Abstract
The present study was conducted in January-December, 2023 under the ICAR-supported Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) at 150 tribal farmers across the Baihar, Paraswada, and Birsa developmental blocks of the Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, India to assess the impact of grow bag-based organic vegetable cultivation on productivity, profitability, and nutritional well-being among tribal communities in the Chhattisgarh Plain Agro-climatic Zone of Madhya Pradesh. Farmers were provided with complete input kits, including grow bags, drip irrigation setups, enriched organic nutrients, and seedlings of four vegetable crops i.e. tomato, brinjal, cabbage, and chili. In comparison to traditional farming, the grow bag system showed marked improvements. Average yields per 25 bags reached 356 kg for tomato, 230 kg for brinjal, 40 kg for cabbage, and 33 kg for chili, nearly doubling the output from existing conventional methods. Economic analysis revealed a sharp rise in the benefit–cost ratio from 1.40 (farmers' practice) to 2.88 under the improved package. Extension and technology gap studies highlighted critical knowledge shortfalls, emphasizing the value of focused capacity-building. Beyond yield and income, the initiative enhanced household dietary diversity and vegetable intake frequency. Largely, the intervention demonstrated high adaptability and scalability, offering a sustainable, space-efficient model for year-round vegetable cultivation, improved nutrition, and livelihood security in resource-poor tribal settings. Thus, the grow bag based organic vegetable production technology significantly superior from the traditional methods.
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Grow bag tomato yield reached 356 kg per 25 bags, nearly doubling conventional output.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- the grow bag systeme1
- Outcome
- yields per 25 bagse0
- Direction
- nearly doublinge0
- Value
- 356 kge0
- Comparator
- traditional farminge2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Average yields per 25 bags reached 356 kg for tomato, 230 kg for brinjal, 40 kg for cabbage, and 33 kg for chili, nearly doubling the output from existing conventional methods.”
e1“the grow bag system”
e2“traditional farming”
Claim · model-written summary
Grow bag brinjal yield reached 230 kg per 25 bags, nearly doubling conventional output.
- Taxon
- brinjal
Solanum melongenae0 - Treatment
- the grow bag systeme1
- Outcome
- yields per 25 bagse0
- Direction
- nearly doublinge0
- Value
- 230 kge0
- Comparator
- traditional farminge2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Average yields per 25 bags reached 356 kg for tomato, 230 kg for brinjal, 40 kg for cabbage, and 33 kg for chili, nearly doubling the output from existing conventional methods.”
e1“the grow bag system”
e2“traditional farming”
Claim · model-written summary
Grow bag cabbage yield reached 40 kg per 25 bags, nearly doubling conventional output.
- Taxon
- cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitatae0 - Treatment
- the grow bag systeme1
- Outcome
- yields per 25 bagse0
- Direction
- nearly doublinge0
- Value
- 40 kge0
- Comparator
- traditional farminge2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Average yields per 25 bags reached 356 kg for tomato, 230 kg for brinjal, 40 kg for cabbage, and 33 kg for chili, nearly doubling the output from existing conventional methods.”
e1“the grow bag system”
e2“traditional farming”
Claim · model-written summary
Grow bag chili yield reached 33 kg per 25 bags, nearly doubling conventional output.
Verbatim
e0“Average yields per 25 bags reached 356 kg for tomato, 230 kg for brinjal, 40 kg for cabbage, and 33 kg for chili, nearly doubling the output from existing conventional methods.”
e1“the grow bag system”
e2“traditional farming”
Claim · model-written summary
The improved package raised the benefit–cost ratio to 2.88 from 1.40 under farmers practice.
Verbatim
e0“Economic analysis revealed a sharp rise in the benefit–cost ratio from 1.40 (farmers' practice) to 2.88 under the improved package.”
e1“tomato, brinjal, cabbage, and chili”
Claim · model-written summary
Extension and technology gap studies found critical knowledge shortfalls.
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e0“Extension and technology gap studies highlighted critical knowledge shortfalls”
e1“tomato, brinjal, cabbage, and chili”
Claim · model-written summary
The initiative enhanced household dietary diversity and vegetable intake frequency.
- Taxon
- tomato, brinjal, cabbage, and chilie1
- Treatment
- the initiativee0
- Outcome
- household dietary diversity and vegetable intake frequencye0
- Direction
- enhancede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Beyond yield and income, the initiative enhanced household dietary diversity and vegetable intake frequency.”
e1“tomato, brinjal, cabbage, and chili”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors judged grow bag organic vegetable technology significantly superior to traditional methods.
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e0“Thus, the grow bag based organic vegetable production technology significantly superior from the traditional methods.”
e1“tomato, brinjal, cabbage, and chili”
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