Wild boars are creating major problems in hill agriculture. Is there any scientific management system to protect agricultural crops from wild boars or control their populations without killing them.
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We should do dense plantation of xerophytic plants around the boundary of the field. Here I am attaching a research paper, which will surely help you.
Physical barriers can be the most powerful tool, like, the galvanized iron net fencing up to 1 or 1 1/2 feet depth of the soil. A long term solution.
Ya sure, physical barriers is the most powerful tool but in hill agriculture the terrain is too sloppy and erosion is the major problem and iron net fencing is cost effective too. So it will be helpful if we try some indegenous methods. Dhavalkumar Rajeshbhai Prajapati
Yes. It will be good if u find any xerophytic plant species.But, If there exist any such plant it will already be put in use.. It also compete with ur existng crops.. Managing problem.. Land will also be occupied by fencing crop.
Nice explanation. If we do not go for xerophytic plants there are lots of other indigenous methods too like the use of human hair as a deterrent, the use of colored sarees around the boundary of the field, dried dung cakes, etc. Dhavalkumar Rajeshbhai Prajapati
Arvind Singh sir can medicinal plants help in keeping wild boars and monkeys away from fields?
if Yes , then which special character of Medicinal plant is involved in keeping these wild animals away from main crops? is it just the morpholgy of the plant ?
@Akanksha Bisht
Please have a look at this useful link.
https://www.thestatesman.com/features/ginger-cure-for-monkey-menace-1478181043.html
Thanks!