KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA
JUNAGADH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
NANA-KANDHASAR – 363 520
Information of Senior Scientist & Head :
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Name
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Dr. Jijuben N. Vyas |
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Designation
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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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Email
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Faculty Information at KVK Nana kandhasar :
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Sr.
No.
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Sanctioned post
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Name of the incumbent
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Discipline
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Date of joining in KVK
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Mail Address
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Senior Scientist and Head
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Dr. Jijuben N. Vyas
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Home Science
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03-09-2022
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02.
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Subject Matter Specialist
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Dr. B. C. Bochalya
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Extension Education
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23-08-2006
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03.
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Subject Matter Specialist
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Dr. R. P. Kalma
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Animal Science
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07-12-2016
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Subject Matter Specialist
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Mr. D. A. Patel
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Horticulture
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20-01-2017
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Subject Matter Specialist
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Plant Protection
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Subject Matter Specialist
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Agronomy
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Subject Matter Specialist
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Home Science
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08.
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Programme Assistant
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Mr. A. K. Vala
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B. Sc. (Agri)
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10-08-2018
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09.
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Computer Programmer
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Mr. P. T. Patel
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Computer Science
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30-12-2008
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10.
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Farm Manager
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Mr. M. N. Patel
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B. Sc. (Agri)
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27-07-2018
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11.
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Accountant/Superintendent
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Mr. R. P. Vagadiya
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O.S. cum Accountant
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01-12-2011
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12.
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Stenographer
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Mr. S.H.Shukla
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Stenographer Gr-3
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19-11-2013
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Driver 1
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Driver 2
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Supporting staff 1
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Supporting staff 2
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Achivements I
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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
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Achivements II
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Scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, JAU, Surendranagar receiving “Best Exhibition Stall Award’’ by the hands of Hon. Dr, Mahendra Munjpara, member of parliament, Surendranagar
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Achivements III
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Dr. R. P. Kalma, Scientist of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, JAU, Surendranagar receiving Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam national award
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Achivements IV
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Dr. B. C. Bochalya (Scientist) of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, JAU, Nana Kandhasar receiving Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam lifetime achievement national award
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Achivements V
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Shri. M. F. Bhoraniya felicitated with award by the Dr. H. M. Gajipara, Director of Extension Education, JAU, Junagadh, during 17th SAC meeting
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Achivements VI
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Dr. R. P. Kalma, Scientist, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, JAU, Nana Kandhasar receiving the “Young KVK Scientist award’’ during 7th International Conference on Opportunities and Challenges in Agriculture, Environmental & Biosciences for Global Development at Goa.
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General information :
1. Letter no and date of sanction : DDG (AE), ICAR NEW DELHI F. No. 13-1/2003-AE-I. July, 29, 2005
2. Month and Year of Inception : October - 2005
Mandate and Activities :
(1) On-farm testing to assess the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
(2) Frontline demonstrations to establish production potential of technologies on the farmers’ fields.
(3) Capacity development of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skills on modern agricultural technologies.
(4) 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.
(5) 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 and 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 & Dhrangadhra taluka and loamy soil is found in some part of Dhrangadhra 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 irrigationare wells, tube wells, ponds and canals. The major crops of this region are cotton, groundnut, castor, 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.
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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 and Muli
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3. Saline & Alkaline soils
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Dasada and Lakhtar
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4. Shallowcalcareous sandy soil
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Dhrangadhra
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5. Red Loamy soil
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Dhrangadhra
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6. Low land soils
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Limbdi and Lakhtar
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7. Calcareous Sandy soil
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Chotila, Thangadh and 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, Dhrangadhra, Dasada,
Limbdi, Chotila, Thangadh, Sayla, ChudaLakhtar, Wadhwan (10-Taluka)
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Major crops grown
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1) Cereals
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Wheat, Sorghum, Bajara
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2) Pulses
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Green gram, Black gram and Gram
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3) Oil seeds
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Sesame, Groundnut and Castor
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4) Others
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Cotton, Cumin, Onion, Garlic and 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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Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district (2020-21)
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Sr. No.
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Crop
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Surendranagar
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Gujarat
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Area (ha)
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Production
(MT)
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Yield
(kg/ha)
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Yield (kg/ha)
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1
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Bajara
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4803
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6957
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1449
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1534
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2
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Green gram
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1338
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551
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412
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412
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3
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Groundnut
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59410
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140264
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2361
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1899
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4
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Castor
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64889
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100635
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1551
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2060
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5
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Sesame
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32109
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3007
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94
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186
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6
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Cotton (Irrigated)
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246521
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812072
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560
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609
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7
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Cotton (Unirrigated)
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83661
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140976
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286
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349
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8
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Wheat (Irrigated)
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55671
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169090
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3037
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3271
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9
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Gram
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47291
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65115
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1377
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1762
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10
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Cumin
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75356
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55128
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732
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843
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11
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Funnel
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19440
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37074
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1907
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1800
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Note: Cotton yield is in lint
Total land with KVK (in ha):
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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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1.04
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A
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Crop cafeteria
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0.10
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B
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Fodder Unit
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0.02
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C
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Nursery Unit
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0.03
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D
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IFS Model
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0.60
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E
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Compost Pit
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F
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Vermicompost Unit
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I
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NADEP Unit
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J
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Automatic Weather Station
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0.18
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K
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Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Unit
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0.11
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3.
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Under Crops
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16.84
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4.
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Horticulture Crops
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2.97
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A
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Mix Fruit Crops (sapota + mango + gunda) Orchard
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0.90
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B
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Jamun Orchard
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0.45
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C
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Tamarind Orchard
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1.00
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D
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Date Palm Orchard
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0.50
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E
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Guava Orchard
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0.12
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5.
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Under Road
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1.70
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6.
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Farm Pond
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0.24
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Total
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26.35
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Click here to see Farm Map and Photos :
Priority thrust areas:-
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Crop/Enterprise
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Thrust area
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Cotton
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1. Increase productivity of the crops by adopting recommended practices of integrated pest management (Pink boll worm in Bt-cotton (IPM) and INM in cotton
2. Recycling of the cotton stalk by cotton shredder
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Groundnut, Sesame Castor and Wheat
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Increase productivity of the crops by adopting recommended dry farming technologies, newly released varieties and INM in sesame
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Cumin
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Integrated Diseases Management and IPM
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Chickpea
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Increase productivity of the crops by newly released varieties and storage grain for seed purpose to farmers for next year.
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Horticulture (Pomegranate, Lemon, Guava and chilly
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Value addition in fruits and vegetables, INM, training and pruning orchard and promote the farmers to adopting arid horticulture crops
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Agriculture
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Providing information and create interest to young generation for agriculture as a profession.
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Farm waste
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Recycling of the warm waste through composting, Vermi-composting and green manuring.
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Micro Irrigation
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Effective use of water by micro irrigation system, water harvesting structure and water harvesting techniques.
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Animal Science
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Increase productivity of the milk by adopting scientific feeding and breeding technologies and to create awareness about clean milk production.
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Post Harvesting Technology (PHT)
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Create awareness for proper storage and reduce post harvest losses.
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Progress Report (January 2023-December 2023)
Training Programmes:-
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Thematic Area
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No. of Courses
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Male
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Female
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Total
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Open
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SC-ST
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Open
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SC-ST
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On Campus Training
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44
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807
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141
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122
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43
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1113
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Off Campus Training
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45
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698
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162
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245
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52
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1157
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Collaborative Training
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06
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324
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87
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65
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21
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497
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Sponsored Training
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31
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679
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79
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622
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59
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1439
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RAWE Student Training
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05
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32
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12
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25
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08
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77
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District Student Training
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03
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95
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18
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57
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12
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182
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Grand Total
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134
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2635
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499
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1136
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195
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4465
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3134
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1331
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Front Line Demonstration:-
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Sr.
No.
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Crop
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Technology Demonstrated
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Variety/ Technology
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Area (ha)
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No. of Farmers
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Yield (qtl. /ha)
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Demo.
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Local
Check
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Season: - Rabi
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Pulse crops
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01
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Chickpea
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Improved Variety
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GG-5
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04
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10
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27.61
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23.92
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02
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Chickpea (CFLD)
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Improved Variety
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GJG-6 and Bio Agents
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20
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50
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20.23
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17.75
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Other crops
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03
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Cumin
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IDM
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GC-4
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04
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10
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9.60
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8.24
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04
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Wheat
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Improved Variety
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GW-451
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04
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10
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40.24
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35.53
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Fodder Crops
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05
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Lucerne
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Improved Variety
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AL-3
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01
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10
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395
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330
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Vegetable Crops
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06
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Onion
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Improved Variety
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GJWO-3
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01
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10
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303
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269
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Season: - Kharif
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Oilseed Crops
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07
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Sesame
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Improved Variety
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GT-4
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04
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10
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3.07
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2.71
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08
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Groundnut
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Bio Agent (White grub)
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Gir Sawaj Metarizium
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04
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10
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18.36
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16.46
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09
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Groundnut
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Bio Agent (Stem rot)
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Gir Sawaj Trichoderma
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04
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10
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17.66
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15.22
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10
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Groundnut (CFLD)
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Improved Variety
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GJG-32 and Bio Agents
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10
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25
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19.05
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16.33
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Vegetable Crops
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11
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Tomato
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Improved Variety
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GT-6 and Beauveria
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01
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10
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284.53
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269.64
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12
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Kitchen Garden
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-
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Vegetable Seed Packets
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00
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25
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For popularize kitchen gardening
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Animal Science:-
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Name of Breed/ Species |
No. of farmers |
No. of animal |
Unit of Yield |
Demo yield - Average |
Check yield - Average |
% increase over check |
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Jafrabadi buffalo |
10 |
10 |
Milk yield L/animal/day |
8 |
7 |
14.2 |
Location Area :
Extension Programmes:-
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Extension Programmes
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Number
of
Activities
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Male
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Female
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Open
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SC-
ST
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Open
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SC-ST
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Krishi Mela 2023
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11
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6336
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348
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3386
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214
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Agri. Exhibition
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6
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3147
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0
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1262
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0
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Literature Distribution
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23
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1851
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12
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821
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0
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Lecture delivered
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266
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7581
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22
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4036
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0
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Farmers visit to KVK
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0
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1460
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0
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54
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0
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Scientific visit to farmers field
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0
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1137
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7
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17
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0
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Film Slide/ Video Show
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39
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1433
|
5
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289
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81
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Telephonic information to Farmers
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3
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2477
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0
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11
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0
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Field Day
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5
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187
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0
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23
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0
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Kisan Gosthi
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2
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61
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15
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08
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05
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Grand Total
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355
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25670
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409
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9907
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300
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26079
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10207
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Celebration of important days and Special programmes :-
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Important Days and Special Programmes
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No. of
Activities
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Male
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Female
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Open
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SC-ST
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Open
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SC-ST
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International Millets Conference
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1
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50
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11
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33
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9
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International Women Day
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2
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0
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0
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141
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29
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Natural Farming Training - VLM - FPO
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1
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120
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17
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52
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11
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Natural Farming - Mela
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1
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1492
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231
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1160
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117
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Natural Farming - Training
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1
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35
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8
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13
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0
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PM-Kisan - Online Video Conference and PM Man ki Baat
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4
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287
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10
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27
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0
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“Climate Resilient and Smart Agriculture” and “LiFE”
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8
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183
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33
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61
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19
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World Milk Day
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1
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17
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3
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0
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0
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World Environment Day and Tree Plantation 2023
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1
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0
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0
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41
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14
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International Yoga Diwas
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1
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3
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2
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21
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0
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Night Meeting
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1
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17
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3
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0
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0
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Celebration of ICAR Foundation Day
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1
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46
|
9
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0
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0
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Technology Day
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1
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49
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4
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0
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0
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Parthenium Awareness Week and SP 2023
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2
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96
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19
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51
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9
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Technology Week
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1
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302
|
15
|
43
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5
|
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Farmer Workshop
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1
|
289
|
11
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0
|
0
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Natural Farming - Symposium
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1
|
10
|
0
|
0
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0
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Agri Drone Demonstration
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13
|
456
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
|
Pilot Project on Crop Diversification
|
2
|
55
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
International Millet Year - Mela
|
6
|
872
|
57
|
826
|
41
|
|
Swachhta Campaign and Swachhta Sewa Diwas
|
5
|
64
|
6
|
13
|
4
|
|
Workshop - HDPS – Cotton
|
1
|
89
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
|
BCI-AFRO- Farmers Training
|
1
|
153
|
8
|
88
|
8
|
|
Pashupalan Shibir
|
1
|
27
|
3
|
7
|
5
|
|
Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra
|
32
|
7356
|
526
|
6275
|
418
|
|
Grand Total
|
90
|
12068
|
1016
|
8852
|
689
|
|
13084
|
9541
|
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Publication :-
|
Sr. No.
|
Award, Publication, Talk
|
No.
|
|
1
|
Award
|
01
|
|
2
|
Radio Talk
|
02
|
|
3
|
Calendar
|
01
|
|
4
|
Press Note
|
09
|
|
5
|
Folder
|
05
|
|
6
|
Popular Article
|
05
|
|
7
|
Research Paper
|
03
|
Farm production :-
|
Name of the crop
|
Variety
|
Production in (qtl)
A Grade
|
Production in (qtl)
B Grade
|
Total
(qtl)
|
|
Sesame
|
GT-3 Breeder
|
2.98
|
0.10
|
3.08
|
|
Sesame
|
GT-3 TF
|
1.10
|
1.83
|
2.93
|
|
Sesame
|
GT-6 TF
|
4.50
|
10.00
|
14.50
|
|
Groundnut
|
GJG-9 Breeder
|
67.50
|
10.00
|
77.50
|
|
Groundnut
|
GJG-41 Breeder
|
9.30
|
3.00
|
12.30
|
HorticultureCrops :-
|
Name of the crop
|
Variety
|
Production in (qtl)
|
|
Fruit
|
||
|
Sapota
|
Kalipatti
|
12.61
|
|
Mango
|
Kesar
|
1.04
|
|
Date Palm
|
Barhi
|
4.66
|