During training in Murhu, Chada Pahan saw the oil extraction machine and understood its technology. After this, after coming to his village, he got the processing plant ready for just eight thousand rupees with the jugaad technique.
Extracts lemon grass oil by jugaad technique in Khunti district (symbolic photo)
Khunti district of Jharkhand is slowly becoming famous for the cultivation of lemon grass. The farmers here are earning well through its cultivation. Apart from this, the farmers associated with it are adopting the jugaad technique to extract the oil of lemon grass. Because it is very expensive to set up a processing plant to extract lemon grass oil and it is not easy for all farmers to plant in their fields. In such a situation, there is a farmer in Khunti who extracts lemon grass oil by jugaad technique. The name of this farmer of Murhu block of Khunti district is Chada Pahan.
oil extraction machine made by jugaad technology
45-year-old farmer Chada Pahan, who studied up to fifth standard, has installed a machine to extract lemon grass oil from his own jugaad. From which they extract the oil of lemon grass. He does not have any degree to achieve this feat, nor has he taken any training for it from anywhere. He learned all this just by watching. After seeing in many places, lemon grass oil extracting machine has been made. Chada Pahan, a resident of Naxal-affected Kojdong village of Murhu block area of Khunti district, has been cultivating lemongrass since last year. He has received training from Murhu for the cultivation of lemon grass.
machine made in eight thousand
During training in Murhu, Chada Pahan saw the oil extracting machine and understood its technology, after coming to his village, he prepared a processing plant for just eight thousand rupees with the jugaad technique. Seeing his success, he got very excited and developed another plant, which cost 40 thousand rupees. The new machine is more advanced as it has cost more to make. According to Dainik Jagran, if he had bought this type of processing plant from the market, then he would have paid a price ranging from five lakh to 19 lakh for it. Farmers in Khunti district, which is famous for the cultivation of opium, used to do traditional farming earlier, but now the farmers here are giving a better indication for the modern way of cultivation of lemongrass, because the cultivation of lemon grass is being done on those lands. Earlier it was barren.
Agriculture Minister had given assurance of help
The farmers here are earning well by selling lemon grass oil. With the help of Seva Welfare Society, all the farmers here are doing farming. On behalf of the society, all the farmers have been taught the tricks of farming, the farmer also cultivates lemon grass in four acres after getting training. This time he hopes that this time he expects more profit this year than last year. At present, lemon grass is being sold in the market for Rs 1300 a liter. Jharkhand Livelihood Promotion Society currently buys lemon grass oil from farmers. Let us inform that Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh had come to see the oil expeller machine developed by Chada Pahan. After seeing this technique, he praised his technique and said that villagers have many innovative ideas. They need to move forward. He also said that he will do everything possible to help.
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