From the desk of Mrs. Baby Abraham
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. USES
OF EXCESS GRAINS AND PUILSES , GRAMS
, LEGUMES , OIL SEEDS
When there is
excess of production , Indians and
India government officials are at a loss
to manage these abundance !
Solutions
1 .
Animal husbandry people usually use the oil cakes , coconut, sesame,
peanut cakes etc for cattle feed and to feed birds and fowls, ducks etc . If
these cakes after removing the protein rich oil is beneficial, how much more
useful will be the oil seeds without removing the oil from them. That will be
very nutritious for the cows, buffalos and bulls , goats etc . . You will get more milk from them since this
is more protein rich . The farmers do not have to suffer due to lack of buyers
! It is a win win situation for the
agriculturists and for animal husbandry people and organizations .
2.
You
can sprout the grams, dals, pulses and grains
and use ad feeds after one or two weeks growth. It will be much more
nutritious as we also eat sprouted beans
and pulses for their protein rich content !
3.
Include
much more peanuts, sesame sweets or fried or roasted in school meals.
4.
As we
use oil cakes for manure for agriculture ,
5.
Use
the whole seeds ground and add to the
compost for more agricultural
productivity. Do not waste the excess.
We may be able to export at some point of time . European countries,
when they had excess butter or ghee or milk powder and when they were not able
to find market and were not allowed to give free to developing countries
because of religious prejudices , used to make cattle feed out of the butter
and ghee. In turn their cows produced more milk. Whenever market availability
was there they used to export .
6.
- Just
roast the coconut, peanut, sesame, and other nuts which are in excess,
- plus, dates minced and all excess fruits pureed or sun dried or
dehydrated on machines like the “ tea leaves drying machine “
- plus add some jiggery which
is in plenty all over India and - - make
bars or balls or squares and
- distribute them in schools
or welfare shelters, or slum areas or
whoever needs them
- . through Ration Shops at
minimum price so that high nutritious , protein rich food is freely and easily
available
to all .
Thus we can use all excess
seed, nuts, fruits to good use .
Let us be truly self sufficient in nutritious food
2. USE OF
RICE , WHEAT, FODDER
1.
Farmers
can easily sell them to cattle farms in the neighborhood instead of burning
them .
2.
On
one side there is shortage of fodder for animals and on the other side farmers
are burning the hay and there by causing smoke, soot and air pollution and generating all lung diseases, other
health problems . Traffic problems due
to lack of visibility on highways and
main roads of the capital city !!!!
3.
Mulching
of the same hay in the farm land itself. Just plough the fields soon after the
harvest and leave the furrows and
the hay in the field itself. If possible add some cow dung before ploughing. This well mixed soil will produce an enriched
soil after the showers so that no further preparation is needed before sowing
!!! If some one foot deep patches are made randomly, when the rain come, water
will be collected in those sunken areas and make the field more wet and moisture
for the seed to be sprouted . Water will automatically level up the ground . Only weeds have to be removed if there are
any .
This
is a better alternative to burning and air pollution .
*********************************
No comments:
Post a Comment