Story of a Man Who Is Known For Raising Poison Free Crop in Punjab
Born in an agriculturist family, S. Rajmohan Singh Kaleka is a successful progressive farmer from village Bishanpur, Patiala. Without using any kind of chemicals and pesticides he is growing Wheat and paddy on 20 acres of land and is taking good productivity (35 quintals paddy and wheat 22 quintals per acre) out of it from more than a decade.
He is also against stubble burning and he never burns the remains of the crop (straws). His method of poison free farming and eco-friendly agriculture practices has recognized him as a role model for the other peasants of Punjab.
Other than this he is also a member of the production committee of District Patiala. He is always affiliated with terms like progressive farmers, scientists, officers and agricultural expert; this is a big acknowledgement that he has received. Many agricultural scientist and officers often pay visits to his farm for research and exploration.
Along with his job and crop farming, he is also actively involved in dairy farming; he has kept few cows of Sahiwal breed. Other than this he has also established a Bio-Gas plant at his farm. According to him, one of the reasons that lead him to this level of accomplishment is the advisories taken by him from the agricultural experts, KVK’s and IARI.
In the free time, Rajmohan Singh likes to read books related to agriculture, because doing this boost him towards natural farming.
His Awards & Achievements…
For his good work and initiative towards poison free farming he has been honoured and awarded by many prominent people:
• State Level Award
• National Award
• Dhaliwal Award from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
• Awarded by Honourable Supreme Court Judge
• Awarded by Honourable Rajyapal of Punjab & Haryana
• Awarded by Agriculture Minister
Not only awards, Mr. Rajmohan has also received special letters of appreciation from various government officials which has made him more proud:
• Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Agriculture, Punjab
• Director of Agriculture Punjab
• Deputy Commissioner Patiala
• Chief Agriculture Officer, Patiala
• Joint Director, IARI
Message:
“Farmers should take step towards poison less farming because this is the only way to sustain a better life and they should also make earth a habitable place for the future generation. Today farmer should understand the current need and look for more meaningful and sustainable ways of pursuing agriculture instead of fulfilling their monetary needs.”
