Lecturer takes up organic farming to grow dragon fruit
The Hindu
Uses solar-powered CCTV cameras to protect crop
A tech-savvy physics lecturer of the Government Junior College in Wyra town is showing the way to farmers in growing the exotic and delicious dragon fruit by following organic farming method to protect soil fertility, and using solar-powered surveillance cameras to save the ready to harvest fruit crop from theft and monkey menace.
For 45-year-old Bukya Veerabhadra Rao, hailing from a small village in Nelaondapalli mandal, organic farming has been a passion since his school days.
He continued to pursue his interest in organic farming and growing fruit plants even after entering the teaching profession more than 16 years ago after completing his M.Sc and B.Ed degrees from Osmania University.

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