4.3 UNDERSTANDING THROUGH EXPERTS IN THE FIELD 4.3.1 Understanding a farm setup This was done to get an idea of the working and the overall setup of an orange farm in terms of the space requirement and infrastructure aspect, while also interacting with the farmer to understand the scenario and practical limitations faced in the process of farming. Location: Hingna, Nagpur Owner: Gunvant Irkhede Area: 23 acres Market for produce: Kalamna Market, Nagpur Total number of trees sum up to 4200 planted at a spacing of 10 feet and the distance between 2 rows being 20 feet for easy movement of tractors through the farm. The method used for planting trees is the Israeli method where the saplings are planted on raised beds. The schematic plan shows the overall arrangement of the farm along with the circulation and pathways for movement of trucks or tractors on site.
Figure 26: Arrangement of plants with 20 feet spacing ( Source: Author)
Figure 25: Schematic master plan( Source: Author)
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Figure 27: Pathways for vehicular movement( Source: Author)
