KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA
JUNAGADH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
NANA-KANDHASAR – 363 520
Year of Establishment : October- 2005
Information of Senior Scientist & Head :
Name
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Mr. M. F. Bhoraniya
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Designation
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I/C Senior Scientist & Head
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Contact Address
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Krishi Vigyan Kendra,
Junagadh Agricultural University,
At : Nana kandhasar
Taluka : Chotila
District: Surendranagar
State : Gujarat
Pin – 363 520
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Phone
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02751 294120
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Mobile
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94282 97863
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Email
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Faculty Information at KVK Nana kandhasar :
Sr.
No.
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Name
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Designation
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Specialization
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Mobile
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Email ID
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1
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Dr. B. C. Bochalya
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Scientist
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Extension Education
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9427713771
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2
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Mr. M. F. Bhoraniya
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Scientist
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Plant Protection
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9428297863
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3
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Dr. R. P. Kalma
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Scientist
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Veterinary Science
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9586871273
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4
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Mr. D. A. Patel
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Scientist
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Horticulture
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7600011739
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5
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Mr. A. K. Vala
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Training Assistant (Store)
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B. Sc. (Agriculture)
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9726234447
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Mr. M. N. Patel
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Farm Manager
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B. Sc. (Agriculture)
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8140857275
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7
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Mr. R. P. Vagadia
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Assistant
(Pooled at DR Office, JAU, Junagadh)
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B. Com
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9913558136
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Mr. P. T. Patel
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Computer Programmer
(Pooled at Comptroller Office, JAU, Junagadh)
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B. Tech
(Computer Science)
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9913850138
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9
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Mr. Shivam Shukla
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Steno Grade III
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B. Com
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9429189943
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10
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Shri A. M. Dhadvi
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Peon
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3rd Standard
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9979019902
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Achivements I
Awards received by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra : National Best KVK of the year - Runner up Award” Awarded by Mahindra Samridhee India Agri Awards –2018 to KVK, JAU, Nana kandhasar, Surendranagar On 6th March, 2018
Achivements II
Scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, JAU, Surendranagar receiving “Best Exhibition Stall Award’’ by the hands of Hon. Dr, Mahendra Munjpara, member of parliament, Surendranagar
Achivements III
Dr. R. P. Kalma, Scientist of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, JAU, Surendranagar receiving Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam national award
Achivements IV
Dr. B. C. Bochalya (Scientist) of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, JAU, Nana Kandhasar receiving Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam lifetime achievement national award
General information
1. Letter no and date of sanction : DDG (AE), ICAR
2. Month and Year of Inception : October - 2005
Mandate and Activities :
The mandate of KVK is Technology Assessment and Demonstration for its Application and Capacity Development.
To implement the mandate effectively, the following activities are envisaged for each KVK
- Conducting on-farm testing to assess the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
- Conducting frontline demonstrations to establish production potential of technologies on the farmers’ fields.
- Capacity development of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skills on modern agricultural technologies.
- To work as knowledge and resource centre of agricultural technologies for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector in improving the agricultural economy of the district.
- Provide farm advisories using ICT and other media means on varied subjects of interest to farmers
In addition, KVKs produce quality technological products (seed, planting material, bio-agents, livestock) and make it available to farmers, organize frontline extension activities, identify and document selected farm innovations and converge with ongoing schemes and programs within the mandate of KVK
District Profile:
The district Surendranagar mainly falls in north Saurashtra agro-climatic zone. The district located in India at 22.0° to 23.45° North latitude and 69.45° to 72.15° East longitude. Surendranagar district is bounded in north by Gulf of Kutch and Mehasana district, in the south by Bhavnagar and part of Ahmedabad district, on the east by part of Ahmedabad and west by Rajkot district. The average annual rainfall is 400 mm. The average temperature of the district ranges with 41°C maximum to 11°C minimum. The soil is mostly medium black, shallow to moderately deep and calcareous in nature, therefore cotton is the major crop of the district. Some patches of saline soil found in Dasada and Lakhtar talukas, calcareous sandy soil found in some part of Chotila, Sayla & Dhangadhra taluka and loamy soil is found in some part of Dhangdhra taluka. The pH of the soil is alkaline and underground water is non saline in nature.
The district covers 10.48 lakh ha geographical area out of which 6.90 lakh ha under cultivation, of which only 0.62 lakh ha is irrigated. Major area comes under rainfed farming. The main sources of irrigation are wells, tube wells, ponds and canals. The major crops of this region are cotton, sesame & pearl millet and others are sorghum, wheat, chick pea, groundnut, mustard, cumin, green gram, black gram, onion, garlic and vegetables. The fruit orchard area is very less.
Total Geographical area
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1048900 ha
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Total cultivable area
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690000 ha
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Net cultivated area
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685284 ha
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Area sown more than one
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42933 ha
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Total area under forest
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49353 ha
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Total irrigated area
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61879 ha
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Area under non-agricultural use
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53639 ha
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Barren & uncultivated land
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128029 ha
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Permanent pasture
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46036 ha
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Current fallows
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16652 ha
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Waste land
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63232 ha
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Total number of Holdings
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172769
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a) SC
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11353
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b) ST
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1054
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c) Others
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160362
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Soil Type
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1. Medium black, shallow to moderate deep & calcareous in nature
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Overall Surendranagar district
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2. Mediumblack
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Wadhwan & Muli
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3. Saline & Alkaline soils
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Dasada & Lakhtar
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4. Shallowcalcareous sandy soil
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Dhranghadhra
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5. Red Loamy soil
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Dhranghadhra
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6. Low land soils
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Limbdi, & Lakhtar
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7. Calcareous Sandy soil
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Chotila, Thangadh & Sayla
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Total number of villages
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651
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Number of Talukas
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Muli, Dhangadhra, Dasada,
Limbdi, Chotila, Thangadh, Sayla, Chuda Lakhatar, Wadhwan (10-Taluka)
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Major crops grown
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1) Cereals
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Wheat, Sorghum, Bajra
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2) Pulses
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Green gram, Black gram, Gram
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3) Oil seeds
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Sesame, Groundnut, Castor
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4) Others
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Cotton, Cumin, Onion, Garlic & Vegetables.
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Live Stock (Total)
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9,26,696
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1) Bullocks & Cows
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3,02,346
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2) Goats
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1,91,814
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3) Buffaloes
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2,73,686
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4) Horses & Camel
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2,079
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5) Sheeps
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1,32,356
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6) Others
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24,415
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Rainfall Status :
Sr. No.
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Taluka
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Average Rainfall (1988-2018)
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Rainfall
(2019-20)
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(%) Against Average Rainfall
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1
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Chotila,
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645
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997
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154.58
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2
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Chuda
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546
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1240
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226.90
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3
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Dasada
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560
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703
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125.63
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4
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Dhangadhra
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517
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1259
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243.52
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5
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Lakhtar
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575
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914
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159.05
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6
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Limbdi
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616
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730
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118.60
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7
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Muli
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566
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852
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150.48
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8
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Sayla
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512
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974
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190.30
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9
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Thangadh
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614
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1034
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168.41
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10
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Wadhvan
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566
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1040
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183.79
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District Average
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565
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974
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172.35
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Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district (2017-18)
Sr. No.
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Crop
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Surendranagar
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Gujarat Productivity (Kg/ha)
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Area (ha)
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Production (MT)
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Productivity (Kg/ha)
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1
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Cotton (Irrigated)
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233651
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17719
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1289
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1251
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2
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Cotton (Rainfed)
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126074
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5953
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803
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837
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3
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Cumin
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93287
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70685
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758
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747
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4
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Castor
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43572
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74948
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1720
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2072
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5
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Wheat
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32348
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93471
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2890
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2841
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6
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Groundnut
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29786
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77917
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2616
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1629
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7
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Sesame
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13281
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6108
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460
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534
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8
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Gram
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11145
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8133
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730
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1125
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9
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Funnel
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10213
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16617
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1627
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1627
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10
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Bajara
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5828
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6215
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1066
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1574
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11
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Green gram
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3987
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1810
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454
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454
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12
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Guar seed
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1735
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1231
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710
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667
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13
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Pigeon pea
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672
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761
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1132
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1132
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Total land with KVK (in ha) :
Sr. No.
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Item
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Area (ha)
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1
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Under Buildings
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3.56
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2.
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Under Demonstration Units
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0.34
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3.
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Under Crops
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17.56
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4.
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Horticulture
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2.96
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5.
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Under Road
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01.70
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6.
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Pond
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0.23
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Total
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26.35
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Training Programmes:-
Thematic Area
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No. of
Courses
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Others
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SC/ST
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Total
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On Campus Training
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28
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636
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81
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717
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Off Campus Training
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32
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667
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83
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750
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Extension functionaries
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04
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183
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00
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183
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Collaborative Training
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05
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440
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00
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440
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Sponsored Training
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64
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4006
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00
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4006
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Total
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133
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5932
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164
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6096
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Priority thrust areas:-
Crop/Enterprise
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Thrust area
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Cotton
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Groundnut, Sesame Castor and Wheat
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Cumin
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Chickpea
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Horticulture (Pomegranate, Lemon, Guava and chilly
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Agriculture
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Farm waste
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Micro Irrigation
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Animal Science
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Post Harvesting Technology (PHT)
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Front Line Demonstration year 2019-2020:-
Sr.
No.
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Crop
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Variety/ Treatment
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No. of FLDS
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Area (ha)
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Av. yield (q/ha)
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Increase in yield (%)
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Demo.
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Check
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1.
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Sesame
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GT-4
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10
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04
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6.49
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5.59
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16.06
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2.
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Groundnut
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GJG-31/Metarizium
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10
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04
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18.96
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16.18
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17.20
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3.
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Groundnut
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GG-20/Trichoderma
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05
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02
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18.60
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16.54
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12.45
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4.
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G'nut (CFLD)
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GJG-31 & JAU bio products
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50
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20
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21.13
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17.28
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22.28
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5.
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Cotton
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Bt-Cotton/Gir Sawaj MDP
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10
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04
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19.40
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16.35
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18.65
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6.
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Cumin
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GC-4/Mancozeb &
Carbendazim
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20
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08
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9.99
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8.74
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14.34
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7.
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Wheat
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GW-451
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20
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08
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48.81
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43.21
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12.98
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8.
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Chickpea
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GG-3
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10
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04
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18.34
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15.29
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19.93
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9.
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Chickpea (CFLDs)
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GG-3 & JAU bio products
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50
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20
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19.94
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16.14
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23.48
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10.
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Brinjal
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GRB-5
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10
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01
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324.5
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256.10
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26.79
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11.
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Tomato
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GAT-5
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10
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01
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307.74
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247.47
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24.35
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12.
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Fodder
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Anand Lucerne-3
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10
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01
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440
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355
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23.94
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Location Area: -
Extension Programmes (including activities of FLD programmes):-
Extension Programmes
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No. of activities
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Participants
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M
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F
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T
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Krishi Mela
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04
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3127
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1203
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4330
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Agri Exhibition
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12
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2404
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1340
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3744
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Film Show
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40
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1262
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1062
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2324
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Lectures delivered
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261
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7778
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1647
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9425
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Literature distributed
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32
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-
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-
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7918
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Scientific visit to farmers field
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46
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747
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247
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994
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Farmers visit to KVK
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93
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0
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0
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4059
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Telephonic information to Farmers
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-
|
3259
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0
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3259
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Kisan Gosthi
|
1
|
65
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55
|
120
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Khedut Shibir
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4
|
291
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69
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360
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Group Discussion
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3
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45
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-
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45
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Total
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496
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18978
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5623
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36578
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Special programmes and celebration of days
Extension Programmes
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No. of activities
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Participants
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M
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F
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T
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Field Day
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13
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267
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134
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401
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PM Kisan Sanman Nidhi Yojna
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1
|
47
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60
|
107
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International Women Day
|
1
|
0
|
55
|
55
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Mahila Sashaktikaran Pakhwada (01 to 14/08/2019)
|
4
|
38
|
310
|
348
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Mahila Krishi Diwas
|
1
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6
|
108
|
114
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Technology Week (23 to 27/09/2019)
|
1
|
252
|
171
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423
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Nutrition Week
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1
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0
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30
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30
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PM Kisan Sanma Nidhi Yojna
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1
|
124
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2
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126
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World Zoonoses Day
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1
|
110
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0
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110
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International Yoga Day
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1
|
32
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27
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59
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Mahila Krishi Diwas
|
1
|
04
|
34
|
38
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World Food Day
|
1
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72
|
00
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72
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Swachhta Hi Sewa Diwas
|
1
|
10
|
10
|
20
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Swachhta Pakhwada ( 11-09 to 02-10-2019)
|
13
|
366
|
339
|
705
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Vaigyanik Gosthi and Farmer Awareness Programme
|
1
|
103
|
00
|
103
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Constitution Day
|
4
|
90
|
43
|
133
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Soil Health Day
|
1
|
47
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0
|
47
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Kisan Diwas
|
1
|
66
|
23
|
89
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Kisan and Vigyan Diwas
|
1
|
49
|
8
|
57
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Sawchhta Pakhwada ( 16-12-2019 to 31-12-2019)
|
8
|
133
|
129
|
262
|
Kisan Gosthi/ Tree Plantation
|
1
|
0
|
69
|
69
|
Farmers Workshop
|
2
|
127
|
0
|
127
|
Total
|
60
|
1676
|
1418
|
3495
|
Activities under MGMG
Summary
State
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Name of institute/ university involved
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Total No. of Groups/team formed
|
No. of Scientists Involved
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No. of villages covered
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No. of field activities conducted
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No. of messages/ advisory sent
|
Farmers benefited (No.)
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Gujarat
|
KVK, JAU, Nana kandhasar
|
02
|
04
|
10
|
38
|
03
|
417
|
Activities undertaken
Sr. No.
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Name of activity
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No. of activities conducted
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No. of farmers participated & benefitted
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1.
|
Visit to village by teams
|
13
|
273
|
2.
|
Interface meeting/ Goshthies
|
11
|
231
|
3.
|
Training organized
|
09
|
189
|
4.
|
Demonstrations conducted
|
04
|
160
|
5.
|
Mobilebased advisories
(No. of message)
|
03
|
417
|
6.
|
Literature support provided (No)
|
07
|
375
|
7.
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Awareness created (No)
|
06
|
675
|
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Total
|
53
|
2320
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Performance of instructional farm (crops) including seed production in 2019-2020
Crop
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Name of the crop
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Name of the
variety
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Area (ha)
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Quantity of seed (qui)
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1
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Sesame
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GT-3 (Breeder)
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1.10
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5.50
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GT-3 (TF)
|
1.54
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6.40
|
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2
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Groundnut
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GJG-31 (Breeder)
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3.04
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47.40
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GJG-31 (TF)
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1.55
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21.60
|
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GJG-9 (Breeder)
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4.06
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63.30
|
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GJG-9 (TF)
|
2.01
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14.70
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3
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Cumin
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GC-4 (TF)
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0.50
|
3.60
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Total
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13.8
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162.5
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Others
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4
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Sapota
|
Kalipatti
|
0.90
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5.54
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Mango
|
Kesar
|
-
|
7.95
|
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Tamarind
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Local
|
1.30
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1.97
|
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Total
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2.20
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15.46
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University products made available to farmers(2019-2020)
Sr. No.
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Name of product
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Quantity
(In kg or No.)
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JAU bio product sell
(Rs.)
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Income generate from bio product (Rs.)
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1
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Gir Sawaj Beauveria
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13,335
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20,00,250
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2,00,025
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2
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Gir Sawaj Trichoderma
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16,835
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11,78,450
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1,68,350
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3
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Pheromone traps
(for pink bollworm control)
|
1,238
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12,380
|
2,476
|
4
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Lure of pink bollworm
|
2,086
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20,860
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2,086
|
5
|
Vegetable packets
|
319
|
3,190
|
-
|
6
|
Gir Sawaj Metarhizium
|
321
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48,150
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4,815
|
7
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MDP for cotton pink bollworm
|
300
|
1,65,000
|
15,000
|
8
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Bio fertilizers:
|
|
|
0
|
Rhizobium (1 lit Bottle)
|
81
|
9,720
|
1,620
|
|
Azotobacter (1 lit Bottle)
|
242
|
29,040
|
4,840
|
|
PSM (1 lit Bottle)
|
259
|
31,080
|
5,170
|
|
Total
|
34,98,120
|
4,04,382
|
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