Chalitar Bhagat is a progressive farmer of Nariar village of Motipur block, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He has been associated with project Gram Utthan of PTC Foundation, which is implemented by S M Sehgal Foundation, since 2017. Chalitar says, “Getting timely agricultural labor is a major problem in agriculture. It increases the cost of production and so decreases the profit to farmers. Hence, mechanization in agriculture is beneficial for farmers.”
In 2018, the project team, provided a subsidized zero tillage machine to Chalitar and trained him on its operation. Now he uses the machine in his field and as is an entrepreneur through renting his service to neighboring villages like Pakhnaha Shivram, Akuraha, Prasad, Puraina, Bhilaipur, Birpur, and others. After using the machine for more than three years, Chalitar says that it has revolutionized his farming and life.
| Year |
Income from machine Through enterprise |
| 2017 |
₹40–50 thousand |
| 2018 |
₹60–70 thousand |
| 2019 |
₹50–60 thousand |
| 2020 |
₹1–1.1 lakh |
Authors: Ashutosh Singh and Ellora Mubashir
(Ashutosh is Assistant Program Lead, Agriculture in Bihar and Ellora is Manager, Partnerships at S M Sehgal Foundation)
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