DBCA Chimera Thoda hatt ke...!!!

Vol. 4 No. 08 DON BOSCO COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SULCORNA 16 April, 2017

Dairy farming in Sustainable agriculture… - By Priyanka Parab

Dairy farming is an applied science of agriculture concerned with production of milk that is sold fresh or processed as a quality dairy

product. Traditional farmers use indigenous breeds of Bos indicus cows, goats and camels. In Italy, Donkey’s milk that was once

common in India, is gaining popularity as an alternate source of milk for human infants because of its high nutritional value. The

modern dairy farms have exotic breeds of cows with high productivity. These pure breeds of Bos taurus are not resistant to

diseases and find it difficult to tolerate the tropical climate. They have to be provided with regular vaccines for disease resistance

and friendly environment is created in specially designed structures. The cows are artificially inseminated after a brief rest at the

end of the lactation period. This helps to produce high quantity of milk that contains high amount of proteins, fats and vitamins that

are used by human beings on a daily basis. Milk products also have high utility.

Cow dung, has good moisture holding capacity and proves to be a good source of manure for plants. Dung of Bos indicus is

preferred for various biological formulations like Panchagavya, Amrut Paani, Jeev Amrut, Beej Amrut and Sanjibani because of

higher levels of gastric and intestinal micro-flora in cattle not needing antibiotics. We were fortunate to learn dairy science at the

ICAR-CCARI, Ela Farm, from Dr. Solomon Rajkumar, Dr. Pawan Kumar and others and prepare microbial formulations at the college

under the guidance of the faculty. Dairy farming and crop husbandry go hand in hand, with the cow dung and urine serving as

manure and the straw, oil-cakes and husks of rice, wheat and groundnut serve as feed for the cattle.

Cow urine has great significance in Hinduism and is used for purification process or Shuddhikaran as holy water. It has antibiotic

properties and is use in Ayurveda for the treatment of various diseases. A desi cow is integral to organic farming practiced in India

with innovations to boost and maintain higher, sustainable yields of crops.

One can become a successful dairy entrepreneur because all the products and byproducts of the cow are useful and can be used to

generate high amounts of profit. Milk can be processed to obtain various products like ghee, butter, cheese, ice-cream, buttermilk,

curd, khowa, paneer, fresh cream, etc. which fetch a good price and generates employment. It avoids wastage of excess milk. In

periods when there is excess availability of milk, the milk fat and solids can be extracted and in dry periods it can be used to

produce good quality milk.

Holstein-Friesian Cows in a Tail-to-tail Cowshed Exotic Cows in a Head-to-Head Cowshed

MY LOVE FOR READING.. - By Elijah D’Souza

From a very young age, I have had a love for reading. Be it bed times short stories, Enid Blyton’s Famous Five series to little comic

books, they all found a place in my bookshelf. As the years went by, I started reading novels from different genres and it was then

that I realized that novels on crime fiction and adventure kept me turning pages way past bedtime. My favorite authors are Jeffry

Archer and Paulo Coelho. These two authors have mastered the skill of keeping the suspense and adding a twist to the story when

you least expect it. “The Alchemist” is a ‘must read’ for every individual living on planet Earth. It makes one to strive for success and

motivates one to focus on one’s goals in life. Jeffry Archer’s “Clinton Chronicles” series is one series that has had me glued to them.

If one is interested in fiction, suspense or crime, then this is the series I recommend you to read. At the movement I have collected

approximately 200 novels which I have brought over last three years from charity book sales, OLX, and even from e-commerce

sites. In the near future I plan on opening my own private library. Until next time, HAPPY READING.

Surprise Rebound - By Gopika Shibu

April 12: It was the birthday of the soul of DBCA- Miguel Braganza Sir. So we students decided to celebrate his birthday by

giving him a surprise treat. We decided to gift him a yummy Birthday cake. We called him over to the college without assigning any

reasons. Afterwards, we came to know that it was a “Birthday week”. This week consisted of the birthday of our favorite teachers:

Sumati Chavan ma’am, Jovina Fernandes ma’am and our sweet Pratiksha Dabolkar ma’am, so we decided to celebrate all the

birthdays together on this day. We put all the names on a big cake for them as a surprise. We celebrated the four birthdays in early

afternoon as soon as Miguel Sir joined us. Before starting our celebrations, we released our weekly magazine “Chimera”. Then our

Director Rev. Fr. Alwyn D’Souza sdb gave a wonderful introduction of each one of the four and the role they played in the

establishment and growth of the college. He welcomed the four persons to cut the cake. They cut the cake together as one. All of us

joyfully wished them by singing the birthday song specially composed for the occasion. However, the real surprise was for the

students by the teachers. After that birthday celebration we were provided with delicious lunch by the teachers. It was the real

surprise of the day. The teachers melted us sweetly and coolly by giving another big surprise: ice-cream!! Actually, we students

supposed to surprise the teachers but, in fact, they surprised us. Again this incident showed the knot of affection between the

students and teachers in DBCA. We love and care for each other, like one big family. It was an amazing day.

by Maria Joby.

A day in DBCE-Fatorda - By Tanvy Surlekar

10th April 2017: The faculty and students of DBCA visited the Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda-Margao, to attend a

seminar on the role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in agriculture. The seminar began with a lecture by Mr. Parag

Rangnekar, a M.Sc (Agri) in Entomology and author of books on butterflies, who has now set up Mrugaya Nature Retreat at Anmod

Ghat. He showed intriguing pictures of insects and asked the second years to identify its family, scientific name, mouth parts, etc.

He brushed through the basics of entomology and explained the reasons because of which many insects were not identified. This

session was the most interactive session thus indicating a good start for the day and leaving us hungry for more.

After a tea break, we were introduced to Terency Luis who is a Horticulturist and organic farming enthusiast from Verna-Salcet. She

emphasized in recycling of organic waste and explained how it can be used as manure for the plants. She introduced the concept of

huguelkculture. She showcased the pictures of her own backyard garden. She also mentioned about hydroponics wherein crops are

produced without soil in water with added nutrients. She shared her transformation from a regular housewife into a now well-

known agriculturist. She is an inspiration for people who have backyard space but have not yet put their hands into the soil

considering it a shameful affair to get into.

After lunch break the lecture was then continued by Mr. Saieesh Gandhi who is an Agricultural officer dealing with e-governance at

Krishi Bhavan, Tonca, Caranzalem Goa. He explained how the Krishi Card, developed in response to the farmers’ demand during the

taluka level stakeholders’ meetings under RKVY in 2011 to do away with the need for constantly submitting property documents

and NOCs to the Directorate of Agriculture to access its schemes and subsidies. It has made lives of farmers and the officers easier

and reduced enormous amount of paperwork over the years since the Krishi Card was introduced in 2014.

The final session was by Mr. Gaurang Patkar, the HoD of Computer Engineering, DBCE-Fatorda. He explained about need and use of

ICT in agriculture. He demonstrated the creation of website and suggested to create websites to get easy market thus eliminating

the middle man and gaining high profit than usual. After that two students of DBCE-Fatorda explained about an irrigation

apparatus that can be used to water the field from any place via a mobile application. We winded up after the vote of thanks.

USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE - By Rahul Gaonkar

Technology has played a big role in developing agriculture as an industry. It is possible to grow crops in desert using hydroponics

and agricultural biotechnology. One can use mobile apps to calculate the amount of fodder grass available in the field. Such

advancement in technology has turned farming into a real business. Now farmers have electrified every process, a consumer or

farmer can place an order directly online and the product will be transported from the farm to the consumer in time when it is still

fresh. This saves the farmers money.

Every farmer uses this technology in hisr own way. Some uses it to calculate fertilizer use, others use it to market their products. So

now from every aspect we can depend on technology. We also get to do our work fast and efficiently that every individual is

capable of doing any kind of work with the help of technology, only thing is we need to know the basics of it. With the help of this

advanced technology in machinery and equipments which are available a lot of improvements can be brought about in the

agricultural practices and encourage the present youth to get interested in this profession. It would have demand more than any

high class professions anyone could join, since by this we will increase in the main source of life that is our food which we require

on daily basis to remain healthy and fit. Technology can not only develop the interest of people in agriculture but can also make one

country or oneself self-sufficient with the production of their own food in short span of time.

Social Networking - By Ashu Kumari

Social networking is a relatively new advancement in technology. There are different platforms or internet sites where people

can create personal profiles, share pictures , videos and text updates to their friends, family and people from all over the world

which make you wonder, what is all the craze about?

It is very easy to get carried away with the attention and get addicted when you have twenty four hours a day for social networking

sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Pros of Social networking

Staying connected

Finding people with common interest

Information spread inevitably fast

Consequences of social networking

Causing major relationship problems

Cyber bulling is a common problem

Addiction

Some important facts about social networking

2.1 billion people in the world have social media account

Mobile phones now make up to 72% of internet traffic to other sites

Nearly 50% of all twitter users have never sent a tweet

In 2013, a study showed that 79% of all the adults in US had at least one networking profile

Photo of honeycomb … a sweet Social Network by Mandar Gawas

Editors: - Veena Gaonkar and Laxman Kharvat

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