About one kg of garlic, 500 gm of ginger, green chillies and tobacco each, 200gm of pepper, 200ml neem oil and 30 gm khadi soap are required.The garlic should be first soaked in 100 ml of kerosene overnight, and ground with green chillies and pepper the next day. Tobacco is to be soaked in water for a day and then filtered and mixed with 200 ml of neem oil. The two solutions must be mixed together. Finally, khadi soap should be added and the mixture stirred well. The total quantity of the mixture will be about seven litres. This entire quantity is sufficient for an acre. For an acre, 700 ml of the mixture must be diluted in 10 litres of water and sprayed. About 10 tank sprays (10 litres capacity) are sufficient for an acre "It costs only between Rs,100-200 to make this herbal spray. If one has to buy chemicals, then you have to spend Rs 600 toRs.700 for an acre,"Mr. Chellamuthu explains and also sells the herbal pest repellent in bottles priced at Rs.50 each. The National Innovation Foundation, honoured the farmer for his work. For more information readers can contact Mr. K.M. Chellamuthu at Karukkamapalaym, Oonchalur Post, Kodumudi via, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, phone: 04204-266127, mobile: 9486602389.
The Hindu, 27th February 2009
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