Imbalanced use of chemical fertilizers along with flood irrigation in command area has resulted in soil degradation. Similarly indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides has led to build up of resistance among insect pests and diseases. The technologies like INM, IPM, water management are being disseminated by the extension agencies like state agricultural department and SAUs to avoid further problems of crop production. The awareness about all these activities among the farmers is increasing, however for adoption of these technologies they are facing the problems of input supply and services. During the problem diagnosis it was observed that non-availability of the required inputs and services at local level was one of the major factors for poor adoption of these technologies. Thus for faster adoption and wide scale spread of these environment friendly technologies, the KVK has taken an initiative to provide the quality inputs to the farmers in the rural area along with advisory services. Area under horticulture is increasing in the district. To provide all the inputs and services to the farmers, a common service center was started in KVK campus.
Seeds – Drumstick, soybean, bengal gram, groundnut, wheat |
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Seedlings – Pomegranate, Mango, guava, drumstick, fig, coconut |
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Supplied more than Five lakhs grafts and seedlings and 525 kgs seed different parts of Maharashtra State . Supplied High Yielding Drumstick PKM-1 seed to more than 2000 farmers from 28 districts of Maharashtra and other 3 states.
1 Drumstick and fig were introduced in the district by KVK 2 Introduction of dry land horticultural crops to generate sustainable income 3 Varietal dissemination of drumstick (PKM), soybean( MACS124, JS 335,PK 472 335 DS MACS 450, DS228), begal gram (Vijay,Vishal, PKV2,Virat,Digvijay), groundnut (ICGS 11,TAG 24,TG 26),wheat(NIAW 301,NIDW 295,Tapowan,GW 496,Trimbak) was taken up on large scale. |
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As per the problems of the major crops and the available technology to control the pests and diseases, KVK has started the production of bio-pesticides like Trichoderma, Verticilium, Paecilomyces, Nomuraea and HaNPV on large scale. Good quality, fresh bio-pesticides have helped to give effective control of pests and diseases. This has resulted in increasing demand of bio-pesticides from the farmers |
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More than 70,000 kg bio-agents were made available to 11000 beneficiaries on 21000 ha area. Total 469 villages from 43 tehsils of 8 districts have benefitted under this activity.
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Introduction of water traps and sticky traps for first time in district |
Traps and Lures
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Supplied
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With increasing awareness among the farmers due to various programmes implemented by KVK, State Agriculture Department and SAU, there was a higher demand from the farmers for bio-fertilizers. However availability of fresh and good quality bio-fertilizers in rural area was a main problem. Therefore the KVK has started the production of bio-fertilizers like Azotobacter, Rhizobium, PSB, Composting culture and Acetobacter. During the last ten years, the KVK has produced 49089 kg bio-fertilizers and made available to 9639 farmers from 347 villages of 72 tehsils and 23 districts. |
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KVK produced 86604 Kg and beneficiaries are 6240 with area-14390 ha. Total Village covered-332 from 69 tahsils of 22 Districts
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The concept of fertigation through and foliar feeding was introduced in the district by the KVK .Tissue analysis nutrition management as well as nutrition management in problematic soil was predominantly disseminated due to introduction of inputs like soluble fertilizers and spray grades. These inputs were also made available in the district for the first time.
1 | 19:19:19 | 120.00 per kg |
2 | 00:52:34 | 170.00 per kg |
3 | 13:40:13 | 130.00 per kg |
4 | 00:00:50 | 100.00 per kg |
5 | 13:00:45 | 130.00 per kg |
6 | 12:61:00 | 130.00 per kg |
1) KVK has sold 68529 kg spray & soluble fertilizers to 4990 beneficiaries on 2384 ha. Area. More than 182 villages of 23 tehsils in 6 districts were covered. Initially these fertilizers were only used for horticultural crops but later on farmers have started to use them for field crops, vegetables and fodder crops also.
2) The wide adoption of the spray grades were noticed i.e. grape 60-65 per cent, pomegranates 30-35 per cent, soybean 45 per cent cotton 40 per cent, wheat 30percent,vegetables25-30 pecent and sugarcane 20 per cent. Farmers have reduced the soil application of chemical fertilizers by 20-25 per cent with 15-20 per cent increase in the crop production.
3) Farmers have reduced the soil application of chemical fertilizers by 15-20 per cent with 20-25 per cent increase in the crop production.
4) Due to high demand of these fertilizers almost all the agro service centers have started the supply these inputs in the district.
1 | Vermicompost | 250.00 (50 kg)
5000.00 per ton |
2 | Vermiculture | 00.00 per kg |
One farmer has developed commercial production unit of 100 to 150 tons per year and will be exporting the vermi compost to Malaysia
Introduction of protein and vitamin rich biofood for the first time.
1 | Spirulina Powder | 3000.00 per kg |
2 | Spirulina Vaseline | 60.00 per 50 gm pack |
3 | Spirulina Culture | 500.00 per lit |
CDs
1 | Krishi Gnyan | 200.00 per no |
2 | Krishi Udyojak | 200.00 per no |
3 | All Radio Programmes | 50.0 er CD per prog. |
VCDs
1 | Cotton Production Technology | 100 |
2 | Spirulina Production Technology | 100 |
3 | Organic Farming | 100 |
4 | Sustainable horticulture production | 100 |
5 | Loose House Dairy Farming | 100 |
Books
1 | Organic farming | 30 |
2 | Spirulina Production technology | 20 |
3 | Cotton Production technology | 20 |
4 | Agriculture Technology | 70 |
5 | Loose House Dairy Farming | 20 |
6 | Pomegranate Production technology | 20 |
7 | Community Radio | 100 |
8 | Technology Services | 100 |