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Harwinder Singh, son of Satnam Singh, is a resident of Village Dhamma, District Kapurthala. He cultivates paddy and wheat in 14 acres of land. They have b. Tech (Food Science) from Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana.

• After receiving technical information from Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kapurthala, it is intended to do direct sowing of paddy by tar watar method for the first time in 2022.
• Direct sowing of PR 121 variety of paddy and yielded about 29 quintals per acre.

• According to Harwinder Singh, sowing with tar watar method is more successful, which saves water and makes weed control easier.
• In 2023 direct sowing of paddy was done again with tar wattar method, which gave an average yield of 30 quintals per acre.
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Help from a team of experts:

• In 2024, a team of experts from Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kapurthala installed a cup of direct sowing of paddy in village Dham.
• Apprehensions of farmers towards direct sowing were removed.



Latest Experiments:

• In 2024, Harvinder Singh directly sowed paddy in 5 acres.
• Use of Stomp/Bunker 30 EC (pendimethalin) is recommended for success in direct seeding.



Motivation for Youth:

• Taking guidance from Harvinder Singh, Gurjinder Singh also directly sowed paddy in one acre for the first time.



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