CHIMERA Thodda Hatt Ke!!!

Vol. 5. No. 8 WFD DON BOSCO COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE 14 October, 2017

THE THREE BATCHES OF STUDENTS 2015 TO 2017

At Mangal Farm & Home Stay The FORTUNATE FORTY With the Faculty on 14 October, 2015

At Mary’s Mount The ENTHUSIATIC FORTY-TWO With the Provincial & Rector

With the Faculty The BLESSED FORTY-THREE With the Director on 10 October, 2017

INDEPENDENCE Day & CHIMERA -By Saniya Makandar & Kavita Pujari, F.Y. B.Sc (Agri)

The patriotic event of ‘Independence Day’ started with the unfurling of the Indian National flag followed by singing of National Anthem. It also marked the completion of two years of the students’ wall magazine, CHIMERA. The program was held in collaboration with the Don Bosco Farm High School as it has been done from the very start of the agriculture college. One of the students spoke on the change required in us to make India a better place. Each one of us must try to ensure equal rights to all the individuals in our country. Our college students were equally enthusiastic and actively participated in the program. We presented a dance and two patriotic songs which were appreciated by all. Later, we all gathered at our college and released the Chimera. This creative work done by the students is unique among all colleges in Goa. It helps us to improve our language and writing skills while documenting our progress at the college.

Three cheers for agriculture By Janice Fernandes, F.Y. B.Sc (Agri)

All of the farmers amidst their flock.

Help harvest food for our spoon and fork.

They work very hard each day of the week;

Handling crops and animals that make sounds when they speak.

We are thankful for farmers who plant fruits and vegetables to eat

And others who raise livestock for poultry, pork and meat.

Agriculture is much more than just food,

It’s also about fibres for clothing to fit every mood

In the summer, fall, winter and spring.

Three cheers to the people who do farming!

- Don Bosco and the Preventive System… -Joswin Dsouza. S.Y. B.Sc (Agri)

- 31st January is the greatest day for all the Salesians all around the world and especially for all the YOUTH. It

is all because of Don Bosco: the father and friend of youth. Being born in Italy on 16th August 1815, he

dedicated his entire life for the upliftment of the poor and marginalized youngsters. One of his quots which

is prominently displayed in the Provincial House at Odxel reads thus, ‘For you I study, for you I work, for

you I live and for you I am ready even to give my life’. Whatever he did, he did it for the youth.

- With the aim of making his boys ‘good Christians and honest Citizens’ he developed an unique and

effective education system which is very popularly known as ‘the Preventive System’. Influenced by the

words in his dream at the age of nine, ‘not with blows, but with loving kindness, you must win their

hearts,’ he worked out three important pillars for his educative system. They are: Reason, Religion and

Loving Kindness. Reason is the unique and distinct quality that human beings possess which sets them

apart from animals. Religion reminds us God, on whom the absolute morality is based. Loving kindness

towards the other person is the quality of the human heart. Don Bosco insisted on adherence to these

three principles by the Salesians and from the youngsters so that they could be the shining models in the

world that is filled with immorality and hatred.

- It is now 201 years since the birth of this great saint, an educationist and a role model. The pillars of his

education system are accepted and are to be put into practice in all the Salesian institutions of education.

They are so effective and powerful tools that they have the ability to change the lives of youngsters today.

The preventive system of education can help one transcend his limitations.

The FRESHERS speak:

Want to do something different. It is a nice experience in DBCA. The journey begins. -Pragati Dessai

I am feeling happy and very comfortable in DBCA -Y. Ruthbaby

To study, learn and play. We have wonderful teachers and awesome students. It’s a fun and enthusiastic

campus- Estella Pires

I am feeling very happy to be a member of the DBCA family and want to enjoy it a lot. -Aishwarya

The first Study tour.... 31 Jan.- 3 Feb., 2017 Priyanka Parab, (then in S.Y.) T.Y. B.Sc (Agri)

The second year students had our first study tour from 31st January to 3rd of February, 2017. This was

designed to allow students to experience the world beyond the college campus and to familiarize

themselves with the practices elsewhere. On the first day, we visited the model agro-eco tourism centre at

DBSKKV’s Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurla, where we got to see the plantation of various mango

varieties, kokum , cocoa, medicinal plants and intercropping of dwarf varieties of banana, turmeric, flowers

and fruit plants to utilize the space between the mango plants. This

multi-cropping is beneficial to increase the income of the farmers

through crop diversification and eco-tourism. The models of eco-

tourism unit consist of a two hectares (20,000 sq.m.) area of the

farm made tourist-friendly with suitable amenities and one low-cost

house each of bamboo, laterite stone, rammed clay and a log house

so that the prospective

entrepreneur can choose one type or a combination of housing. The different kinds of amenities in houses

found in Konkan region, West Coast of India, were created in these models. We got idea how we can make

proper use of the land by adapting it to agro ecotourism so that farmer can earn from his yield given by the

crops and gain additional income by promoting agro-tourism in his farm. The farmer can gain by even

letting the tourists work and learn about the cultivation practices while enjoying the natural beauty and

serenity that people cannot find in their urban habitats.

Then on the second day, i.e. 1st of February, we saw the dairy unit where. Dr. Patange showed us the

various products that we can make from milk and which can fetch better price in the market. On 2nd

February, we visited the Gokul Dairy industry in Kolhapur and we saw the huge machines that are used to

process the milk and prepare the different milk products. Then on the last day, i.e. the 3nd of February, we

visited the Madhusagar Honey Ltd processing as well as production unit in Mahabaleshwar. We saw the

apiculture unit of beeboxes and even processing equipment for honey. We got the chance to do a little

sight-seeing from Ludwick point, just 2 km from the Madhusagar en route to the Mapro industry, to see

the processing of fruits into squashes, jams, chocolate, etc. Finally, we visited the strawberry farm wherein

the Abhijeet Bhilare, a former student of ma'am Sumati Chavan-Parab, guided us on the strawberry

cultivation and its pre- and post-harvest techniques. There we got to see the wheat crop as they grow

wheat in rotation with the strawberry to maintain the soil nutrients.

We really enjoyed the tour and learned many things, as it was our college’s very first study tour; I enjoyed a lot with my classmates and even got to learn the various ideas and techniques wherein we can develop our own farms and, through entrepreneurship, develop them into economically viable units. All thanks to Ma’am Sumati and Rajan Shelke Sir, who took care of us for these four days.

WORLD FOOD DAY 2016

by Andrea Cheradil, Akshay Parab & Shweta Gaonkar, T.Y. B.Sc (Agri)

It was indeed a colourful and busy day for the students who were juggling with the three competitions.

The poster competition was on the WFD 2016 theme “Climate is changing; food and agriculture must

change too”. The peculiarity in the rangoli competition was that the rang (colour) was of natural fillers like

leaves, flowers, stones, soil or compost, ... full, crushed or powdered.

There were five groups, representing five different states of India, in the cooking competition. The dishes

prepared were stuffed moong chilla (Rajasthan), stuffed pulses vegetable rolls and canapé or peas

mayonaise baskets (Goa), Ghogre/cutlets and green peas kheer (Maharashtra), moong tadka and jeera

rice (Punjab) & Sukhiyan and Pari puwada (Kerala). Two students from each group dressed up in the

traditional dress and spoke as much as they could manage in the language of that particular state to

impress the judges. The Dandiya Ras by students, faculty and support staff was the grand finale.

Standing up or sitting down Dandiya Ras is a dance to remember

Students demonstrate the art and then teachers & staff dance to the tune

Green Glares By Gopika Shibu & Karishma Parsekar , S.Y.B.Sc (Agri)

The fun week brought us a handful of memories which will be engraved in

letters of gold for our entire lifetime.. The traditional day was very

interesting and most of the students and even some staff members wore

traditional clothes. Asilda and Shashank were the centre of attraction of

the fashion show with the traditional Goan wedding dress.. There was

pairing up like Bollywoods long-lost twins .The highlight was the gender

change , cross-dress code of Ana Maria and Andrea. They bettered even the

boys with their lungi and shirt. Most of the girls were looking pretty in saree,

including the nav-vari, by Vrundan, and in churidar suits.

Asilda & Shashank. The TWINS and Cross-Dress Andrea & Ana

Masquerade and Body Painting

and More Twins

Rajasthan Maharashtra

Goa and Punjabi cooking

We don’t realize we make memories; we just have fun… -Ryan Mascarenhas, S.Y. B.Sc (Agri)

College life is usually deemed as that phase of life’s journey where one makes friends for life. One enjoys to

the fullest. It’s a phase where socialisation is at its peak. Along with academics and extracurricular

activities, one needs to socialize. Regardless of remote situation of DBCA-Sulcorna and students hailing

from various corners, students have not left the sphere of socialisation incomplete. Each day at DBCA is a

live moment. If at all burdened with some studies or other issues, soon that phase passes away or our dear

buddies divert our minds and thus reigns joy, fun and happiness. We all love and care for each other. There

is exchange of thoughts, views and culture at every moment, thus blending our lives together. How

monotonous it would have been; if we had not spent time together having fun and making memories!!!

“Sometimes, it’s better to bunk a class and enjoy with friends, because now when I look back, MARKS

never make me laugh but the MEMORIES do.” -Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

The “Rocket Man” who became the President of India

The inter-class football tournament - Kaiser Colaco F.Y. B.Sc (Agri)

The inter-class football tournament was held on 11 August, 2017. The first match was played by the

students of F.Y.B.Sc.(Agri) and T.Y.B.Sc. (Agri) and it ended in a draw where both the teams scored one

goal each. The opening goal was scored by F.Y’s Shivam Kolvekar in the 1st half, and the game was drawn

by Nitin Gaonkar of T.Y. in the 2nd

half. After a short break the 2nd

match was played by the students of

T.Y.B.Sc. (Agri) and S.Y.B.Sc. (Agri) which again ended in a goal-less draw. Finally, the 3rd

match which

was an interesting one was played by the boys of F.Y. versus S.Y. and it ended in an emphatic 3-nil win for

the S.Y.B.Sc. (Agri) even though the F.Y. had some very good players. Players from all three teams were

the ultimate winners as they learnt teamwork and strategies. It made the selection of the college team for the

Goa University’s inter-collegiate football tournament possible.

The DBCA Women’s team for Handball reached the Goa University inter-

collegiate championship 2015-16 semi-finals on debut at Fatorda Grounds

REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION.... Vijay Belgi & Runal Komarpant S.Y. B.Sc (Agri)

On the pleasant morning of 26 January, 2017, we were all set and excited to celebrate our country’s 68th

Republic Day. This occasion was celebrated by both Don Bosco Farm High School and DBCA-Sulcorna.

The chief guest for the function was Fr. Felix Fernandes, Provincial of Salesians in Panjim-Konkan region.

After the Provincial unfurled the National Flag, the program started with a welcome song. This was

followed by a national anthem, patriotic songs and dance performed by DBCA students.

RICE BY S.R.I . & DAPOG NURSERY by Sergio Fernandes - T.Y.B.Sc (Agri) Dapog method is commonly practiced by Philippines where rice seedlings are raised on thin film of

water over banana leaves or polythene sheet. The Second Year students of DBCA-Sulcorna, have a Crop

Production course in agronomy where the students have to grow paddy crop individually. We use Dapog

method to raise the seedlings. In this method the seeds are first soaked in salt solution in which the

incompletely filled grains float and are removed. The good quality seeds that settle down are washed with

fresh water 3 to 4 times. The seeds are treated with Beej Amrut, Panchagavya and EM-2 for 12 hours. Then

seeds are put in gunny bags for sprouting. The bed of 1.2m width is prepared and is covered with plastic

sheet the boundary of the sheet is raised about 8-10cm using bricks or soil. The germinated seeds are sown

on this and allowed to grow for 8 to 14 days. The seedlings are transplanted with one seedling per spot in

the field that is puddled to retain water. The field is allowed to dry intermittently with hair-line cracking of

the soil in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) or the Madagascar method. In the Japanese method,

seedlings were transplanted at 21 to 25 days and 2 to 3 seedlings per spot.

Written, Photographed, Compiled, Edited & Published by the

Students of Don Bosco College of Agriculture, Sulcorna-Goa.

www.donboscocollegeofagriculture.com/chimera