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Farmer FIRST Programme

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT - (2018 - 19)

Title of the Project

“Socio-economic upliftment of tribal farmers through

suitable agricultural enterprises integration in rice fallow

pulse cropping system - A participatory approach for

doubling the farmer's income”

ICAR - National Institute of Biotic Stress Management

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Baronda, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 493 225

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Contents

S. No Particulars Page No

A. Background information 3 - 6

B. Technical Progress

1. Module-wise interventions carried out 7 - 9

2. Farmer-Scientist Interface

(a) Capacity building 10 - 14

(b) Extension activities 15 - 22

3. Technology Assemblage, Application and Feedback

a. Crop based module 23 - 29

b. Horticulture based module 30 - 33

c. NRM based module 34 - 36

d. Livestock based module 37 - 43

e. Enterprise based module 44 - 46

f. ICT based module 47 - 53

4. Partnership and institution Building:

Identification and pooling of available transferrable

technologies available with different institutions 54

5. Content Mobilization: 55

Development of information system, database

6. Success story:

Crop Based Module 56

Livestock Based Module 56

Enterprise Based Module 57

NRM Based Module 58

Horticulture Based Module 59

7. Glimpses of FFP events (2018-19) 60

8. Budget (2018-19) 65

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Farmer FIRST Programme

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (APR) – 2018 - 19

Background information:

1 Name of Centre ICAR - National Institute of Biotic Stress Management

Baronda, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 493 225

2 Name of PI Dr. P. Mooventhan

3 Address and Contact detail of PI

ICAR - National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Baronda, Raipur - 493 225,

Chhattisgarh, India.

Mobile: +91 9729671614

Fax: 0771 - 2225351, Office Tel.: 0771 - 2225333

Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

4 Title of FFP Project

“Socio-economic upliftment of tribal farmers through suitable agricultural enterprises

integration in rice fallow pulse cropping system - A participatory approach for doubling the

farmer's income”

Introduction: Baloda Bazar is a district in Chhattisgarh state of India selected as study area for

this Farmer's FIRST project. Baloda Bazar is located at 30.67°N 82.17°E. It has an

average elevation of 254 m (833 ft). The district is subdivided into six development

blocks called tahsils, namely Palari, Baloda Bazar, Kasdol, Bilaigarh, Bhatapara and

Simga and 3 subdivisions namely Baloda Bazar, Bhatapara and Bilaigarh. Baloda

Bazaar is also called Cement hub of Chhattisgarh because there are many reputed

Cement Plant. This town was very famous for its cattle market in the region. The market

still exists with name "Bhaisa Pasra". The adjacent districts of Balodabazar-Bhatapara

are Bemetara, Mungeli, Bilaspur, Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh, Mahasamund and Raipur.

Rice is grown in more than 80% area during Kharif season. Cropping intensity of the

area is 125 %. Chickpea, wheat, horse gram, lathyrus and field pea are major rabi crops

in the cluster villages. The project site is about 130 Kms. away from the ICAR-NIBSM,

Raipur. Totally, 500 farm families selected form 5 cluster villages namely Kharaha,

Bamhani, Kurraha, Kharri and Bakla of Baloda Bazar district.

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Major agricultural issues in the study area:

o Rice fallow lands (82% of land left fallow after Kharif season)

o Low production and productivity

o Low level adoption of high yielding varieties

o Unawareness of GAPs and modern management strategies

o Lack of knowledge in plant protection measures & technical know-how

o Shortage of valid and timely farming information

o Lack of alternative livelihood options

o Inability to do higher investment

o Lake of marketing network

o Shortage of skilled labour

o Mono cropping (Rice-Rice-Rice)

o Lack of awareness on conservation of biodiversity and importance in

sustainability of homestead system.

o Subsistence nature of farming.

The above issues addressed by the Farmer FIRST programme in these villages and the impact and benefits were presented in this report.

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Objectives: Objective wise activities as per action plan

Sr.

No. Objective Technology Intervened

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To study the existing rice fallow pulse cropping system, livelihood pattern, problem identification, priority setting, information need, perceived constraint and socio-economic profiling of the resource poor farmers.

PRA and baseline survey conducted

Improved varieties of pulses and oilseed crops introduced and seed provided

Happy seeder and Aqua-ferti seed drill introduced for rice fallow pulses

Zero tillage

Line sowing of pulses and oilseeds crops

Training provided and demonstration conducted on GAPs

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To augment the capacity building at field level for farmer-participatory research and extension in adoption and expansion of selected interventions on crop, livestock, horticulture and NRM based enterprises.

Capacity building programmes - training, demonstration, group discussion, exposure visit, educational tour and farmers scientist interface organized on various agricultural technologies

Training provided to tribal farmers on mushroom production, Kadaknath farming, goat farming, hatching of Kadaknath eggs, hi-tech horticulture and low-cost azolla production

Established four Custom Hiring Centers (CHCs) and make available drudgery reduction agricultural equipment

Two Farmer Communication Centers (FCCs) established at FFP villages to make available need-based information of latest agriculture technologies

3.

To develop, establish and evaluate the sustainability of integrated livelihood generating farming models for resource poor rural farmers.

Introduced improved goat breed (Sirohi, Jamanapari and Barbari) which to empower tribal farmers

High value chicken (Kadaknath) introduced along with egg hatchery units as backyard and commercial poultry farming for livelihood improvement of tribal farmers

Oyster mushroom production unit established and training provided to farm women and rural youth to

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generate income and nutritional security from waste paddy straw

4.

To evolve suitable up scalable farm technologies for women farmers to address drudgery reduction, income enhancement and livelihood security.

Established four Custom Hiring Centers (CHCs) and make available drudgery reduction useful agricultural equipment

Oyster mushroom production unit established and training provided to farm women to generate income and nutritional security from waste paddy straw

Started three Agro Processing Centers (APCs) at tribal villages and established – PKV mini dal mill, mini rice mill, flour mill, pulvarizer, oil expeller machine and spice grinder for income enhancement and livelihood security

5.

To develop and test the effectiveness of Educational Multimedia Training Modules (EMTMs) on biotic stress management technologies in rice fallow pulse cropping system.

Agricultural Film Shows (AFSs) organized during night on biotic stress management technologies and latest agricultural technologies

Educational Multimedia Training Modules (EMTMs) kept in the Farmer Communication Centers at village level

Knowledge test on various on biotic stress management technologies conducted

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Research backstopping for further improvement of crop, livestock, horticulture, rice fallow pulse and NRM based enterprises for desirable traits preferred by the farmers and stakeholders.

Initiatives for Farmer Producers Organisation (FPOs)

Continued input support required.

Networking with gross-root organisations.

Technologies for value addition

Infrastructure facility and machineries for agro-processing centers.

Continued information support

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C. Module-wise interventions carried out

Module

Intervention

Villages

covered

Area

covere

d (ha)/

Animal

(No.)

Number of

Households

covered

Crop

Based

Module

Line sowing of Pigeon pea through

Bhoramdev Seed Drill 02 1 5

Establishment of Custom Hiring

Centre(CHC) 01 - 10

Introduction and demonstration of

Paddy drum seeder for the line

sowing of pre - germinated rice

02 3 15

Sowing Lathyrus through rice fallow

(Utera Cropping) 02 10 52

Seed treatment of pulses with

fungicides and bio- fertilizers 03 19 95

Line sowing of Improved variety of

pulses and oilseed crops(Lathyrus –

Mahateoda, Chick Pea – Vaibhav,

Linseed – RLC-92, and Mustard –

Pusa Jay Kisan) in rice fallow, using

with Happy Seeder and Aqua-Ferti

Seed Drill

03 32 154

Pheromone traps installed,

demonstrated and awareness

created for eco-friendly pest

management technologies

05 6 42

Horticultur

e based

module

Application of Neem Cack in

Turmeric bed 02 2 16

Scientific Pumpkin Cultivation 02 6 24

Introduction and installation of 02 4 28

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pheromone trap, yellow and blue

sticky traps in vegetable field

Training cum demonstration on the

seed, soil and root treatment through

Trichoderma viride in vegetable

crops

02 02 30

Scientific nursery raising technology 05 - 65

Introduction and application of

Bordeaux mixture 02 - 28

Scientific vegetable production

through improved vegetable seed

from IIHR and TNAU

05 06 76

Constructed three shade net house

and one poly house with drip and

fogging system for the production of

high-value horticultural crops

3 120m2 x4 20

Introduced Arka Mega Seed kit

(vegetable) for the nutrition

gardening

5 36 200

Introduced annual moringa PKM -1

and

PKM -2

5 4 88

NRM

based

module

Introduced a low-cost drip system

and poly mulching for conservation

agriculture

04 1 6

Establishment of Low cost Azolla

Production unit at village 05 37 Units 37

Establishment of permanent Azolla

Production unit at village for regular

feed availability

02 02 04

Training and demonstration on 02 04 18

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preparation and application of

Waste Decomposer conducted for

soil and water conservation

Sowing of rice fallow pulses through

zero tillage(Happy Seeder and

Aqua-ferti seed drill) for

conservation agriculture

04 32 154

Introduced bio fertilizers for pulses,

vegetable, and rice crops 04 - 82

Livestock

based

module

Established 04 Kadaknath farming

cum hatchery units at FFP villages

and training provided to rural youth

and farm women t.

04 3000 60

Vaccination programmes conducted

for the Kadaknath chicks & Goats

and awareness created

05 3600 135

Constructed two low cost poultry

shade for scientific Kadaknath

farming at FFP village.

02 500 10

Enterprise

based

module

Three Agro-Processing

Centres(APC) established at FFP

villages (where PKV mini dal mill,

mini rice mill, flour mill, pulveriser,

and oil expeller machine

established)

04 03 unit 30

Four model oyster and paddy straw

mushroom production unit

established and mushroom

producer group created

04 04 20

Value addition of mushroom

through chunks and powder 04 - 20

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(a) Capacity building

Particulars No. of

training

No. of

villages

covered

No. of

farmers

benefited

Plant protection measures on rice and vegetable crops 06 05 223

Line sowing of Pigeon pea through Bhoramdev Seed Drill 02 02 32

Line sowing of pre-germinated rice using paddy drum

seeder 02 01 39

Application of neem cake in turmeric bed 01 01 14

Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) on pumpkin and ash

gourd production 01 02 29

Establishment and maintenance of low cost Azolla

production units 04 5 107

Hatching of Kadaknath eggs using hatchery units 04 05 76

Vaccination of Kadaknath poultry 03 05 78

Scientific Kadaknath farming 03 05 88

Seed, Soil and Root treatment of vegetable crops

through Trichoderma viride 01 02 33

Production technology of oyster and paddy straw

mushroom 02 04 46

Installation and management of pheromone trap in

vegetable and rice field 03 04 51

Installation and uses of yellow sticky trap in Vegetable

field 01 02 37

Scientific nursery raising technology of vegetable and

fruit crops 02 03 65

Seed treatment of pulses with fungicides and bio- 01 02 42

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fertilizers

Scientific vegetable production through improved

vegetable 03 04 77

Eco-friendly pest management technologies 01 02 22

Production technology of annual moringa PKM -1 and

PKM -2 01 03 30

Training cum demonstration on the Line sowing of Pigeon Pea using Bhoramdev Seed Drill

Training cum awareness programme on Vaccination of Kadaknath Chicks

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Training on the Seed, Soil and Root treatment through Trichoderma Viride

Scientific Goat Farming (Sirohi Breed) Establishment of Low Cost Azolla

Production unit

Training on the Installation and uses of Pheromone trap

13

Identification and Awareness on

Agrochemicals

Installation and Demonstration of Yellow

Sticky trap

Training on the hatching of Kadaknath Egg using hatchery units and their management.

Group discussion cum Awareness programme on seasonal diseases on poultry

and livestock.

Scientific Pumpkin Production

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Preparation of Bordeaux mixture Preparation of the waste decomposer culture

Training of the scientific nursery raising technology of vegetable crops

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Training cum demonstration on the line sowing of rice using paddy drum seeder


(b) Extension activities

Name of Extension activities No. of

activity

No. of

villages

covered

No. of

farmers

benefited

Method demonstration 19 05 366

Result demonstration 06 04 112

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Farmers meeting and gosthi 13 05 232

Group discussion 03 05 44

Farmer scientist interface 04 05 202

Farmers exposure visit cum educational tour 03 05 42

Field day 01 03 12

Awareness programmes 04 05 98

Farmer Scientist interface on diffrent biotic stress and modern agriculture technologies

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Visit of FFP Site, Kasdol by Director, ICAR - NIBSM, Raipur and FFP Team

Low cost azolla production at village

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Drudgery reduction through Custom Hiring Centre (CHC) at village

FFP farmers visited Chhattisgarh Mushroom, Raipur and got knowledge and exposure

about commercial production, Value addition, and marketing of oyster mushroom

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FFP farmers visited Centre of Excellence on Protected Cultivation & Precision Farming,

Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur and interacted with the scientists

about the hi-tech cultivation of muskmelon, tomato, cabbage, broccoli, papaya, strawberry,

chrysanthemum, and rose

ICAR-NIBSM, Raipur organised a two days farmer exposure visit cum educational

tour under Farmer FIRST Programme (FFP) on 18 & 19.03.19 as a part of tribal

farmer’s development. 16 tribal farmers actively participated and benefited in the

educational tour from the remote tribal villages of Kasdol block of Baloda Bazar

district.

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FFP farmers visited Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Kanker and interacted with subject matter

specialist on kadaknath farming, integrated farming system (IFS), goat farming, plant protection, vegetable cultivation, vermicomposting, mushroom & spawn production, and

micro-irrigation technologies.

ICAR-NIBSM, Raipur organised a two days farmer exposure visit cum educational tour under Farmer FIRST Programme (FFP) on 18 & 19.03.19 as a part of tribal

farmer’s development. 16 tribal farmers actively participated and benefited in the educational tour from the remote tribal villages of Kasdol block of Baloda Bazar

district.

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ICAR-NIBSM participated and displayed the promising agricultural intervention under

Farmer FIRST Programme in the SMART FARM TECH - 2019 during 1-2 March 2019 at

V W Canyon Hotel, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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Dr. Vijay Singh Thakur, Former Vice Chancellor, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture

and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Dr Jagdish Kumar, Director, ICAR-NIBSM and Dr SRK Singh,

PS & Nodal Officer FFP, ICAR-ATARI, Jabalpur visited the Farmer FIRST villages at Kasdol

block of Baloda Bazar district and monitored the project activities on 18.01.2019.

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a. Crop based module

Name of crop: Lathyrus

1. Name of technology Sowing of Rice Fallow Lathyrus using happy seeder and

aqua-ferti seed drill

2. Farming situation Small, marginal and resource poor farmers

Rainfed - Mid and lowland

3. Problem

Rice fallow lands

Low production and productivity

Low level adoption of high yielding varieties

Unawareness of GAPs and modern management

strategies

Lack of knowledge in plant protection measures/

technical know-how

Shortage of valid and timely information

Lack of user-friendly and readymade knowledge tools

Lack of suitable cultivars

Poor crop stand and establishment

Diseases and pests stress

Nutrient management

Micronutrient deficiencies

Terminal moisture/heat stress

Non-availability of quality seeds

Lack of mechanization

Inefficient transfer of technology

4. Potential solution

Off farm trails to evaluate cultivars

Tillage machines, sowing methods, seed priming,

higher seed rate, timely planting, seed treatment with

fungicides

Persuasion and motivation for adopting recommended

IPM modules

Foliar spray of urea/DAP to supplement N and P

Residue mulching

Village based Seed Production Units

Tillage machines, zero-till planter and harvester, Happy

seeder, Conservation agriculture

Innovative farmer’s participatory approach and ICT

tools

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Introducing rice-pulse cropping system.

Dissemination of GAPs in rice-pulse cropping system

Increasing knowledge and awareness in scientific rice

and pulse production through knowledge tools.

Capacity building of tribal farmers using demonstration,

trainings and workshops.

Drudgery reduction tools

5. Nature of intervention

Rice-pulse cropping system

Participatory mode

Eco-friendly

low cost and

User-friendly technologies

6. Source of technology ICAR - NIBSM, ICAR - IARI, ICAR - IIPR, ICAR - CIAE,

SAUs, Farmer innovations, CG State Beej Nigam

7. Expected output

Village based seed production units

Multiplication and distribution of farmer preferred pulse

varieties

Educational Multimedia Training Modules (EMTMs) on

rice-pulse cropping system and Good Agricultural

Practices (GAPs).

Increased knowledge and awareness level in rice

fallow pulse production

Enhanced nutritional and livelihood security of tribal

farmers

Digital knowledge tools on rice-pulse cropping system

and GAPs

Increased adoption rate towards sustainable

cultivation practices

Positive attitude change towards rice-pulse cropping

system

Suitable Livelihood model for tribal farming

Reduced input cost

Increased yield

Digitalized ITKs practices

Training modules

8. Plot size/area (ha) 0.20

9. No. of farm families 110 farm families

10. Critical input Seed, agro chemicals, fertilizers, farm machineries, labour,

11. Cost of each intervention Approximately Rs. 2.40 lakhs

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Performance Indicators

a. Technical Observation Farmers practice Intervention

Yield (q/ha)

i Grain First time introduced 11.20 Qu.

ii Straw - 8.75 Qu.

b. Economic indicators -

i. Cost of cultivation (Rs./ha) - Rs. 12597

ii. Net income (Rs./ha) - Rs. 21003

iii. B:C ratio - 1.66

c. Farmers reaction

Very needful technology for rice growers

Low cost technology

Good quality grain, useful for family consumption

Generated employment and income after rice crop

Name of crop: Chick Pea

1. Name of technology Line sowing of chick pea in rice fallow using happy seeder and aqua-ferti seed drill



3. Problem

Rice fallow lands


Low level adoption of high yielding varieties

Unawareness of GAPs and modern management strategies

Lack of knowledge in plant protection measures/ technical know-how

Shortage of valid and timely information

Lack of user-friendly and readymade knowledge tools

Lack of suitable cultivars

Poor crop stand and establishment

Diseases and pests stress

Nutrient management

Micronutrient deficiencies

Terminal moisture/heat stress

Non-availability of quality seeds

Lack of mechanization

Inefficient transfer of technology


Off farm trails to evaluate cultivars

Tillage machines, sowing methods, seed priming, higher seed rate, timely planting, seed treatment with fungicides

Persuasion and motivation for adopting recommended

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IPM modules

Foliar spray of urea/DAP to supplement N and P

Residue mulching

Village based Seed Production Units

Tillage machines, zero-till planter and harvester, Happy seeder, Conservation agriculture

Innovative farmer’s participatory approach and ICT tools

Introducing rice-pulse cropping system.

Dissemination of GAPs in rice-pulse cropping system

Increasing knowledge and awareness in scientific rice and pulse production through knowledge tools.

Capacity building of tribal farmers using demonstration, trainings and workshops.

Drudgery reduction tools


Rice-pulse cropping system

Participatory mode

Eco-friendly

low cost and

User-friendly technologies

6. Source of technology ICAR - NIBSM, ICAR - IARI, ICAR - IIPR, ICAR - CIAE, SAUs, Farmer innovations, CG State Beej Nigam

7. Expected output

Village based seed production units

Multiplication and distribution of farmer preferred pulse varieties

Educational Multimedia Training Modules (EMTMs) on rice-pulse cropping system and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).

Increased knowledge and awareness level in rice fallow pulse production

Enhanced nutritional and livelihood security of tribal farmers

Digital knowledge tools on rice-pulse cropping system and GAPs

Increased adoption rate towards sustainable cultivation practices

Positive attitude change towards rice-pulse cropping system

Suitable Livelihood model for tribal farming

Reduced input cost

Increased yield

Digitalized ITKs practices

Training modules

8. Plot size/area (ha) 0.20


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10. Critical input Seed, agro chemicals, fertilizers, farm machineries, labour,

11. Cost of each intervention Approximately 1.24 lakhs



Yield (q/ha)

i Grain First time introduced 14.75 Qu.

ii Straw - 9.22 Qu.

b. Economic indicators -

i. Cost of cultivation (Rs./ha) - Rs. 14365

ii. Net income (Rs./ha) - Rs. 50535


c. Farmers reaction

Very needful technology for pulses production

Low cost technology

Good quality seed and yield

Generated employment and income after rice crop

Convey to other farmers for rice-fallow pulses

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Line sowing of rice fallow pulses through zero tillage Using the Happy Seeder and Aqua-

ferti seed drill

Utera cropping of lathgyrus in rice fallow land

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Line sowing of Improved variety of pulses and oilseed crops(Lathyrus – Mahateoda, Chick

Pea – Vaibhav, Linseed – RLC-92, and Mustard – Pusa Jay Kisan) in rice fallow, using with

Happy Seeder and Aqua-Ferti Seed Drill


B. Horticulture based module

Name of crop: Tomato, Variety – Arka Rakshak

1. Name of technology

Scientific Tomato production

2. Farming situation Small, Medium and big farmers

3. Problem

Lack of good seed

Biotic stress factors

Abiotic stress factors

Shortage of labour

Climate change

Higher input cost

Price fluctuation

Lack of suitable varieties

Low technical know-how knowledge


Introduction of improved hybrids

Introduction of poly house technology in vegetable production

Drip system

Recycling the farm waste

Application of resource conservation technologies

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Capacity building on GAPs


Hi-tech orientation

Effective utilization of available resource

Systematic involvement of farming inventory

6. Source of technology

ICAR - NIBSM, ICAR - IIVR, ICAR - IIHR, SAUs, and Farmer innovations

7. Expected output

Higher per unit production

Eco-friendly production

Organic farming orientation

Conservation of resources

Supply chain management

Entrepreneurship development

8. Plot size/area (ha) 0.2 ha

9. No. of farm families

38 farm families

10. Critical input Seeds, raw material, fertilizers, agrochemicals, growth regulators, interiors, ;plant protection

11. Cost of each intervention

Approximately Rs. 8.0 lakhs

Performance indicators


Yield (q/ha) 36.20 Qu. 49.60 Qu.

b. Economic indicators

i. Cost of cultivation (Rs./ha) 31,175 29,500

ii. Net income (Rs./ha) 41,225 69,700

iii. B:C ratio 1.32 2.14

c. Farmers reaction

Arka rakshak is very good variety with disease resistance and higher yield

Scientific production technology is cost effective

Good keeping quality and test

Next year will increase the area of tomato production

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Tomato: Arka Rakshak F1

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Nutrition Gardening using Arka Mega Seed kit (vegetable)

Scientific Vegetable production using improved, IIHR and TNAU seeds

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Introduced annual moringa PKM – 1 & 2

Constructed three shade net house and one poly house


C. NRM based module

Name of Enterprise: Low cost Azolla production

i) Technical and Economic Performance

1. Name of technology Low cost Azolla production

2. Farming situation Small and marginal farmers, rainfed area

3. Problem

Lack of green fodder for livestock

Mono cropping

Very low level of knowledge /adoption of soil and water conservation technologies

Lack of awareness on conservation of biodiversity and importance in sustainability of homestead system

Subsistence nature of farming

4. Potential solution Biological measures

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Physical measures

Agronomical measures

Mechanical (Engineering) measures

Recycling of resources

Participatory farm planning and implementation


Water and soil conservation measures for small and marginal holdings

Common resource generation for conservation

Community approach

6. Source of technology ICAR - NIBSM, ICAR-IISWC, SAUs, and Farmer innovations

7. Expected output

Maximizing output per unit area

Regular and sustainable feed availability

Yield and income improvement through water and soil conservation

Resource use efficiency and climate adaptations

Optimal use of resources

Effective recycling of farm resources

8. Plot size/area to be covered (ha)

37 units


10. Critical input Low cost azolla production unit, micro-irrigation models, water/soil conservation tools and techniques, polythene sheets, civil works

11. Cost of each intervention

Approximately Rs. 1.20 lakhs



Yield (q/ha)

i Grain/ Azolla per unit First time introduced 3.65 Quintal/unit/year

ii Straw - -


i. Cost of cultivation (Rs./unit)

- 620/year/unit

ii. Net income (Rs./unit) - 3030


c. Farmers reaction

First time seen this Azolla, this is very useful for poultry, livestock and rice field

Very less investment and management,

All farmers are excited and happy to adopt this technology, in the upcoming days it will reach to maximum farmers

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Low cost Azolla production technology

Azolla feeding by Kadaknath chicken


D. Livestock based module

Name of animal/bird: Kadaknath Farming


1. Name of technology Kadaknath poultry farming and hatching of kadaknath eggs



3. Problem Fallow land

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Monoculture cropping system (Rice)

Lack of suitable breeds


Lack of alternative livelihood option

Resource poor and subsistence farming

Poor marketing network

Lack of value addition

Low awareness level


Introduction of Kadaknath poultry breed

Introduction of new and suitable backyard poultry breeds

Established Kadaknath farming cum hatchery unit


Integration of livestock components maximizing income

Participatory resource sharing

Participatory experiment and technology development

Evolving location specific models of technology options

6. Source of technology ICAR - NIBSM, ICAR-NDRI, ICAR - CIRG, ICAR - PDP, SAUs, SVUs and Farmer innovations

7. Expected output

Increased family income

Alternative livelihood option

Reduction in cost of production

Increased standard of living

8. No. of animals/birds 3000


10. Critical input Back yard poultry breeds, vaccines, veterinary medicines, feed materials, small civil structures (poultry shed).



a. Technical Observation Before After

Yield First time introduced 2700 kg


i. Cost of production (Rs./3000 chicks) 5,67,000

ii. Net income (Rs./ha) 14,58,000

iii. B:C ratio 2.57

c. Farmers reaction

Kadaknath is high value chicken with medicinal property, getting high price

Helpful to improve economic condition of resource poor and land less triable farmers

Best intervention as alternative livelihood option

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Kadaknath poultry farming

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Hatching of Kadaknath eggs at FFP hatchery unit

Poultry Health camp

Particulars No. of

villages covered

No. of activities

No. of farmers covered

no. of animals covered

Vaccination and health awareness programme conducted

05 06 118 4500

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Vaccination of Kadaknath Chicks

Name of animal/bird: Goat farming


1. Name of technology Goat farming with improved breed (Sirohi, Jamanapari and Barbari)



3. Problem Fallow land

Monoculture cropping system (Rice)

Lack of suitable breeds



Resource poor and subsistence farming

Poor marketing network

Lack of value addition

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Low awareness level

4. Potential solution Introduction of suitable goat breeds

Dissemination of good dairy farming practice and clean milk production technologies.

5. Nature of intervention Integration of livestock components maximizing income




6. Source of technology ICAR - NIBSM, ICAR-NDRI, ICAR - CIRG, ICAR - PDP, SAUs, SVUs and Farmer innovations

7. Expected output Increased family income



Hygienic milk production

Increased standard of living

8. No. of animals/birds 83 Goats


10. Critical input Goat breeds, fodder seeds, agrochemicals, veterinary medicines, feed materials, small civil structures (animal shed).




Yield/production First time introduced this breeds

4159 kg


i. Cost of production (Rs./83 goats) 7,81,000

ii. Net income (Rs./ha) 8,82,600

iii. B:C ratio 1.13

c. Farmers reaction

Improved breed,

Useful for triable farmers,

High growth rate, with good meat quality and market price

Best livelihood option for triable area

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Goat Farming with improved breed

Animal Health camp

Particulars

No. of

villages

covered

No. of

activities

No. of

farmers

covered

no. of

animals

covered

Awareness programme on the disease of

goat and vaccination programme conducted 05 03 72 147


E. Enterprise based module

Name of enterprise: Oyster Mushroom Production


1. Name of technology Mushroom production technology

2. Farming situation Small, marginal, landless and resource poor farmers. Youth and woman farmers will be motivated and involved.

3. Problem Land less farmers

Inability to higher investment


Resource poor in nature

Lake of marketing network

Low awareness

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4. Potential solution Introduction of small scale Mushroom production units

Establishment of small scale mobile apiary units

Recycling the farm waste through the Vermi-compost production

5. Nature of intervention Recycling of farm waste




6. Source of technology ICAR - NIBSM, ICAR-DMR, SAUs, and Farmer innovations

7. Expected output Supply chain management

Entrepreneurship development

Increased family income



8. No. of units 06 units


10. Critical input Spawn, compost, salt, racks, hut, agrochemicals, raw materials, equipments, bee colony, bee box, tools, shed, raw material and labour.

11. Cost of each intervention Approximately 1.30 lakhs



Yield First time Introduced 280 kg


i. Cost of cultivation (Rs./ha) 12000

ii. Net income (Rs./ha) 44000

iii. B:C ratio 3.6

c. Farmers reaction

Farmers are excited to see the mushroom production technology at remote triable villages

Best utilization and income generation from waste paddy straw

Employment generation for farm women and rural youth

Highly nutritive and good market price

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Oyster mushroom production technology

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Establishment of Agro Processing Centers (APCs) at FFP Villages


F. ICT based module

Module

Whatsapp No. of calls No. of

Text

message

No. of

villages

covered

No. of

Farmers

covered

No.

of

chats

No. of

videos

No.

of

clips

Outgoing Incoming

Crop

based 211 27 18 178 198 378 5 297

NRM 43 15 5 27 32 114 5 172

Horticulture 93 16 17 99 97 178 5 235

Livestock 66 11 12 127 145 127 5 148

Enterprises 27 8 7 72 46 51 5 39

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Two Farmer Communication Centers (FCCs) established at project site

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Agricultural Film Shows organised on modern agricultural technologies

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Farmer FIRST Facebook page developed

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FFP Web portal developed

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Farmer FIRST You tube channel created

Mobile WhatsApp group created and connected the tribal farmers with

latest agricultural technologies.

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4. Partnership and institution Building:

Identification and pooling of available transferrable technologies available with

different institutions

S.

No. Technologies

Source

Institutions Particulars

1. Kadaknath farming KVK, Kanker C. G.

Procured 9000 Kadaknath chicks

and guidance in scientific

management

2. Aqua ferti seed drill IARI, New Delhi Introduced in rice fallow area for

production of pulses in rabi season

3. Hi- tech horticulture IGKVV, Raipur,

C.G.

Organized a training and exposure

visit with farmers on protected

cultivation of horticulture crops

4. Vegetable Production IIHR, Bangalore

Availed improved vegetable F1

hybrid seeds for cultivation at FFP

site

5.

Vegetable and Annual

Moringa Production

and

TNAU, Coimbatore Availed improved vegetable and

PKM-1 & 2 annual moringa seeds

6. Goat farming

CGKV, Durg, C.G.

Getting guidance on scientific goat

farming practices and breed

improvement programme

State Vet.

Department,

Kasdol

Getting valuable help and

guidance in vaccination of goats

and chicks

7. Custom Hiring Centres

(CHCs)

C G State Beej

Nigam, Raipur ,

C.G.

Procured drudgery reduction

Agriculture Equipments for CHCs

8. Pulses Production

C G State Beej

Nigam, Raipur ,

C.G.

Procured improved varieties of

pulses for this regions

9. Mushroom Production

IGKVV, Raipur,

C.G.

Got valuable help, training,

guidance and materials in oyster

mushroom production

Chhattisgarh

Mushroom, Raipur,

C.G.

Got valuable help, training,

guidance and materials in oyster

mushroom production

10 Kadaknath Hatchery

Unit

TANUVAS,

Chennai

Procured Kadaknath hatchery

units and established at FFP

village

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5. Content Mobilization:

Development of information system, database

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6. Success story:

Module: Crop Based Module

Name of the

Intervention:

Line sowing of Lathyrus using the happy seeder and aqua-ferti

seed drill in rice fallow land

Focus area: Small and marginal farmers

Challenge:

Mono cropping, Rainfed area, Low cropping intensity, rice fallow

land, non-availability of good seed, lack of technical know-how

knowledge, lack of mechanization, terminal moisture/heat stress

Process:

Under FFP we conducted a field level survey & need analysis

and we found that farmers were leaving the land as fallow after

the harvesting of rice due to lack of awareness and resources.

Based on the farmer's feedback and interest we introduced

the happy seeder and aqua-ferti seed drill for the sowing of

rice fallow pulses in zero tillage technology, and also

introduced low ODAP varieties of Lathyrus – Prateek &

Mahateoda because of limited water requirement and drought

tolerance.

During the first Rabi season, we covered 50 acres area and

100 farm families under Lathyrus through zero tillage, in

between, we conducted capacity building programmes on plant

protection and management practices.

Impact and

Lessons

Learnt:

As per the first Rabi crop on this area, the crop was very good

and healthy and farmers were also excited to see the crop, and

after the short period we received very good yield 4.48 quintal

per acre with good quality grain.

Majority of the farmers adopted Lathyrus as rice fallow pulses

in Rabi. In addition to that the farmers have started the

cultivation of Lathyrus for next Rabi season.

Economics: Yield per acre 4.48 x 3000(Approx. price) =13,440 – 5038 (cost of

cultivation) = Rs. 8401/- net profit per acre

Module: Livestock Based Module

Name of the

Intervention: Goat farming with improved breed

Focus area: Small, marginal and resource poor land less farmers

Challenge:

Resource poor and subsistence farming, Lack of alternative

livelihood option, lack of suitable breed, monoculture cropping

system (Rice) and low awareness level

Process: After baseline survey and discussion with the farmers,

introduced improved goat breed– Sirohi, Jamanapari and

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Barbari, as alternative livelihood option for tribal farmers

Five goat farming groups of 83 farm families created and

provided goat to all.

Training, health camp and other capacity building programmes

organized

Impact and

Lessons Learnt:

Within the two years received more than 127 healthy offspring,

from 83 goats, market linkage created with local market

Economics: 127 offspring received with approximate weight 1905x400 =

Rs. 7,62,000 income generated

Module: Livestock Based Module

Name of the

Intervention: Kadaknath Poultry Faming

Focus area: Small, marginal, landless farmers, farm women and resource poor

farmers

Challenge:

Resource poor and subsistence farming, Lack of alternative

livelihood option, lack of suitable breed, monoculture cropping

system (Rice) and low awareness level

Process:

After baseline survey, need and situation analysis of the

farmers, we introduced Kadaknath poultry as high value

chicken,

04 kadaknath farming group created, 6000 kadaknath chicks

procured from KVK, Kanker C.G. and provided to 120 farm

families,

Established 04 kadaknath farming cum hatchery unit at village

level,and training provided to rural youth and farm women.

Training and capacity building programmes on scientific

farming practices, feed management, housing management,

vaccination, breeding and marketing management organized

Impact and

Lessons Learnt:

After the scientific farming and management practices received

800 to 1000 gms of weight in 90 days and started, initial mortality

rate was approximate 10% 3000 – 300 = 2600

Economics:

2700 chicken x 750 per chicken = 20,25,000- 5,67,000 (cost of

production) = 1428000/60 unt/family = Rs . 24,300/- income

generation per farm family in three months

Module: Enterprise Based Module

Name of the

Intervention: Oyster mushroom production technology

Focus area: Farm women, rural youth, resource poor small and marginal farmers.

Challenge: Land less farmers, inability to higher investment, Resource poor and

subsistence farming, Lack of alternative livelihood option, and low

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awareness level

Process:

During the baseline survey, we found that farmers were taking only one crop Rice and leaving and burning the paddy straw at the field.

To overcome this straw burning problem and to generate alternate income from waste paddy straw we introduced oyster mushroom production technology,

Hands-on training and exposure visit conducted at Mushroom production unit, department of pathology, IGKV, Raipur C. G.

Based on the farmer’s interest we established four model mushroom production unit at FFP village and four mushroom producer group of farm women and rural youth created

Under FFP we also provided paddy straw cutter to each groups to insure regular straw availability for mushroom production.

Training and other capacity building programme organized at village level and guided farmers to start mushroom production for alternate income generation and nutritional security

In all four units we received very good production.

Impact and

Lessons

Learnt:

Within the month mushroom production started and received 60 kg mushroom from each unit and sold to the local market and consumed by family.

Farmers were very excited and happy to see mushroom at their own home and other farmers also expressed their interest to start mushroom production because of less investment and management

Economics: Total production 280kgx200/kg = 56000/20= Rs – 2800/- income generated per family in two months

Module: NRM Based Module

Name of the

Intervention: Low cost azolla production technology

Focus area: Small, marginal and resource poor farmers

Challenge:

Mono cropping, very low level of knowledge/adoption of soil and

water conservation technologies, Inability to higher investment,

Resource poor and subsistence farming, lack of green fodder for

livestock

Process:

In order to enhance the soil health, to increase the productivity of

different crops and to make available feed for poultry and livestock

at the village by exploring the best possible resource and using

the low-cost Azolla cultivation structure were intervened and

demonstrated.

In this technology, a small water tank was constructed at his own

farm by digging a pit of 1 x 3 x 0.20 m and covered with a plastic

lining.

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Azolla is very useful for the sustainable feed availability for poultry

and livestock, and also utilized for the nitrogen fixation in the rice

field.

In the sort period of time, it became popular among the farmers

and established more than 37 Azolla production units

Impact and

Lessons

Learnt:

This technology has very less investment and management, easy

to establish and no need any expertise,

Now farmers are producing sufficient quantity of Azolla which he

feeds to his cattle, goat and poultry and Azolla saving 20% cost

on poultry feed

Economics: Total production 1.0 kg per day per pit x 306 days = 365 x Rs.10 per

kg = Rs. 3650 income generated per year per family.

Module: Horticulture Based Module

Name of the

Intervention: Scientific vegetable production technology

Focus area: Small, marginal and resource poor farmers

Challenge: Biotic and Abiotic stress factors, Shortage of labour, lack of suitable

varieties, low technical know-how knowledge

Process:

Farmers were growing the vegetables in the traditional way with

the locally available seeds and varieties, and facing problem like

low production, highly infestation by biotic stress and low

Under FFP we introduced improved hybrid vegetable seeds from

IIHR and TNAU, which includes tomato, brinjal, chili, okra, bottle

gourd, bitter gourd, French bean, Indian bean, and radish

Arka mega seed kit (vegetable) introduced for nutritional

gardening

Under the vegetable production 110 farm families covered and

under nutritional gardening more than 200 farm families were

covered

Capacity building programme conducted on the production

technologies and practices

Impact and

Lessons

Learnt:

Farmers learned the scientific production technologies and

practices

Received good quality crop with higher yield

Bacterial wilt was the major issue in this area in tomato and which

is controlled by Arka Rakshak variety of tomato

Economics: Rs.-7222/- income generated per farm family

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7. Glimpses of FFP events (2018-19)

Sr.

No. Events Date Place/Village

Number of

Participants Module

1

Establishment of custom hiring

centre(CHC) & demonstration of

drudgery reduction equipments

06.06.18 Kurraha 19 CBM

2 Farmers meeting and group

discussion on biotic stress in

rice and vegetable crops

14.06.18 Kharri 39 CBM

3 Demonstration on Line sowing

of Pigeon pea through

Bhoramdev Seed Drill

18.06.18 Kharaha 27 CBM

4 Group discussion on plant

protection measures on rice 22.06.18 Kharri 70 CBM

5 Demonstration on the seed

treatment of rice and vegetables 24.06.18

Kharri and

Kharaha 44 CBM

6 Demonstration of Paddy drum

seeder 06.07.18 Kurraha 16 CBM

7 FFP site visit by Director NIBSM and FFP team

10.07.2018 FFP villages 97 -

8 Training and demonstration of

neem cack application in

Turmeric bed

11.07.18 Kharri and

Bamhani 32 HBM

9 Training and demonstration on

scientific pumpkin cultivation 15.07.18 Kharri 29 HBM

10

Training cum demonstration on

the establishment and

maintenance of low cost Azolla

production units

17.07.18 Kurraha and

Kharri 24 NRMBM

11


the establishment and operation

of Kadaknath egg hatchery

units

21.07.18 Kharaha and

Bakla 22 LBM

12 Group discussion and

awareness programme on

Livestock Vaccination

23.07.18 Bakla and

Kharaha 66 LBM

13 Training and farmer gosthi

conducted on scientific 24.07.18 Bamhani and 27 LBM

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Kadaknath farming Kharaha

14


Seed, Soil and Root treatment of

vegetable crops through

Trichoderma viride

17.08.18 Bamhani and

Kharri 37 HBM

15 Stakeholders Meeting and group discussion on Oyster Mushroom production


Kharaha 76 EBM

16 Training cum demonstration on

plant protection measures on

vegetable crops

30.08.18 Kharri 57 HBM

17 Vaccination programme of

Kadaknath chicks and Goats.

05.09.18

and

06.09.18

Bakla,

Kharaha,

Bamhani.

Kurraha and

Kharri

66 LBM

18 Establishment of Low cost Azolla Production unit

10.09.18 Kharri 07 NRMBM

19 Group discussion and farmers

gosthi on biotic stress and plant

protection on cucurbits

12.09.18 Kharri 22 HBM

20 Installation and Demonstration

of Pheromone trap in Vegetable

field


Kharri 28 HBM


scientific nursery raising

technology

15.09.18 Kharaha and

Bamhani 65 HBM


of Yellow Sticky trap in

Vegetable field

20.09.18 Kharri and

Kharaha 37 HBM


of Yellow Sticky trap in

Vegetable field

21.09.18 Bakla 15 HBM


of Pheromone trap in Rice field 27.09.18

Kharri,

Bamhani and

Kurraha 42 CBM

25 Training cum Demonstration on

Kadaknath Egg Hatching and

their management.

29.09.18 Kurraha 42 LBM

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26 Training cum demonstration of

Plant protection measures in

Rice

02.10.18 Bakla and

Bamhani 52 CBM

27 Demonstration on the sowing of

Lathyrus through rice fallow

(Utera Cropping)


28 Demonstration on preparation

and application of Bordeaux

mixture

06.11.18 Kharri and

Kurraha 28 HBM

29

Training and demonstration on

preparation and application of

Waste Decomposer conducted

for soil and water conservation


Kharaha 25 NRMBM

30

Farmers meeting and group

discussion on disease

management and caretaking of

goat

18.11.18 Bakla and

Kharaha 62 LBM

31 Training cum group discussion

on plant protection measures in

vegetable crops.

01.12.18 Bakla and

Kharri 58 HBM


seed treatment of pulses with

fungicides and bio- fertilizers


33

Demonstration on the Line

sowing of Improved variety of

pulses and oilseed

crops(Lathyrus – Mahateoda,

Chick Pea – Vaibhav, Linseed –

RLC-92, and Mustard – Pusa

Jay Kisan) in rice fallow, using

with Happy Seeder and Aqua-

Ferti Seed Drill


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the scientific vegetable

production through improved

vegetable seed from IIHR and

TNAU


Kharri 76 HBM

35 Demonstration of scientific

nursery raising technology 22.12.18

Bamhani and

Khrri 62 HBM


oyster mushroom production 24.12.18 Bamhani 14 EBM

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37 Distribution of Arka Mega Seed

kit (vegetable) for the nutrition

gardening

04.01.19 to

05.01.19

Bakla,

Kharaha,

Bamhani.

Kurraha and

Kharri

198 HBM

38 Training cum demonstrated on

eco-friendly pest management

technologies


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Farmers Scientist Interface on the biotic stress in agriculture and FFP interventions and field visit by FFP monitoring team

18.01.19 Kharri 72 -

40 Establishment of kadaknath

farming cum hatchery unit 26.01.19

Bakla, Kharri

and Bamhani 30 LBM

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Participation and display of promising agricultural intervention under Farmer FIRST Programme in the SMART FARM TECH - 2019

01.02.19 to

02.02.19

V W Canyon

Hotel, Raipur,

Chhattisgarh. 62 -

42 Farmers Scientist Interface and Field visit

06.02.19 Kharri and

Kharaha 156 -


production of annual moringa

PKM -1 and PKM -2

12.02.19 Kharri and

Kharaha 38 HBM


Oyster Mushroom production 15.02.19 Kharri 22 EBM

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the line sowing of summer rice

using paddy drum seeder

demonstrated


46 Vaccination awareness

programme among Kadaknath

kadaknath farming groups

25.02.19 Bakla. Kharri

and Bamhani 30 LBM

47

Farmers meeting cum group

discussion on the plant

protection measures of pulses

and oilseed crops

05.03.19 Kharri and

Kurraha 72 CBM

48 Establishment of Agro-

Processing Centres(APC)

with(PKV dal mill, mini rice mill,

08.03.19 Bakla,

Bamhani and 33 EBM

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flour mill, pulveriser, and oil

expeller machine established)

Kharri

49 Farmers Exposure visit cum educational tour

18.03.19 to

19.03.19

IGKV,

Raipur,

Chhattisgarh

Mushroom,

Raipur and

KVK Kanker

18 -

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8. Budget (2018-19)

Component BE,

2018-19 RE,

2018-19 Total Release

(In Rs.) Total Expenditure

(In Rs.)

A. Grant in Aid Capital

Works 4.00 4.00

3,99,840

Equipments 8.00 8.00

7,99,405

IT 0.00 0.00

0

Furniture 0.00 0.00

0

Total (A) 12.00 12.00

11,99,245

B. Grant in Aid General

TA 1.00 1.25

1,24,748

HRD 1.25 1.25

1,24,579

R& O expenditure 13.00 13.00

1,28,5831

Admin. Expenditure 1.30 1.30

1,26,335

Total (B) 16.55 16.55

16,61,493

Grand Total (A+B) 28.55 28.80 26,46,480 28,60,738

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