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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- In this episode of Farmizen On The Road, we explore an inspiring integrated farming model that harnesses the sun’s energy to run a completely self-sustained, closed-loop system. A perfect example of the principle of energy cycling in permaculture, at multiple levels.
At this farm, bulls grind oilseeds to produce cold-pressed oil, while the leftover oil cake is used to feed the cows. These cows, in turn, provide high-quality milk, which is transformed into products like curd and cheese. The heat required for these processes comes from a biogas plant fuelled by cow dung.
They also grow sugarcane, using the juice to make jaggery and burning the bagasse in the jaggery-making process. Even the sugarcane’s green leaves are fed to the cows, and additional fodder is grown onsite. Of course, the dung and urine from the cows is used to grow the crops, which in turn feed the cows or provides inputs for making jaggery !
The entire farm operates on energy from the sun, captured through the photosynthesis of sugarcane crops.
Join us as we uncover how this farm has mastered energy efficiency and sustainability!
The dairy model, in addition to the cows at the centre, also includes smallholder or landless farmers with 1-2 animals, which they take with them during their farm labour for free grazing. And early in the morning at 4 am and late in the evening, the farmers bring their cows to the milking and testing and chilling station at their village.
They provide the oilcakes from their operations to these farmers at a low cost along with vet support.
We loved this combination of decentralization and the ability to work with even farmers with just 1 animal, AND maintaining a controlled supply chain by having the cows brought to the centre everyday. A network of such centres can be created across villages, with the bottling at one place, but chilling and testing in these individual centres.
What do you think about creating such self sufficient closed loop systems in India's villages ? (they always existed earlier, but now we have to put an effort to rebuild these !)
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Instead of that vessel you can use brass vessel for making ghee
great idea !
You keep walking away while the farm host is responding to you or answering your questions - I can understand your excitement, but that's pretty rude.
Anyway, since they're planning to replicate this setup, quite a few of the mechanical arrangements can be improved for better efficiency.
e.g.
Pyrolyze bagass before burning or even pelletize same for local market.
Get some engineers to redesign the base bearing of the traditional oil mill and reduce burden on the bull.
What's the power supply system setup of the farm ?
The format is a walking interview - by design we need to talk while walking to minimise any waste of time or additional edit effort. Plus stationery frames are a bit boring to watch.
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Not a good sight look how painful the suffering of the voice less bull working endless meet
The bull is working and earning its living in the farm if not most of these bulls end up in slaughter house.
Everyone needs to work to bring food to their plates. Humans and animals !
Do u want to say that u want to kill them when they r young. Absolutely everyone has to work. Pls understand the reality and comment.
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Please you don't eat food,
The area is dirty
Shammek u talk as if u own the farm.. u talk too much
@@JosephHesso its so cool you thought that ! Thanks !