Answer Book question

How do I verify a farming promoter's claims?

Take every number the promoter gives. yield, price, cost, mortality, timeline. and find the same number in a KAU, ICAR or state department publication. Then visit a farm running the system for at least three years that the promoter did not choose. Then ask the buyer the promoter names whether they actually buy at that price. If any of the three fails, the model fails.

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Short answer

Take every number the promoter gives. yield, price, cost, mortality, timeline. and find the same number in a KAU, ICAR or state department publication. Then visit a farm running the system for at least three years that the promoter did not choose. Then ask the buyer the promoter names whether they actually buy at that price. If any of the three fails, the model fails.

Real life

A promoter shows a model farm with perfect rabbits and quotes ₹40 lakh a year. An independent farm visit reveals mortality above 30 percent, the "buyer" is the promoter's own buy-back scheme that pays late, and the state animal husbandry department has no data supporting the yields.

What this means

Institutional data is the baseline; independent farms are the reality check; buyer checking is the market check. Buy-back schemes where the promoter is also the buyer are a red flag.

What to check

Institutional yield and cost data Independent three-year farm visit Buyer checking independent of the promoter Mortality and failure data Input supply dependence on the promoter Buy-back terms in writing and the promoter's financial standing

What people often miss

Visiting only the model farm.

The Kerala / NRI angle

Kerala Rising's agriculture platform exists to do this checking and publish it. Ask for the crop or livestock page before spending.

An example

Promoter claim vs. institutional data vs. independent farm: three columns; the gaps are the risk.

When this may not be the right answer

Some promoters are honest and some systems work. checking confirms those too.

What to do next

Pull the institutional data Visit an independent farm Call the buyer

Related questions

The video says I can earn ₹1 lakh a month from a small farm. Is that true? What is a buy-back scheme and should I trust it?

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Sources and what to verify

Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) Package of Practices and extension bulletins · ICAR institutes: CPCRI (coconut), IISR (spices), CTCRI (tuber crops), CIFA/CMFRI (fisheries) · Kerala Department of Agriculture and Krishi Bhavan scheme documents · NABARD and bank agri-lending norms · Kerala Rising verifies every yield and cost figure against institutional data; promoter claims are not sources Rates, limits and whether you may qualify change. Confirm with the official source.

Sources and what to verify · continued

Ask Kerala Rising: Before you buy the stock, the tank or the saplings, send us the promoter's numbers. We will put them next to KAU and ICAR data and tell you what the gap looks like. com Kerala Rising › Agriculture · Agriculture 3

Before you act

This page is general orientation, not personal insurance, investment, medical, legal, lending, tax, or professional advice. Rules, rates, benefits, and claim or application decisions can change. Confirm the current position with the named official source and use a licensed or qualified professional where your situation requires one. Kerala Rising does not decide whether you may qualify, approve claims, or promise an outcome.