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Farming, Magic and Success measured in many different ways . . . - haikuman - 07-25-2013
I love it ~!~
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-23402058
25 July 2013 Last updated at 00:00 GMT
Indian farmer promotes 'magic farming
A farmer in the northern Indian state of Bihar is using magic shows to promote organic farming, Amarnath Tewary reports from Govindpur village in Muzaffarpur district.
Shreekant Kushwaha, in his late 40s, is a farmer who is a trained magician and has been using his skills to convince farmers in the state to convert to organic farming methods.
In the last few years, he has conducted more than 1,000 magic shows and converted thousands of farmers to organic farming to "increase both their yield and incomes".
"Magic and farming are both science and need use of hands for their execution. Both become obsolete if denied new tricks," he says.
Most of his magic shows begin with some popular trick like making a small ball vanish into air, or pulling a pigeon out of a hat.
"Once I've grabbed the attention of the crowd, I go for the real thing," he says.
"I show them two boxes and tell them that one box has seeds with organic fertiliser while the other has seeds with synthetic fertiliser. Then I put a lid over both the boxes and say let's see which grows faster.
Re: Farming, Magic and Success measured in many different ways . . . - srf1957 - 07-25-2013
And starvation in India gets worse but people in other countries that want higher priced organic food rejoice.