastructure):- यात पाणी, वीज, रस्ते, वाहतुकीची व्यवस्था आणि सर्वात महत्वाचे म्हणजे कोठार (warehouse) निर्मिती करणे जरुरीचे आहे. त्यामुळे शेती मधील उत्पादनाचे Shelf Life वाढेल व उत्पादन जास्त दिवस बाजारात राहू शकेल. या व्यवस्था शासन निर्मित असायला हव्या आणि त्याचा उपयोग सामान्य शेतकर्यास कमीत कमी खर्चात करतायायला हवा आहे.

३)      मुलभूत संशोधन आणि व्यावसायिक संशोधन (Basic & Commercial Research):-  कृषी संशोधन केंद्र, विद्यालय, महाविद्यालय आणि विद्यापीठ यांनी प्रामाणिकपणे कृषी संसोधनाकाडे लक्ष देणे गरजेचे आहे. कृषी संशोधन कशाप्रकारे शेतकऱ्याच्या उपयोगात येऊ शकेल हे पाहणे गरजेचे आहे. त्याच बरोबर नवीन संशोधन लवकरात लवकर शेतकऱ्यापर्यंत पोहचवणे गरजेचे आहे. ते संशोधन व्यावसायिक व स्पर्धात्मक पातळीवर टिकणारे हवे. नवीन संशोधन शेतकर्यांना हाताळता यावे याकरिता जास्तीत जास्त प्रशिक्षण केंद्र उभारावीत. त्याच बरोबर कृषी शिक्षण घेणाऱ्या युवकास कमीत कमी एक वर्ष internship ची सक्ती करावी.

स्थिर बाजारभाव:-

१)      कृषी विपणन संशोधन (Agriculture Market Research) आणि  Market Intelligence या शास्त्राचा अभ्यास व्हावा. Branding, Packing, Marketing या तिन्ही विषयाचे ज्ञान शेतकर्यांनी आत्मसात करावे लागणार आहे. आपले शेती उत्पादन जास्त-जास्त लोकान पर्यंत कसे पोहचू शकेल हे सुध्या पाहणे गरजेचे आहे.

२)      शेती उत्पादने प्रक्रिया उद्येग निर्मिती :- पश्चिम महाराष्ट्रतील सहकाराच्या तत्वा प्रमाणे इतर भागात ही कृषी उत्पादनावर प्रक्रिया उद्योग होणे गरजेचे आहे. ज्याप्रमाणे नगदी पिके म्हणून ऊस व कापूस आहे त्याच प्रमाणे इतर नगदी पिके निर्माण केली पाहिजेत, जसे की

§  Tomato – Ketchup & Fruit Juice Industry

§  Potato – Wafers Indusrty

§  Wheat – Atta & Wine Industry

§  Bajara/Jawar – Wine Industry

§  Vegetables – Ready to eat Industry      

Community Corporate Project उस्मानाबाद जिल्यात राबवला जात आहे व त्याचा फायदा अनेक शेतकऱ्यांना होत आहे.  

योग्य व गुणवत्तापूर्ण उत्पादन:-

कृषी विद्यापीठे या करिता महत्वाची भूमिका करू शकतात, योग्य मार्गाने होणारे व व्यावसायिक संशोधन करणे गरजेचे आहे. Minimum In-Put for Maximum Profit हे सूत्र असायला हवे. शेतकऱ्यांनी ही सकारात्मक विचार करून जास्तीत जास्त पणे नवीन तंत्रज्ञानाचा वापर करावा. आज जग खूप जवळ-जवळ येत आहे, भारतातील शेतकऱ्यासमोर फक्त भारत ही बाजार पेठ न राहता जागतिक बाजार पेठ हा नवा पर्याय निर्माण झाला आहे. जगाचे अन्नधान्य कोठार म्हणून भारताकडे जग बघत आहे व हे आव्हान स्वीकारण्याची भारतीय शेतकऱ्यात क्षमता तर आहे पण गरज आहे ती शेती आणि शेतकर्याची मानसिकता बदलण्याची, मागील काही वर्षापासून होत असलेल्या आत्महत्या सत्रा मुळे शेतकरी खचला आहे त्याला आधार द्यायची गरज आहे, ही समस्या सामाजिक आहे राजकीय नाही. समाजातील सर्व घटकांनी एकत्र येऊन ही समस्या सोडवणे गरजेच आहे आणि हा सुद्धा एक प्रयत्न आहे समस्या सोडवण्याचा...

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मी मागील काही दिवसा पूर्वी पुण्यात दोन agriculture entrepreneur 
ला भेटलो त्यापैकी एकचे formal शिक्षण Bsc Agri झाले आहे तर दुसऱ्याचे 
pharmaceutical चे आहे व त्याचे दुकान ही  आहे. दोन्ही व्यक्ती ना येणाऱ्या काळात agriculture industry मध्ये स्वतः ची company चालु करायची आहे आणि शेती ही करायची आहे. Both r belonging from agriculture family & their way to be traditional way of agriculture. Basicaly they need my help to establish their bussiness & explore their idea with the best possible way ( as business consultant). त्याच्याशी माझी भेट पहील्यादा facebook वर झाली आणि नंतर प्रत्यक्षात झाली. मला पुन्हा एकदा नवीन विचार करण्याची संधी तर मिळालीच पन challeging job ही मिळाला. त्याच्याशी बोलताना आसे समजले की आज शेतकरी नवीन cash crop शोधत आहे, cotton आणि Suger cane या बेभरवशाच्या पिकांना तो वैतागला आहे. या पिका बद्द्ल चे समाजकारण आणि राजकारण आत्यंतिक घाणेरड्या पध्दतीने होताना दिसात आहे, अर्थात तो माझा विषय ही नाही. पन आज गरज आहे ती खरे पाहता Agri Processing Induatry ची. वेगवेगळ्या crop मग ते horiculture आसो किंवा Agriculture आसो त्या crop वर processing झाली पाहिजे व नुसती processing होऊन भागनार नाही तर त्याची proper branding and marketing झाली पाहिजे. या माध्यमातून शेतकऱ्यांचे पैसे लवकरात लवकर कसे सुटतील हे लक्षात घेतले पाहिजे. Commercialization of Agriculture हा विषय विशेष लक्ष देउन आभ्यासला पाहिजे. Agriculture research चे मनोरे उभा न कारत त्याला commercial research कसा करता येइल या कडे लक्ष देणे गरजेचे आहे. आज परदेशात विशेष करुन US मधील MNC त्याचा research विद्यापीठात त्याच्या विद्यार्थीकडून करुन घेतात यातून Product cost हा विषय जारी सोडून दिला तरी innovation & cretivity फक्त तरुण रक्तातच सापडते. या प्रमानेच आपल्याला Agriculture research मध्ये लक्ष द्यावे लागेल. विद्यापीठाना commercial research ची सक्ति करायला हावी. शेतकऱ्याचे कर्ज माफ करण्यापेक्षा तो ते कर्ज कशा प्रकारे फेडू शकेल हे बघणे जरूरी चे आहे. सरकारी योजना कशा त्याच्या पर्यंत पोहोचतील हे पाहने गरजेचे आहे. आसे मला वाटते. 
(प्रस्तुत लेखा बद्दल आपला अभिप्रय जरूर कळवा) 

Maha Agri Network (MAN)

MAN has established in the year 2011 by some young & dynamic entrepreneurs from Agriculture with the motive of Networking & Skill development. Down the line from last five years MAN has work on many aspects of Agriculture Youth Development. MAN has initiate Knowledge Transmission Program called “MahaYouth KT” under which MAN has share practical based articles of Improved Farm development practices for Agriculture through Social Media. Currently MAN has reached up to more than 5000 agriculture youth, farmers & Agriculture entrepreneurs. Also provide solution to Agriculture In-put & Out-put Industry for Business development & Strategy making. MAN has also work for garneting skillful man power for Industry and planning to register for Skill India (NSDC) in the year 2016-17. Enterprise work as solution provider for Business development and strategies making in Agriculture & Allied Industry.  MAN provides customized research for Product/Service Marketing and Brand Management.  

Services

1.      Skill Development & Business Management

2.      Business Networking in Agriculture & Allied Industry

3.      Market Research & Business Strategies

4.      Consulting for Social Media Management

5.      Consulting for Marketing & Brand Management  

Warrant Herbicide

"If you're a cotton producer, you're well aware of a herbicide called Warrant Herbicide - you're using it post-emergence. But when we come to talk with you this winter, we'll tell you to use it pre-emergence. In fact, I think it's the safest pre-emergence material we can use.....We won't use Warrant Herbicide by itself. We'll still need to tank-mix it with another chemistry to help protect it."

Dr. Stanley Culpepper
Professor and Extension Agronomist at the University of Georgia**


For your farmers, Warrant Herbicide provides residual control of grasses and small seeded broadleaf weeds, can be tank mixed with Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides and applied to cotton and soybeans that include Roundup Ready® technology. Your farmers can earn cash back incentives using Warrant Herbicide as part of Roundup Ready PLUS™ Weed Management Solutions.
*Monsanto trials and field trials in multiple locations in 2010 and 2011.
**Dr. Stanley Culpepper has conducted pre-emergence trials with Warrant Herbicide in 2010 and 2011.

Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto's Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. This product has been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced from this product can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for this product. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Biotechnology Industry Organization.

Individual results may vary, and performance may vary from location to location and from year to year. This result may not be an indicator of results you may obtain as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible.

ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready® crops contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides. Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Warrant® Herbicide is not registered in all states. Warrant® Herbicide may be subject to use restrictions in some states. The distribution, sale, or use of an unregistered pesticide is a violation of federal and/or state law and is strictly prohibited. Check with your local Monsanto dealer or representative for the product registration status in your state. Roundup Ready PLUS™, Roundup Ready®, Roundup® and Warrant® are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC. Tank mixtures: The applicable labeling for each product must be in the possession of the user at the time of application. Follow applicable use instructions, including application rates, precautions and restrictions of each product used in the tank mixture. Monsanto has not tested all tank mix product formulations for compatibility or performance other than specifically listed by brand name. Always predetermine the compatibility of tank mixtures by mixing small proportional quantities in advance. 

(Special Thanks to Mr. Nitin Deshmukh, Area Sales Manager Rasi Seeds (p) Ltd. & Vance Publishing Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL)

A Glass of Milk Paid in Full.................

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from my heart.”

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

Year’s later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case.

After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She began to read the following words:

“Paid in full with one glass of milk”

                                                                                                               Signed, Dr. Howard Kelly. 

(Special Thanks to Mr. Nitin Deshmukh Area Manager Rasi seeds (P) Ltd. )

A Story…………

A Story…………

The Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see & asked the students "What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?" 'Nothing'...the students said. 'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour? 'the professor asked. 'Your arm would begin to ache' said one student. "You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?" "Your arm could go numb; you might have severe muscle stress& paralysis& have to go to hospital for sure!" ... Ventured another student & all the students laughed "Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?" Asked the professor. 'No'.. Was the answer. "Then what caused the arm ache &the muscle stress?" The students were puzzled. "What should I do now to come out of pain?" asked professor again. "Put the glass down!" said one of the students "Exactly!" said the professor. Life's problems are something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK. Think of them for a long time& they begin to bother u. Hold it even longer & they begin to paralyze you. But You actually cannot do anything about it. It's important to think of the challenges or problems in your life, But EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to 'PUT THEM DOWN 'at the end of every day before you go to sleep... That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh & strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way! So, when you start your day today,"

By…………

Nitin Deshmukh.
Area Manager
Rasi Seeds (P) Ltd.