In Farsabahar block Bokhi village, 60 year old farmer Ganesh Ram Yadav has demonstrated how advanced techniques under Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai agricultural push can triple wheat incomes from traditional methods. Previously earning 4 to 5 thousand Rupees per acre through desi practices, Ganesh Ram Yadav adopted GW 322 variety on 0.4 hectares via SMSP scheme, harvesting 7 quintals per acre for a net profit of 16 thousand Rupees.
Rural agriculture extension officer Shashiprabha Bhoy provided seeds and guidance, inspiring neighbours to follow suit next season. Yadav plans expansion while urging peers to embrace the method, aligning with statewide efforts by agriculture and horticulture departments to promote scientific farming through demonstrations and scheme benefits. Such interventions aim to make smallholders economically self reliant via higher yields and reduced input costs.
This success reflects broader rabi trends where timely sowing, quality seeds like GW 322, balanced fertilisation and precise irrigation boost productivity from conventional 20 to 25 quintals per hectare to 35 plus. Chhattisgarh focus on extension workers echoes regional models where such varieties yield substantially higher, positioning central India as wheat powerhouse.
Yet scaling demands more affordable quality seeds, soil testing labs in blocks, custom hiring centres for zero tillage and crop insurance against untimely rains. Without these, adoption remains patchy among resource poor farmers.
Ganesh Ram story proves technology transfer works when localised. If replicated, it can lift millions from subsistence, validating Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai vision of prosperous villages through empowered agriculture.
