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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Concerned by the slow growth of agriculture and allied sector, the National Development

Council (NDC) in its meeting held on 29th

May, 2007 envisaged for rejuvenating agricultural

and allied sector during the XI th Five Year Plan Period by achieving a growth rate of 4% per

annum .In this regard Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan for the Ahmednagar District was

prepared for XI plan period which was quite helpful to achive the targeted growth rate for

agriculture and allied sector in Ahmednagar district. The concerned allied departments at district

were oriented about the importance of Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan. Ahmednagar

is one of the largest districts in the state of Maharashtra. It is divided into fourteen tahsils.

Except Akole tahsil of Ahmednagar district all remaining thirteen tahsils falls under drought

prone area. The total area under cultivation is about 12.56 lakh hectares. Ahmednagar is

predominantly a agricultural based district. The majority of cultivable area is depend upon

monsoon i.e. rainfed. Due to availability of irrigation facilities the productivity of agriculture is

comparatively more in irrigated areas than rainfed areas. Hence total agricultural growth in both

the rainfed and as well as irrigated areas is required to improve in the XII th Five Year Plan

Period.

The present document is prepared taking into consideration the present status agriculture

and allied sector in Ahmednagar district, potential areas of improvement, available resources and

additional infrastructure required for achieving expected 4% growth rate per annum. This

document also focuses on the budget required for implementation of various programmes and

activities proposed during the plan period. The regional and location specific needs are taken

into consideration with present constraints in the development. The purpose of the

Comprehensive Agricultural Development Plan is to generate a common development

perspective of Ahmednagar district. It also focuses on human, infrastructure and optimal

utilization of the available resources for achieving higher levels of livelihood especially for

women and underprivileged.

While preparing of this comprehensive plan document we have been guided and

supported by District Collector Ahmednagar and all progressive farmers of districts. I must

thank for them sincerely. The allied department officers put the their innovative programmes to

make it more farming system driven. The staff of Agriculture Department was engaged for

collecting and consolidating talukawise data. They deserve appreciation for responding

positively for these changes in Agriculture planning process. I must thankful to Shri.Shivajirao

Amle, Project Director ATMA, &Shri Raosaheb Bendre, Agri Marketing Expert.Ahmednagar

for their enthusiasm in making this document more live and fruitful.

I must personally extend my sincere thanks to Shri Umesh Lagad ,MD ,SEVA ,NGO for

refining and finishing the C-DAP of Ahmednagar District.

Ankush Mane

District Superintending Agricultural Officer

Ahmednagar (M.S.)

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Contents

Foreword i

Preface ii

List of Tables vii

List of Figures/Boxes xi

List of Maps xi

List of Abbreviations xii

List of Annexure xiv

Executive Summary

Introduction

Innovative Schemes

Special Programmes and the Ongoing Projects in the District

Vision of the Next Plan

District Plan at a Glance

Consultation Process

Conclusion

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Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Backdrop

1.2 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna

1.3 Objectives of RKVY

1.4 Areas of Focus under RKVY

1.5 Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan

1.6 Methodology:

1.7 Organization of report

Chapter 2 General Description of the Satara District

2.1 Introduction

2.2 District at a Glance

2.2.1 Location and Geographical Units

2.2.2 Demographic Profile

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2.2.3 Topography and Agro-Climatic Conditions

2.2.4 Land Use Pattern and Land holdings

2.2.5 Irrigation and Groundwater

2.2.6 Cropping Pattern

2.2.7 District Income

2.3 Development Vision and Strategy

Chapter 3 SWOT Analysis of the Satara District

3.1 Introduction

3.2 SWOT Analysis of the District

3.2.1 Strengths

3.2.2 Weaknesses

3.2.4 Threats

3.3 Accommodating SWAOT- Addressing Issues Emerging

out of SWOT Analysis

3.4 Sectoral /Regional Growth Drivers of the District

Chapter 4 Development of Agriculture Sector

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Land Use

4.3 Soil Health

4.4 Water Resources and Management

4.5 Major Crops and Varieties in the District

4.6 Input Management

4.7 Farm Mechanization/ Farm Projects

4.8 Special Programmes and the Ongoing Projects in the District

4.9 Constraints Analysis

4.10 Recommended interventions of the district with detailed

action plan with costs

4.11 Projected outcome and growth during the next plan

period

4.12 Researchable Issues

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Chapter 5 Allied Agricultural Sectors

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Horticultural Development

5.2 Sericulture Development

5.3 Animal Husbandry

5.5 Fishery Development

5.6 Watershed Development

5.7 Social Forestry Development

5.8 Agro-based Rural Development Programme

5.9 Food Processing Units

5.10 Development of Rural Industries

5.11 Agriculture Marketing

5.12 Agriculture Credit

5.13 Special Programmes and the Projects on Going in the District

5.14 Constraints Analysis

5.15 Recommended interventions of the district with detailed

action plan

5.16 Projected outcome and growth during the next plan

period

Chapter 6 Ahmednagar District Plan

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Growth Drivers

6.3 Innovative Schemes

6.4 Vision of the Next Plan

6.5 District Plan

Annexure I

Annexure II

Annexure III

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List of Tables

Table

No.

Title Page

ii

List of Figures/Boxes/Charts

Figure

No.

Figures Page

List of Maps

Map

No.

Map Page

1 Location Map of Maharashtra and Ahmednagar in India 08

2 Road map of Satara district 09

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List of Abbreviations

A.I. Artificial Insemination

A.I.C. Artificial Insemination Centre

APMC Agricultural Produce Market Committee

ATMA Agriculture Technology Management Agency

BAPU Block Agriculture Planning Unit

BPL Below Poverty Line

CB Cross Breed

C-DAP Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan

DAPU District Agriculture Planning Unit

DDP District Development Plan

DFL Disease Free Laying

DIC District Industries Centre

DPAP Drought Prone Area Programme

DPC District Planning Committee

DRDA District Rural Development Authority

DSAO District Superintending Agriculture Officer

EGS Employment Guarantee Scheme

FFS Farmers Field School

GCA Gross Cropped Area

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GIA Gross Irrigated Area

GoI Government of India

GP Gram Panchayat

GVO Gross Value of Output

Ha Hectare

HYV High Yielding Variety

IADP Integrated Agricultural Development Plan

INM Integrated Nutrient Management

IPM Integrated Pest Management

KVI Khadi and Village Industries

KVK Krishi Vigyan Kendra

NDC National Development Council

NDP Net Domestic Product

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NGOs Non Government Organizations

NHM National Horticulture Mission

NIA Net Irrigated Area

NPK Nitrogen, Potassium and Potash

NWDPRA National Watershed development Programme for Rainfed Areas

PPP Public Private Partnership

Prod Production

Prodvty Productivity

PVC Primary Veterinary Center

RKVY Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna

SAU State Agricultural Universities

SC Scheduled Castes

SHG Self Help Group

SRR Seed Replacement Ratio

ST Scheduled Tribes

SWOT Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat

TAC Technical Appraisal Committee

VAPU Village Agriculture Planning Unit

ZRS Zonal Research Stations

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List of Annexure

Annexure

No.

Title Page

I Composition of District Agriculture Planning Unit/Block Agriculture

Planning Unit/Village Agriculture Planning Unit

II Production of Horticultural Crops

III Taluka wise Cropwise Yield Gap Analysis

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CHAPTER –I.

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Backdrop:

Sustained growth in India’s agricultural sector is essential for overall stability of the

economy. Agricultural development is also a key to a number of national goals, such as reducing

rural poverty, providing food and nutritional security, supplying raw materials for major

industries such as textiles, earning foreign exchange through exports and opening up avenues for

employment by promoting agro-processing units. Growth in the agricultural sector by

contributing to increased rural incomes can also build a strong foundation for consumer demand

in rural areas, which in turn can stimulate growth in secondary and tertiary sectors of the

economy.

Concerned by the slow growth of agriculture and allied sector, the National Development

Council (NDC) in its meeting held on 29th

May, 2007 envisaged for rejuvenating agricultural

and allied sector during the XI th Five Year Plan Period for achieving a growth rate of 4% per

annum.

Agriculture has always been India’s dominant economic sector and the Green, Blue,

White and Yellow revolutions brought about vast changes in the agrarian scene since

independence. While the agricultural sector has witnessed many success stories, the economic

potential of this economic activity leaves much to be desired and has a long way to go. The

growth rate in the agricultural sector has always lagged behind the overall growth rate of the

economy. During the Tenth Plan period, while the rate of growth of gross domestic product was

7.8 per cent per annum, the agricultural sector experienced a miniscule growth rate of 2.5 per

cent per annum. Indian agriculture is presently at cross roads and one of the major challenges is

to reverse deceleration in agricultural growth rates so as to successfully achieve a higher broad-

based growth. The state of Maharashtra, like most states in India has witnessed sharp

deceleration in agricultural growth rate and rapid economic development in this state has led to

continuous decline in the contribution of the agricultural sector to the economy of Maharashtra.

A more disturbing feature is that the contribution of agriculture to State Domestic

Product is shrinking rapidly from 28 per cent in 1980-81 to 14.2 per cent in 2000-01 as

compared to the All India figure of 26 per cent in 2000-01. The growth rate in this sector is also

showing a declining trend. While the growth rate during the period 2000-01 to 2006-07 in the

agricultural sector was only 0.78 per cent per annum, the secondary and tertiary sector grew at a

little more than 9 per cent per annum during the corresponding period. This crisis in the

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agricultural sector that is manifesting itself in the form of negligible growth rate and low labour

productivity requires urgent attention.

1.2 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna:

In order to address the issue of deceleration in agricultural growth rate in the state, the

National Development Council (NDC) conceived a special Additional Central Assistance

Scheme -Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) which is a State Plan scheme administered by

the Union Ministry of Agriculture. The main purpose of the scheme is to supplement state

specific strategies with a view to rejuvenate agriculture. More specifically, the NDC aimed at

achieving a growth rate of 4 percent per annum in the 11th

Five Year Plan as growth in this

sector will make overall economic growth more broad based and inclusive. The pattern of

funding under this scheme is 100 percent Central grant.

A number of factors have been held responsible for deceleration in agricultural growth

rate such as declining public investment in agriculture combined with inefficiency of institutions

providing inputs and extension services, technology fatigue, degradation of natural resources,

land fragmentation, inappropriate input pricing policies, market imperfections and mal practices

in marketing of agricultural produce and lack of rural infrastructure.

In order to overcome the above weaknesses and give a major boost to the agricultural

sector, the RKVY aims at providing assistance to the state to ensure a holistic development of

agriculture.

1.3 Objectives of RKVY:

The RKVY aims at achieving 4 per cent growth in agriculture during the 11th

Plan period. The

broad objectives of the scheme are:

(i) To provide incentive to the states so as to increase public investment in agriculture

and allied sectors. The growth rate of per hectare expenditure (Revenue account) on

agriculture and allied activities in Maharashtra is negative since last two decades

and per hectare expenditure which was Rs 653/- in 1991-92 (constant prices)

declined to Rs 499/- per hectare in 2005-06. The expenditure on agriculture and

allied activities as percentage of total budget declined from 9.4 per cent in 1991-92

to 4.1 per cent in 2005-06 and its share in Economic services declined from 29.26

percent to 23.22 per cent during the corresponding period. This data clearly reveals

that the agricultural sector in the state is suffering from lack of investment and this

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issue needs to be addressed. Under the RKVY, therefore assistance will be

available to states to mobilize resources for investment in agriculture.

(ii) To provide flexibility and autonomy to states in the process of Planning and

execution of schemes related to Agriculture and allied sectors. The RKVY

encourages convergence with other programmes such as NREGS, SGSY, etc.

(iii) To ensure the preparation of Agriculture Plan for each district in the state and for

the state as a whole. In fact, the need for integrated local area plans, based on

specific endowments and needs of each area, was given great emphasis from the

beginning of the era of planning in India. However, only sporadic efforts and

isolated cases of such planning could be located. The Government of India (GoI)

therefore felt an urgent need to prepare “District Plan” which should be an integral

part of the 11th

Five Year Plan. The District Plan must focus on the needs and

potential of the district. All stakeholders in the district must be taken into

consideration while preparing the District Plan and the ultimate aim of the Plan

must be to achieve sustainable agricultural growth with food security and a

cropping pattern that will augment the income of the farmers.

(iv) In case of most crops, the potential yield is far lower than actual yield. The RKVY

therefore aims at providing assistance for various schemes that will provide the

necessary inputs, technology and extension services to farmers so as to maximize

yields.

(v) The assistance provided by RKVY must maximize returns to farmers.

(vi) The Allied sector is equally important and allied activities such as livestock,

poultry, fishery and forestry have great potential for catalyzing Maharashtra’s rural

economy. Change in food consumption patterns, from cereals to high protein diet,

which includes meat, fish, eggs and dairy products, can give a boost to the

livestock and fishery sectors. Forestry, besides creating employment and generating

revenue also maintains ecological balance in the state. Hence RKVY aims at

promoting the allied sector so that both the agricultural as well as allied sector will

grow in an integrated manner.

1.4 Areas of Focus under RKVY:

The main areas of focus under RKVY are:

(i) Integrated development of major food crops such as wheat, paddy coarse cereals,

minor millets, pulses, oilseeds: Assistance can be provided for making available

certified seeds/HYV seeds to farmers, production of breeder seeds, etc. Assistance

for extension service to farmers through Farmers Field Schools can also be provided.

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(ii) Agricultural Mechanization: Assistance can be provided for gender friendly

implements and other equipment’s which increase productivity. However,

tractors will not be covered.

(iii) Improvement of Soil Health: Assistance can be provided to the states to

strengthen soil testing and fertilizer testing laboratories and setting up new ones,

improving soil health and promoting organic farming.

(iv) Development of rainfed farming systems in and outside watershed areas and also

Integrated Development of watershed areas, wastelands, river valleys:

Assistance for development of land, horticulture and generating livelihood for

farmers Below Poverty Line will be provided.

(v) Support to state seed farms: Funds are provided to state farms involved in

research and seed production for land development, creation of irrigation

facilities, upgrading technology. Etc. However, new land acquisition is not

permitted.

(vi) Integrated Pest Management Schemes: This would mainly involve training of

farmers through Farmers Field Schools on pest management and other extension

services.

(vii) Encouraging non-farm activities: Assistance is provided to Agri-

entrepreneurs/Agri-graduates to set up Agri-clinics/Agri-business centres.

(viii) Strengthening of Market Infrastructure and marketing development: Assistance

for setting up cold storage, cold chains godown, etc will be provided. Assistance

to PRIs/SHGs will also be provided for collecting agricultural produce and sale to

mandis/government agencies.

(ix) Strengthening Infrastructure to promote Extension services: This would include

new initiatives for skill development and training in the farming community and

to revamp the existing state agricultural extension systems.

(x) Activities related to promoting horticulture and use of micro irrigation systems:

Assistance will be provided for development of nurseries, horticultural activities

and encouraging use of micro irrigation systems.

(xi) Animal Husbandry and fisheries development activities: Assistance will be

provided for fodder production, genetic upgradation of cattle and buffaloes,

enhancement of dairy development, improvement of health of livestock, poultry

development, etc.

(xii) Special schemes for beneficiaries of land reforms: Assistance will be provided to

beneficiaries of land reforms to make their agriculture more viable.

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(xiii) Undertaking concept to completion projects: Undertaking specific projects under

agriculture/horticulture/allied sectors in a concept to completion mode with

attention given to all components will be encouraged. Beneficiaries under such

projects should be BPL farmers. Projects in risk-prone, underdeveloped,

agriculturally distressed, remote, hilly and tribal areas are especially encouraged.

(xiv) Study tours of farmers: Assistance can be provided for study tours to farmers to

places of interest to them, especially to research institutions.

(xv) Organic and bio-fertilizers: Support will be provided for decentralized

production at the village level of organic manures, Vermicomposting and

introduction of superior technologies for better production.

(xvi) Innovative schemes: Schemes that are innovative and can promote development

of agriculture/allied activities can also be proposed.

1.5 Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan:

In order to get assistance from the RKVY scheme, it is mandatory for every state to

prepare a ‘Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan” (C-DAP) for every district in the state and

finally prepare a comprehensive State Plan. C-DAP is a document that encompasses the vision

for development of the district in a holistic manner and also the strategies to achieve the same so

that there is human development, infrastructure development and higher growth rates that will

generate more employment. More specifically:

(i) C-DAP is an initiative taken in response to the main theme of the Five-Year Plan,

mainly to achieve 4 per cent growth in the agricultural sector. The district is taken

up as the planning unit, with the plan process starting from below so that all

stakeholders in the district are incorporated. Essentially, the main aim of C-DAP

is to prepare an agricultural development plan from Gram Panchayats upward to

the District level.

(ii) C-DAP will include along with the schemes, the incremental income and

employment effect of the proposed schemes. This will be worked out for the

working schemes as well as new innovative schemes.

(iii) C-DAP shall clearly identify the main causes for backwardness of the district and

address these issues.

(iv) C-DAP will also conduct a SWOT analysis so that the drivers of growth in the

district are identified and full potential of the district is realized.

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1.6 Methodology:

The process of initiating the targeted growth rate for agriculture and allied sector is

initiated in Ahmednagar district by organizing district workshop for all stakeholders of district.

The concerned allied departments at district were oriented about the importance of

Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan

The present document is prepared taking into consideration the present status agriculture

and allied sector in Ahmednagar district, potential areas of improvement, available resources and

additional infrastructure required for achieving expected 4% growth rate per annum. The

purpose of the Comprehensive Agricultural Development Plan is to generate a common

development perspective of Ahmednagar district. It also focuses on human, infrastructure and

optimal utilization of the available resources for achieving higher levels of livelihood especially

for women and underprivileged.

The important sectors/programmes are animal husbandry, horticulture, sericulture,

watershed, minor irrigation, agricultural marketing, technology and extension, rural credit and

indebtedness. The CDAP for XII five-year plan period is prepared keeping XI Five-Year Plan

parameters as a benchmark.. The intensive discussion with officers of the Department of

Agriculture at the state level on the draft plan gave useful inputs and suggestions from time to

time. The discussion with the officials of Agro-Economic Research Centre of Gokhale Institute

of Politics and Economics, Pune has been immensely helpful for upgrading the CDAP.

1.7 Organization of report:

The final report of C-DAP is organized into six chapters. Chapter I, is an introduction

that gives brief account of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) its objectives, focus areas of

RKVY, Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan (C-DAP) and methodology of organization

Chapter II presents the general description of the district. A SWOT analysis is conducted in

Chapter III and the development of the agricultural sector in Ahmednagar district is discussed in

Chapter IV. The relevance of allied sectors to the districts is discussed in Chapter V. The district

plan so as to achieve 4 per cent growth rate is presented in last Chapter.

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Chapter II

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE AHMEDNAGAR DISTRICT

2.1 Introduction

Ahmednagar district is the largest district in the state of Maharashtra. The total geographical area

of the district is 17.02 lakh hectares, constituting 5.66 per cent of the state’s geographical area.

Ahmednagar District is surrounded by Ahmednagar district in the west, Nasik district in the north,

Aurangabad district in the north-east, Beed district in the south-east and Solapur district in the south.

Ahmednagar district has a glorious history. Being a drought prone area in the state of Maharashtra, the

district gets an annual rainfall of over 500 mm. Sugarcane, bajra, jawar and wheat are the main crops.

The district has historical heritage. The name of the district Ahmednagar has come from the name of the

founder of the town Ahmednagar by Ahmed Shah Nizam Shah. The District place Ahmednagar has

many places of Historical importance including Ahmednagar fort where many national heroes of Indian

freedom struggle including Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru were detained during Indian freedom

movement. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote his famous book "Discovery of India" in Ahmednagar Fort.

Ahmednagar is Maharashtra’s most advanced district in many ways. It has the maximum number of

sugar factories, perhaps to spread the message of “Rural Prosperity through Cooperation” it gave the

country half a century ago. The first cooperative sugar factory in Asia was established at Pravanagar.

Role Model of water conservation work can be seen at Ralegan-Siddhi and Hivare Bazar which are also

called ideal Villages. Newase where Dnyaneshwari was written, Shri Saibaba’s Shirdi, one of

Ashtavinayaks at Siddhatek, the famous Kanifnath temple, attract devotees. The Palace of Chandbibi, the

Bhandardara dam, the Maldhok (Indian Bustard) sanctuary and the Rehkuri sanctuary are some of the

places of tourist attraction. There other worth visiting places in the district which include Devgad, Tank

Museum, Mohta Devi, Mula Dam, Shani Shingnapur, Madhi and Vriddheshwar.

Map 1: Location Map of Maharashtra and Ahmednagar in India

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Maharashtra

India

2.2 District at a Glance

2.2.1 Location and Geographical Units:

Ahmednagar district lies between 18.2 to 19.9 degree North latitude and 73.9 to 75.5 degree

eastern longitude. The district comprises of 14 talukas namely Ahmednagar, Parner, Pathardi,Shewgaon,

Karjat, Shrigonda,Jamkhed, Shrirampur, Newasa,Akole, Sangamner, Kopergaon,Rahuri, Rahta. The

district is divided into four subdivsion, namely Shrirampur, Sangamner, Karjat, Nagar, with a total of

1585 villages and 1296 Gram Panchayats. It is at a distance of about 285 kms from Mumbai.

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2.2.2 Demographic Profile:

As per the Census 2011, the total population of the Ahmedngar district was 40.41/41.24 lakh

with a population density of 232 per square kilometer. It consists of 32.37 lakh of rural population and

80.37 lakh of urban population. The ratio of female population per thousand of male was 941. Out of the

total population 12.00 percent belong to SC and 7.51 percent to ST communities (Table 2.1). The district

is with high literacy level of 75.30 percent.

It is important to understand the workforce involved in agriculture in the state before analysing

the development of various aspects of agriculture. An analysis on the workforce would not only reveal

the share of rural population relying on agriculture for livelihood but also help in making a proper

agriculture policy for the district. The structure of workforce in Ahmednagar district reveals that 69.70

percent of workers are in the agricultural sector. While about 44.34percent are cultivators, 25.3 percent

are agricultural labourers. The total number of persons in the workforce in Ahmednagar district was

18.57 lakhs (main plus marginal workers). However the contribution of this sector to District Domestic

Product is 27 percent. It can thus be observed that agriculture is the dominant activity in Ahmednagar

district.

Table 2.1: Taluka-wise area, Number of villages, Gram Panchayats and Population of Ahmednagar

Map 2: Road map of Ahmednagar district

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Sr.N

o.

Taluka

General

Population (2011)

(lakh) % to District total

Area

(sq.K.M.

)

% to

total

No.

of

reven

ue

villag

es

No. of

G.P.

Male

Femal

e

Total

Tota

l

S.C.

(%)

S.T.

(%)

1 A,nagar 1605.74 8.99 104 1.33 1.22 2.55 6.07 13.05 1.68

2 Parner 1930.28 11.17 131 1.40 1.33 2.74 2.47 6.67 4.90

3 Pathardi 1214.10 7.04 134 1.20 1.10 2.30 2.15 9.55 1.26

4 Karjat 1503.61 8.92 121 1.06 0.99 2.23 2.06 13.53 1.12

5 Jamkhed 878.62 5.24 86 0.65 0.59 1.24 1.34 11.97 1.40

6 Shrigonda 1603.81 9.60 114 1.48 1.36 2.84 2.77 12.34 2.67

7 Shrirampur 569.87 3.03 54 1.02 0.96 1.98 2.56 18.99 5.47

8 Shevgaon 1031.85 6.51 112 1.26 1.19 2.45 2.94 13.75 1.61

9 Newasa 1343.43 7.73 129 1.85 1.72 3.57 3.27 14.01 4.81

10 Rahata 759.19 4.11 58 1.34 1.26 2.61 2.88 16.02 5.35

11 Sangamner 1705.06 10.20 169 2.07 1.94 4.01 4.41 8.08 9.36

12 Akole 1505.08 9.01 191 2.82 1.43 1.39 2.67 4.21 45.59

13 Kopargaon 725.16 4.34 79 1.23 1.14 2.37 2.77 12.74 9.91

14 Rahata 759.19 4.11 58 1.34 1.26 2.61 2.88 16.02 5.35

Total 17410.91 100.0

0 1540 1310 18.77 17.52 36.30

41.2

4 12.00 7.51

Source: District ocial & Economic Review- 2012-13

The taluka-wise area, number of villages, gram panchayats and population of Ahmednagar

district is presented in Table 2.1. It can be seen from the table that The population of the district was

41.24 lakhs with 14.71 percent of the population in Ahmednagar taluka which has only 8.99 percent of

area of the district (see Figure 2.1). The next most populous taluka is Sangamner which accounts for

10.70 percent of the population of the district. Thus, one quarter of the district’s population is located in

these tow talukas. The sex ratio of the population is almost equally shared by male and female, consists

of 50.42 percent male and 49.58 percent female population. The Akole taluka is having largest number of

S.T. population of 45.59 percent. Ahmednagar district has 1 municipal corporations, 8 nagarparishad, 1

nagar panchayat and 1cantonment boards. Aas mentioned earlier, the district is extended over 14 blocks

having 1540 villages and 1310 gram panchayats.

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2.2.3 Topography and Agro-Climatic Conditions:

The whole district lies on the elevated table land of the Deccan which has a general slope from

west to east. The western sub-division of Akola, which abuts on the Sahyadris, is the highest part of the

district, and indeed of the Deccan, averaging 2500 feet above the sea-level. The plain of Shevgaon which

lies to the extreme east of the district is not more than 1500 feet above the sea. The Sahyadri mountains

form, for a distance of about twenty- five miles, a continuous natural boundary between the Ahmadnagar

and Thana districts. When viewed from the west or low level of the Konkan the appearance of this range

is that of a mighty wall of rock, 2000 to 3000 feet high, of dark hue relieved by narrow horizontal belts of

grass and evergreen forest, surmounted by isolated peaks and rocky bluffs rising in many places to a

further height of 1000 to 1500 feet. The three hill-forts of Kulang, Ratangad, and Harishchandragad are

among the most striking of these masses of rock within Ahmadnagar limits. These mark the points of

divergence from the main line of the Sahyadris of three great spurs, Kalsubai, Baleshvar, and

Harishchandragad, which stretch far across the district, gradually decreasing in height as they pass

eastwards.

There are various landforms in Ahmednagar district. There are hilly offshoots of the Sahyadris in

the western part of he district. They are called Kalsubai, Adula, Baleshwar and Harishchandragad hill

ranges. Kalsubai, the highest peak in the Sahyadris, lies in Ahmednagar district. Harishchandragad,

Ratangad, Kulang and Ajuba are some other peaks in the district. We see the Vita ghat on the way to

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Randha falls and the Chandanpuri ghat on the Ahmednagar-Sangamner road. In the northern part of the

district, plains are found along the banks of the rivers Godavari and Pravara and the southern part, along

the rivers Bhima, Ghod and Sina.The different landforms in a region constitute its physical setup. If we

consider the physical setup of Ahmednagar district we see that there are three physical divisions.

1. Western Hilly Region: Akole Taluka and of Sangamner Taluka are included in this region. The hill

ranges of Adula, Baleshwar and Harishchandragad lie in this region and various high peaks are found in

the same region. Kalsubai of height of 5427 feet, the highest peak in the Sahyadris, lies in this Region.

2. Central Plateau Region: Parner and Ahmednagar Taluka and parts of Sangamner, Shrigonda and

Karjat Taluka are included in this region.

3. The Region of Northern and Southern plains: This region includes northern Kopargaon, Rahata,

Shrirampur, Rahuri, Newasa, Shevgaon and Pathardi Taluka. This is the region of the Godavari and the

Pravara river basins. Parts of the southern Taluka of Shrigonda, Karjat, and Jamkhed are also included in

this physical division.

Agro climatic Zones:

Ahmednagar district is divided into three agro-climatic zones viz., Ghat (Hilly) zone, Plain (Transition)

zone and Scarcity zone

The characteristic features of Agro climatic Zones are as follows:

(A) Scarcity zone: This zone is spread over the whole district except one Taluka i.e.Akole, the remaining

13 Taluka are under this zone.

Climate: The western hilly region receives more rainfall, but as one goes towards the east, the amount of

rainfall deceases. The average rainfall of this zone ranges from 500 to 700 mm received in 40 to 45 days.

About 70-80% of annual rainfall is received during monsoon period (June to September). The maximum

temperature of this zone goes up to 40-41"C during April & May while minimum temperature is 10-15°C

during December – January.

Soil: Soil colour varies from reddish brown to dark gray and commonly grouped as light to medium

black soil. In very few places along the river basin, deep black soil is also observed. Soils are potentially

productive but soil moisture is the most limiting factor affecting productivity in dry lands. Erratic nature

of rainfall affects the moisture content in the soil, therefore, this zone is commonly known as drought

prone area. Cropping pattern: Major crops grown in this zone are pearl millet (Bajra), sorghum (Rabi

Jowar), safflower, chickpea, wheat, sugarcane etc.

(B) Plain (Transition) Zone: This zone is confined only to eastern part of Akole Taluka consisting only

about 4% of geographical area of the district.

Climate: The rainfall in this zone is 700 to 1250 mm annually which is well distributed.

Soils: Soils are grayish black with varying texture and depth.

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Cropping pattern: The main crops grown in this region are pearl millet, Mung gram and wheat. Pravara

river which flows from this zone is a major source of irrigation through lift irrigation schemes which is

responsible for changing the scenario in this zone. Milk production is another profitable profession

among the farmers. Due to irrigation facility, farmers are growing. Vegetables like tomato, gourds and

fruit crops like pomegranate. Sugarcane is also grown wherever irrigation facility is available.

(C) Ghat (Hilly) Zone: This zone is situated in northwestern part of the district in western part of Akole

Taluka. Geographically this zone has only 4% of the district area. This zone spread along with crest of

Sahyadri ranges is having mostly tribal population with smallholdings and are economically backward.

Climatic: Very high rainfall which ranges from 1500 to 3000 mm and mostly covered by deciduous/semi

deciduous forests. The maximum temperature ranges from 31 to 39"C and minimum from 10 to 18°C.

Forests:

The western hilly part of Ahmednagar district has forests. Teak, babul, dhavada, haldu and neem

are trees found in these forests. Fruit trees like Mango, Tamrind, Amala, Ber are also found in the district.

Agro Ecological Situations (AES)

On the basis of soil types and sources of irrigation, the district has been categorized into eight

Agro Ecological Situations viz. assured and unassured irrigation system in command area with medium

and light soil and the rainfed area with black cotton, medium As well as light soils. The existing farming

Map 3: Agro-Climatic Zones- Ahmednagar District

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systems being adopted by majority of farmers in rainfed area of district are characterizes by existence of

food grain crops including mostly Bajra, Jowar as cereals and Mung, Udid, and Tur as pulse crops in

combination with dairy and animal husbandry . The analysis of the farming systems in command areas

indicates the dominance of sugarcane as a cash crop with dairy as an inseparable combination and it is

being supplemented by either vegetables and food grain crops or horticultural crops.

Rainfall and Temperature:

The climate of the district is hot and dry on whole extremely genial and is characterised by a hot

summer and general dryness during major part of the year except during south-west monsoon season. In

the hilly western part of the district ,the climate is slightly cool. Bhandardara is hill station in the Akole

taluka. In the cold season which lasts from November to February the air is dry and invigorating. The

period from March to the first week of June is the hot season. It is followed by the south- west monsoon

season which lasts till the end of September. October and November constitute the post-monsoon or the

retreating south-west monsoon season. The western hilly region receives more rainfall, but as one goes

towards the east, the amount of rainfall decreases. May is the hottest month & that December is the

coldest month and temperature varies from 19.92 to 36.380 c. On few occasions thin film of fog is being

observed in the early mornings of December & January. In scarcity zone the maximum temperature is

around 40°C (during April and May) and minimum temperature around 11° C (during Dec.)

Table 2.2: Data on Weather-Ahmdenagar district

Sr.

No.

Name of

Taluka

Rainfall Temperature (0 c) Humidity (%)

No.of

rainy days

Average

rainfall (mm)

Minimum Maximu

m

Minimum Maximum

1 A,nagar 52 626 15 44 58 95

2 Parner 60 765 14 43 58 95

3 Pathardi 35 831 13 41 35 75

4 Karjat 45 573.3 14 33 55 72

5 Jamkhed 38 675 15 33 42 75

6 Shrigonda 79 517 15 43 17 81

7 Shrirampur 77 487 14 35 21 25

8 Shevgaon 33 537 14 41 35 78

9 Newasa 77 505 15 35 21 25

10 Rahuri 67 621 14 40 21 92

11 Sangamner 67 379 14 40 60 95

12 Akole 25 570 15 40 25 90

13 Kopargaon 48 466 15 40 21 92

14 Rahata 65 436.31 14 40 30 85

It can be seen from the table that average rainfall of the district is 436.31 mm and 65 rainy days.

The minimum and maximum temperature ranges between 14 degree centigrade to 44 degree centigrade

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(Table 2.2). The percentage of humidity normally ranges between 20 to 95 percent. The number of rainy

days are less in Akole, Shevgaonand Pathardi talukas, which are predominantly rainfed areas resulted in

limiting agricultural cropping season. The short period of rainfall distribution pattern in these talukas

affects crop growth at maturity stage due to shortage of soil moisture in soil and also for subsequent

crops in the rabi season demanding efficient water conservation measures to to store the rainwater.

Therefore, monsoon rain plays a critical role in the development of agriculture. The average rainfall of

the district is lower than the state average and the variation in rainfall across different blocks within the

district as well as over different years is one of the major constraints in district’s agriculture. An analysis

shows that the productivity of agricultural commodities goes down sharply whenever there is a reduction

in rainfall. This is because of the fact that foodgrains and other crops are cultivated predominantly under

rainfed condition.

The district receives an average annual rainfall of 566 mm. It can broadly be categorized into

three separate zones namely Scarcity zone (receiving 500-700 mm rainfall); Transition zone (receiving

700-1250 mm rainfall) and hilly zone (receiving 1250-3250 mm rainfall). The scarcity zone occupies 13

out of 14 blocks in the district. However, Akole block consists of two zones namely the transition zone

and hilly zone. Except Akole block, the entire Ahmednagar district falls under drought prone area. The

rainfall in this region is uncertain, erratic and unassured in nature. There are four major categories of soil

in the district namely coarse shallow soil; medium black soil; deep black soil and reddish soil occupying

about 38, 41, 13 and 8 percent of the cultivated area respectively. In the first two categories, soil moisture

is the predominant limiting factor affecting productivity of crops particularly under rainfed condition.

Though heavy near the Sahyadris in Akola & plentiful in the hilly parts of Sangamner, Rahuri, Shevgaon

& Jamkhed, the rainfall is uncertain. In the plains the early rains are often scanty and the late rains

capricious, so that droughts, especially in the Bhima basin, appear to form the rule and good year the

exception.

Table 2.3: Taluka-wise Monthly Normal Rainfall (in mm.)

Sr. Block/Taluk

a Jan Feb Mar

Ap

r

Ma

y June July Aug Sept Oct

No

v Dec

Tota

l

1 A,nagar 0 0 45 0 0 29 31 105 354 129 0 0 693

2 Parner 0 0 1 0 0 15 18 68 208 79 0 0 389

3 Pathardi 0 0 62 0 0 65 22 107 361 70 0 0 687

4 Karjat 0 0 31 0 0 22 66 99 516 60 0 0 794

5 Jamkhed 0 0 14 0 0 51 60 143 376 85 0 0 729

6 Shrigonda 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 137 241 44 0 0 448

7 Shrirampur 0 0 18 0 0 12 103 104 263 21 0 0 521

8 Shevgaon 0 0 47 0 0 65 43 71 262 54 0 0 542

9 Newasa 0 0 12 0 0 90 79 154 244 24 0 0 603

10 Rahuri 0 0 20 0 0 17 93 80 397 64 0 0 671

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11 Sangamner 0 0 0 0 0 25 64 86 304 8 0 0 487

12 Akole 0 0 0 0 0 91 153 218 459 85 0 0 1006

13 Kopargaon 0 0 0 0 0 7 25 85 262 22 0 0 401

14 Rahata 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 100 232 35 0 0 385

Total 0 0 250 0 0 476 792 1557 4479 780 0 0 8334

Total Average 0 0 17.9 0 0 34 56.6 111 320 55.7 0 0 595

Source –www.agri.mah.nic.in

It can be seen from the Table 2.3 that maximum rainfall receives in the district is during the

months during June to September. Out of total rainfall receives in the district, 3-5 percent receives as pre-

monsoon rains, 5-10 percent in the month of June; 10-15 percent in the month of July; 18-20 per cent in

the month of August, 53-55 per cent in the month of September and 9-10 per cent in the month of

October. This monsoon distribution pattern indicates that the kharif season in Ahmednagar district not

much assured because of low percentage of rainfall often resulted into low production or sometimes crop

failures to due to long moisture stress experienced. In the months of August and September it get higher

percentage of rainfall. The rainfall received in these months is helpful for Rabi cropping season

suggesting the suitability of rainfall in the district fir rabi based cropping. Over 67 percent of cropped

area is cultivated under rainfed condition in the district. Therefore, monsoon rain plays a critical role in

the development of agriculture. The average rainfall of the district is lower than the state average and the

variation in rainfall across different blocks within the district as well as across different years is one of

the major constraints in district’s agriculture. An analysis shows that the productivity of agricultural

commodities goes down sharply whenever there is a reduction in rainfall. This is because of the fact that

foodgrains and other crops are cultivated predominantly under rainfed condition.

Map 4: DPAP Talukas of Ahmednagar district

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Soil Type:

The soil types of the district are broadly divided into four categories namely coarse shallow soil;

medium black soil; deep black soil and reddish soil occupying about 38, 41, 13 and 8 percent of the

cultivated area respectively. In the first two categories, soil moisture is the predominant limiting factor

affecting productivity of crops particularly under rainfed condition.

Land Capability Classification:

The taluka-wise land use capability classification of Ahmednagar district is presented in Table

2.4. It can be seen from the table that about 24.73 percent of land falls under class –II, 15.87 percent of

land in Class –III type, 38.53 of land in class-IV type and class- VI type land covers 8.81 percent lands.

Class –VII and class- VIII types lands occupied 10.39 percent and 2.03 percent. Lands of the district are

not suitable for any cultivation and mostly covers the soils from Ahmednagar, Pathardi, Sangamner and

Akole talukas that are predominantly rainfed areas. The class III to class –IV type soils are spread in all

Map 5: Geological Map of Ahmednagar district

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the talukas supporting cultivation of all types of crops. Except few hectares, Rahata, Shrirampur and

Kopargaon talukas having more land of cultivable type.

Table 2.4: Taluka-wise Land Use Capability Classification of Ahmednagar District

Sr.

No. Taluka

Class

- I

Class -

II

Class -

III

Class -

IV

Class

- V

Class -

VI

Class

- VII

Class

- VIII

Total

surveye

d area

1 A,nagar - 40304 27739 46299 0 10100 9454 768 134664

2 Parner - 10895 20416 53802 0 16273 10680 0 112066

3 Pathardi - 20354 10736 27947 0 8633 7781 602 76053

4 Karjat - 6253 5429 17132 0 3269 2976 0 35059

5 Jamkhed - 7356 4825 12770 0 1136 479 0 26566

6 Shrigonda - 12139 8314 14521 0 5611 5099 0 45684

7 Shrirampur - 7942 7223 2682 0 89 0 0 17936

8 Shevgaon - 20468 10225 26698 0 1236 590 0 59217

9 Newasa - 11775 7848 7699 0 211 244 0 27777

10 Rahuri - 12878 6184 14808 0 7147 5941 0 46958

11 Sangamner - 36264 12058 51894 0 4652 27117 725 132710

12 Akole - 15773 11033 37504 0 19055 20875 15643 119883

13 Kopargaon - 7284 3466 8377 0 0 0 0 19127

14 Rahata - 4436 3906 16316 0 0 23 0 24681

Total - 214121 139402 338449 0 77412 91259 17827 878470

Notes: Class I - Very good cultivable land, Class II - Good cultivable land, Class III -Moderately good

cultivable land, Class IV-Fairly good land, suited for occasional cultivation-, Class V - Nearly level land

not suitable for cultivation because of stoniness, wetness, etc., Class VI -Steep slopes, highly erosion

prone with shallow soils, Class VII -Steep slope with sever soil erosion resulting in eroded stony and

rough soil surfaces with shallow soil , Class VIII- hilly area very steep slope , uncultivable

Source: District Soil survey & Soil Testing Office, Ahmednagar

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Soil Fertility Indices:

Soil fertility refers to the inherent capacity of the soil to supply nutrients in adequate amounts

and in suitable proportions for crop growth and crop yield. The trend in increasing the yield by adopting

high yielding varieties has resulted in deficiency of nutrients in soils and has reflected as deficiency

symptoms in plants. Hence, it is required to know the fertility status of the soils of the district applying

the required dosage of fertilisers and planning the regional distribution of fertilizers. The soil fertility

indices of PH, E.C., available organic carbon, available phosphorus and available Potash, analyzed from

4670 total samples collected from different talukas of the district is presented in Table 2.5. It can be seen

from the table about 98 percent of the soil in the district fall under category with neutral PH status. About

95 percent of soil in the district falls under category of low Electrical Conductivity and about 85 percent

of soil contain low Organic Carbon. The available phosphorus and potash status in the soils of

Ahmednagar district shows that more than 78 percent of soil in the district is low in phosphorus and most

of the soil in the district is high potash (about 95 percent of soil). The critical analysis status of district

Map 7: Soil and Land Use Capability Classification Map of Ahmednagar District

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indicates low organic carbon content of majority of soils in almost in all talukas. The fertility status of all

soils is degrading due to indiscriminate application of chemical fertilizers.

Table 2.5: Soil Fertility Indices-Ahmednagar district

Taluka

No of

Soil

Sampl

es

analys

ed

PH E.C.(ds/m) Organic Carbon

(%)

Available

Phosphorus

(Kg/ha.)

Available

Potash (Kg/ha.) A

cid

ic

Neu

tral

Alk

alin

e low

Med

ium

Hig

h

low

Med

ium

Hig

h

low

Med

ium

Hig

h

low

Med

ium

Hig

h

A,nagar 772 1 749

2

2 733 39 - 194 290 288 597 84 91 17 8 747

Parner 301 - 301 - 292 8 1 67 134 100 220 36 45 7 3 291

Pathardi 695 - 685

1

0 665 28 2 237 240 218 599 53 43 6 13 676

Karjat 442 - 436 6 437 4 1 196 160 180 344 52 46 25 22 395

Jamkhed 74 - 74 - 66 6 2 37 20 17 63 6 5 7 3 64

Shrigonda 406 - 389

1

7 389 15 2 83 176 147 337 32 37 14 10 382

Shrirampu

r 158 - 157 1 158 - - 42 66 50 136 14 12 - 2 156

Shevgaon 471 - 466 5 440 23 8 240 164 67 388 46 37 24 13 434

Newasa 652 - 644 8 607 45 - 219 246 287 530 65 57 6 11 635

Rahuri 139 - 135 4 136 2 1 89 35 15 106 14 19 8 9 122

Sangamne

r 57 - 57 - 57 - - 5 33 19 42 7 7 - - 57

Akole 30 - 30 - 30 - - 24 6 - 30 - - - - 30

Kopargao

n 309 - 291

1

8 291 18 - 57 137 115 218 36 55 2 5 302

Rahata 164 - 162 2 151 12 1 50 52 62 70 33 61 2 3 159

Total 4670 1

457

6

9

3

445

2

20

0

1

8

154

0

155

9

137

1

367

7

47

8

51

5

11

8

10

2

445

0

Source- District Soil Survey & Soil Testing Office, Ahmednagar

Map 8: Soil Fertility Index of Available Nitrogen (on the basis of Organic Carbon %)

of Ahmednagar District

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Map 9: Soil Fertility Index of Available Phosphorus of Ahmednagar District

Map 10: Soil Fertility Index of Available Potassium of Ahmednagar District

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Map 11: Soil Electrical Conductivity of Ahmednagar District

Map 12: Soil Reaction pH - Ahmednagar District

Map 13: Soil Available Micronutrient Status- Ahmednagar District

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Micronutrient Status

Because of wide spread deficiencies in soils leading to reduced crop yields, an emphasis is given

on soil micronutrient sufficiency /deficiency and are being intensively studied in recent times. The

deficiencies are caused due to use of chemically pure and micronutrient free fertilisers, cultivation of

improved crop varieties with high nutrient requirements and intensive cultivation of crops.

Table 2.6: Micronutrient Status in the Soil of Ahmednagar district

Sr.

No

.

Name of

the Taluka

No of Soil

Samples

Analyzed

Copper (Cu) Iron (Fe) Manganese

(Mn) Zinc (Zn)

S D S D S D S D

1 A,nagar 17 17 - 16 1 17 - 17 -

2 Parner - - - - - - - - -

3 Pathardi 24 24 - 24 - 24 - 20 4

4 Karjat - - - - - - - - -

5 Jamkhed - - - - - - - - -

6 Shrigonda 31 31 - 31 - 30 1 31 -

7 Shrirampur 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -

8 Shevgaon 14 14 - 14 - 14 - 14 -

9 Newasa 44 44 - 42 2 44 - 22 22

10 Rahuri 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -

11 Sangamner 190 190 - 187 3 188 2 184 6

12 Akole 2 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 -

13 Kopargaon 16 16 - 16 - 16 - 15 1

14 Rahata 12 12 - 12 - 12 - 10 2

Total 352 352 - 346 6 349 3 317 35

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Note: S- Sufficient, D-Deficient

Source- District Soil Survey & Soil Testing Office, Ahmednagar

The soil samples analyzed for micro-nutrient status of Ahmednagar district is indicated in the

Table 2.6. From the table it can been seen that the soils in all talukas are sufficient in copper, iron, zinc

and manganese content.

Rivers:

Two main rivers, the Godavari and the Bhima drain the district a tributary of the Krishna. The

Watershed line is the great spur of the Sahyadris that branches off at Harichandragad and stretches

completely across the district from west to east. The important rivers flowing through the district are

Paravara, Mula, Sina and Dhora. Pravara is tributary of the river Godavari. Waters of the river Pravara

fall from a great height, creating the Randha Falls. The Godavari, which drains by far the larger part of

the district, including the Tahsils of Kopargaon, Sangamner, Akole, Rahuri, Newasa, Shevgaon the

northern half of Parner and parts of Nagar and Jamkhed, rises near Trimbak in Nashik on the eastern

slope.

The Pravara rises on the eastern slopes of the Sahayadris between Kulang and Ratangad. After

the sinuous course of twelve miles in an easterly direction, near the village Ranad, it falls into rocky

chasm 200 feet deep, and then winds for eight miles through a deep narrow glen which opens wider

Valley East of and below the central plateau on which the town of Rajur stands. Total Length of Pravara

is 120 miles. The Dam Bhandardara is constructed across the river at Bhandardara, near by are the

Randha falls.

The Adhala rises in north of Akole on the Slopes of Patta and Mahakali.It flows for fifteen miles

in an easterly direction between two ranges of hills which encloses the Samsherpur valley; then falling

into the rocky chasm some 150 feet deep it winds between rugged and precipitous hill-sides for couple of

miles, when, debouching in to the plain of Sangamner,it turns south and falls into the Pravara three miles

west of the town of Sangamner.The Mahalungi rises on the southern and eastern slopes of Patta and

Aundha.After the course of three miles it passes east into the Sinnar subdivision of Nashik.It reenters

Ahmednagar after taking bend to south. The Mula rises on the eastern slopes of the Sahaydris between

Ratangad and Harichandragad for first twenty miles it flows parallel to Pravara draining the southernmost

or Kotul valley of Akole subdivision. Passing the town of Kotul it takes a bend to Baleshvar.It then

crosses through Sangamner, Parner. The Dam Mula is constructed across the river at Baragaon Nandur.

The Dhora rises on the slopes of the hill east of the town of Ahmendagar.It flows northeasterly, draining

Shevgaon and part of Newasa. The Bhima river drains the whole of the southern portion of the district,

comprising the greater part of the Parner and Nagar subdivisions, the whole Shrigonda and Karjat, and

nearly the whole of Jamkhed. The Sina has two chief sources, one near Jamgaon fourteen miles west of

the town of Ahmednagar, near, Jeur ten miles to the northeast. The town of Ahmednagar is built on left

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bank of the river, which there takes southeasterly course. Leaving the district boundary it enters Solapur

and ultimately falls into the Bhima.

Map 15: Surface Reservoir Map of Ahmednagar District

Map 14: Watershed Map of Ahmednagar District

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2.2.4 Land Use Pattern and Land holdings:

Land use pattern explains how effectively land resources are utilised for different purposes in a

state. Development in irrigation and growth in population are the two important factors, which mostly

decide the land use pattern of any region/state. Table 2.7 presents the detailed land use pattern of the

Ahmednagar district. It can be seen from the table that out of geographical area, about 23 percent of land

is under non agricultural usage i.e. forest, land under non-agricultural use, cultivable waste, permanent

pasture and miscellaneous trees and groves. About 7.5 percent land is as current and other fallow and

about 71.10 percent of land is sown. Thus, altogether about 9.22 percent of land is available in the form

of cultivable waste, current as well as other follows, which can be brought under productive use with a

proper wasteland development programme. The cropping intensity of the district is 111 percent, which is

lower than the state average (127.9 percent).

Table 2.7: Land Utilization Pattern of Ahmednagar District,

Sr

.

N

o.

Taluka

Geo

gra

ph

ica

l A

rea

(% t

o

dis

tric

t)

Percentage to total Geographical Area

Fo

rest

Are

a B

arre

n

and

Un

cult

iva

ble

are

a L

and

un

der

No

n-a

gri

.

Use

C

ult

ivab

l

e W

aste

Cu

rren

t

fall

ow

s

Oth

er

Fal

low

Net

So

wn

Are

a A

rea

So

wn

Mo

re

than

Once

G

ross

Cro

pp

ed

Are

a

Cro

pp

ing

Inte

nsi

ty

(%)

1 Akole 9.02 27.7

2 8.28 0.46 0.00 0.66 2.08

60.7

9 2.60

63.3

9 104.28

2 Sangmner 8.14 0.84 15.3 0.08 4.35 1.91 2.15 75.3 7.09 82.4 109.40

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0 7 6

3 Kopargaon 4.23 0.00 4.16 2.39 5.70 9.20 5.62 72.9

3

15.1

5

88.0

8 120.77

4 Rahata 4.12 0.00 2.30 1.20 14.3

1 7.26 1.28

73.6

6

10.0

2

83.6

8 113.61

5 Shrirampu

r 3.03 0.00 5.08 2.02 0.00

11.1

2 8.68

73.1

1

17.5

7

90.6

8 124.04

6 Newasa 7.75 1.13 11.6

5 0.60 0.00 2.76 0.21

83.6

4

15.1

7

98.8

1 118.13

7 Shewagao

n 6.52 1.06 9.97 0.58 0.13 2.66

12.4

1

73.1

7 8.35

81.5

2 111.42

8 Pathardi 7.06 5.46 9.50 0.53 2.35 4.65 3.25 74.2

8 8.35

82.6

2 111.24

9 Nagar 9.01 8.76 8.61 1.34 1.17 1.31 2.34 76.4

7 3.54

80.0

1 104.63

10 Rahuri 6.10 15.4

5

12.8

2 0.50 1.05 2.88 5.69

61.6

1 6.01

67.6

2 109.75

11 Parner 11.20 10.0

6

15.4

3 0.50 0.38 0.26 5.66

67.7

1

17.2

8

84.9

9 125.52

12 Shrigonda 9.62 9.48 4.72 0.48 1.52 5.27 9.50 69.0

3 1.93

70.9

6 102.79

13 Karjat 8.94 8.76 22.1

4 0.02 0.00 6.34 0.00

62.7

4 5.95

68.6

9 109.48

14 Jamkhad 5.25 4.31 14.8

7 0.17 0.00 0.07 1.27

79.3

1 7.00

86.3

0 108.82

District 100.0 7.89 11.1

4 0.65 1.72 3.36 4.14

71.1

0 8.41

79.5

2 111.83

Source: District Socio-Economic Review, 2006-07 Ahmednagar District.

The land holding pattern of Ahmednagar district for the year 2001 is presented in Table 2.4. As

per the agricultural census of 2001, the total land holdings in district were 6.81 lakh and area was about

13.48 lakh ha. It can be seen from the table that about 31.42 % of farmers have land holding below 2

hectares i.e. marginal and small farmers 35.14 % having total land holding up to 2 hectares. However,

23.20 % & 9 % are semi- medium and medium land holdings respectively. Large farmers cover only

1.20% of total land holdings in the district. The small and marginal land holdings together cover 66.57 %

land in the district. The agricultural extension and development activities are being focused for these land

holdings.

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Table 2.8: Land holding pattern of Ahmednagar District, 2001 (Percentage to total)

Sr.

No. Taluka

Marginal Farmers

(< 1 ha)

Small Farmers

(1– 2 ha)

Other

Farmers ( Above

2.0 Ha)

Total Av. Land

Holding

in ha. No. Area No. Area No. Area No. Area

1 Nagar 39639 18691.81 21026 30022.63 17391 60824.85 78056 109539.3 1.40

2 Parner 34167 16185.07 24283 35043.37 25579 98816.59 84029 150045 1.79

3 Shrigonda 39438 24966.65 26550 38576.57 20466 68318.14 86454 131861.3 1.53

4 Karjat 30683 17166.25 23480 35037.91 21468 75418.69 75631 127622.9 1.69

5 Jamkhed 19524 10309.55 13280 19894.44 13370 48610.71 46174 78814.7 1.71

6 Shevgaon 30138 15810.86 21406 28933.84 11929 37792.17 63671 82536.87 1.30

7 Pathardi 45403 21360.30 21656 29089.96 14002 44331.31 81061 94781.57 1.17

8 Newasa 38491 22455.94 34288 49281.61 14452 42587.08 87231 114324.6 1.31

9 Rahuri 30383 16255.08 19472 26736.7 8954 29921.62 58809 72913.4 1.24

10 Sangamner 47560 25806.37 24536 33506.88 16038 54197.7 88134 113511 1.29

11 Akola 25897 12635.09 14683 21061.14 14873 64353.04 55453 98049.27 1.77

12 Kopargaon 16994 9996.61 15125 22212.44 8267 26777.28 40386 58986.33 1.46

13 Rahata 20854 10615.26 13153 18614.71 7128 26728.23 41135 55958.2 1.36

14 Shrirampur 14481 7799.27 10313 15191.82 5706 25312.2 30500 48303.29 1.58

Dist. Av.

Group-wise 433 652 230054 283449 403204 199623 703989.6 916724 1337248 1.46

Source: Agriculture Census

Cropping Pattern:

The maximum area of Ahmednagar district is categorized as scarcity zone and agriculture is

dependent mainly on monsoons. Hence rabi crops dominate the cropping pattern. The area under rabi crops

was more than 60 per cent, while that under kharif crops is more than 39 percent. The area under summer

crops is negligible. The cropping pattern in Ahmednagar district and Maharashtra state is presented in

Table 2.9.

Table 2.9: Cropping Pattern in Ahmednagar and Maharashtra 2012-13

Crops

Ahmednagar Maharashtra

Area (00 ha) % to GCA Area (00 ha) % to GCA

Rice 80 0.56 15087 6.46

Wheat 893 6.21 7557 3.23

Jowar 5551 38.61 47561 20.35

Bajra 2405 16.73 15289 6.54

Other Cereals 322 2.24 6605 2.83

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Total Cereals 9251 64.34 92099 39.41

Gram 617 4.29 8299 3.55

Tur 122 0.85 10740 4.60

Other pulses 347 2.41 14815 6.34

Total Pulses 1086 7.55 33854 14.49

Total Foodgrains 10337 71.89 124953 53.47

Groundnut 148 1.03 4160 1.78

Safflower 208 1.45 2519 1.08

Soybean 355 2.47 21022 9.00

Sunflower 137 0.95 3207 1.37

Total Oilseed 903 6.28 33252 14.23

Cotton 159 1.11 28395 12.15

Sugarcane (H) 170 1.18 3269 1.40

Fruits* 206 1.43 4692 2.01

Vegetables* 303 2.11 3170 1.36

GCA 14378 100.00 233675 100.00

Note: *relates to 2011-12

Source: Office of the Commissionerate of Agriculture, Maharashtra State, Ahmednagar

Area, Production & Productivity of Major Crops

Kharif:

During the period 2011-12 to 2012-13, the area under kharif crops constituted more than 32 percent

of GCA. The area under kharif crops was mostly dominated by foodgrains, especially cereals. Out of the

total area under kharif crops, cereals constituted 60.88 per cent while pulses constituted only 8.55 percent

(Table 2.10). Hence together, cereals and pulses constituted 69.43 percent of total area under Kharif crops.

Among cereals, bajra was the main crop and 95 percent of area under cereals was under bajra. Further,

bajra constituted 58 percent of the area under Kharif crops and more than 18 percent of GCA.

Table 2.10: Production and Productivity of Main Kharif Crops in the Ahmednagar District- TE 2012-13

Sr.

No. Name of Crop

Area

(00 ha)

Production

(00 mt)

Productivity

(Kg/ha)

1 Paddy 63 52.92 840

2 Maize 65 74.82 1151

3 Bajara 2704 1679.18 621

4 Other cereals 24 14.52 605

Total Kharif Cereals 2856 1821.44 3217

1 Mung 188 71.06 378

2 udid 37 13.99 378

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3 Tur 176 78.85 448

Total Kharif Pulses 401 163.9 1204

Total Kharif Foodgrains 3257 1985.34 4421

1 Soyabean 102 119.75 1174

2 Groundnut 66 52.6 797

3 Sunflowar 102 38.25 375

Total Kharif Oilseeds 270 210.6 2346

Sugarcane 1030 61800 60000

Cotton 134 29.21 218

Kharif Season 4691 64025.15 66985

Among oilseeds, the main crop cultivated were soybean and sunflower. The other oilseed crop

grown in the district was groundnut. Besides foodgrains and oilseed crop, two commercial crops viz.

sugarcane and cotton were grown in the district, which accounts for 25 percent of Kharif area and about 8

per cent gross cropped area.

Rabi:

As mentioned earlier, agriculture in Ahmednagar district is dominated by rabi crops and 60 percent

of GCA is under rabi crops during 2012-13. The area under rabi crops is dominated by foodgrains and as

much as 95 percent of area under rabi crops is under foodgrains. Major area (91 percent) under foodgrains

is under cereals (Table 2.11). The main foodgrain crop in the rabi season is jowar and about 82 percent of

area under rabi cereals is under rabi jowar. Further, rabi jowar constitutes 34 percent of GCA. Wheat is

also a rabi crop and constitutes about 7 percent of GCA. The main pulse crop is gram which constitutes 4

percent of GCA. Rabi oilseeds are negligible and constitute hardly 2.5 percent of GCA. The major area

under rabi oilseeds is under safflower.

Table 2.11: Production and Productivity of Main Rabi Crops in the Ahmednagar District - TE 2012-13

Sr.

No. Name of Crop

Area

(00 ha)

Production

(00 mt)

Productivity

(Kg/ha)

1 Wheat 1021 1427.36 1398

2 R. Jowar 4998 1749.3 350

3 Maize 107 142.95 1336

Total Rabi Cereals 6126 3319.61 3084

1 Gram 601 331.15 551

Total Rabi Pulses 601 331.15 551

Total Rabi Foodgrains 6727 3650.76 3635

1 Sunflowar 71 47 662

2 Safflower 290 138.04 476

Total Rabi Oilseeds 361 185.04 1138

Total Rabi Season 7088 3835.8 4773

Summer:

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Summer crops in Ahmednagar district are negligible and constitute hardly 0.09 percent of GCA.

The main pulse crop is moog and groundnut is the main oilseed crop cultivated in summer (Table 2.12).

Table 2.12: Production and Productivity of Summer Crops in Ahmednagar District - TE 2012-13

Sr.

No. Name of Crop

Area

(00 ha)

Production

(00 mt)

Productivity

(Kg/ha)

1 mug 1 0.6 600

Summer Pulses 1 0.6 600

Summer Foodgrain 1 0.6 600

1 Groundnut 11.6 20.04 1728

Summer Oilseeds 11.6 20.04 1728

Summer Season 12.6 20.64 2328

Overall, it can be concluded that in Ahmednagar district, about 68 percent of GCA is under

foodgrains with 62 percent under cereals and about 7 percent under pulses. Rabi jowar is the main cereal

crop accounting for 34 percent of GCA, followed by kharif bajra which occupies 19 percent of GCA. Rabi

jowar and Kharif Bajra together account for 53 percent of GCA. The area under oilseeds is 4.4 percent of

GCA.

Horticulture:

Ahmednagar district has horticulture as a major allied activity. Area under horticulture is

increasing in the district. Due to diversified agro-ecological situation and available irrigation facilities

various vegetable crops are grown throughout the year. The otal area under cultivation of vegetables,

flowers and Aromatic and medicinal plant was about 17449 ha. The vegetable crops which are having large

area under cultivation in the district are onions, tomato, brinjal and cabbage. Under spices crop, chilli crop

is having more area followed by garlic, coriander and ginger. Under floriculture merigold, chrysanthemum,

roses and aster are important flower crops under cultivation. The total area under horticultural plantation in

the district was 67763 ha out of which 55945 ha area was with irrigation facilities and remaining was

rainfed. The major rainfed horticultural crops planted in the district include ber, custard apple and jamun.

The productivity of major horticultural crop is improving due to propagating precision farming practices in

the district.

Sericulture:

Sericulture is emerging as the virtual economic lifeline for farmers in Ahmednagar District.

Sericulture-related activity is spread across only 468 hectares in the district. It is one of the supplementary

enterprises recently being adopted by number of farm families as a major source of employment generating

activity perticularly in the talukas of Parner, Shrigonda, Ahmednagar and Newasa. The process begins with

farmers planting Mulberry saplings in the shade. Once these samplings grow sufficiently, government

officials are called in to inspect the tree and the leaves.

Animal Husbandry:

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Animal husbandry is closely interwoven with agriculture and obviously plays an important role in

the national/state economy and also in the socio-economic development of rural households. This is the

sector where the poor contribute to growth directly instead of getting benefit from growth generated

elsewhere. The livestock sector (animal husbandry and poultry) is one of the important allied activities of

agriculture. By providing substantial income to rural households especially in the areas where agricultural

growth is poor, it helps to reduce the rural poverty. Ahmednagar district is very rich in case of animal

population. As per 17th Livestock Census 2003, the district has 1513926 bovines, 394994 sheep, 1055767

goat. Overall milk collection of the district is about 2907.65 lakh liters per year. Also 2139029 poultry

birds are being reared by the farmers. Ahmednagar district is also known for fish production (1955 mt

production in 2012-13).

Table 2.13: Livestock Population of Ahmednagar and Maharashtra, 2013

Particulars

Livestock Population (‘000) % share of

Ahmednagar Ahmednagar Maharashtra

Cattle 1315 16738 7.86

Buffalo 199 6084 3.27

Total Bovine 1514 22822 6.63

Sheep 395 3175 12.44

Goat 1056 10449 10.10

other 35 612 5.72

Total Livestock 3000 37058 8.09

Poultry 2139 34596 6.18

Source: 18th Livestock Census, 2007

Allied activities in the form of animal husbandry and dairy development play a very important role

for rural households. Besides providing additional employment, these sectors also supplement income and

enhance nutritional security. It is well known that dietary patterns are gradually shifting towards livestock

and dairy products with increase in income levels. Hence Animal Husbandry and Dairy development can

play a major role as activities allied to agriculture.

Dairy Development:

Govt. Milk Scheme : 16

Co-op. Dudh Sangh : 14

Registered Pvt. Milk Projects : 55

Registered Primary Milk Co opratives : 2858

Overall per Day Milk Collection : 17 lakh liters

Overall per Day Milk Distribution :

Registered Milk Producing Societies- :

Active Milk Producing Societies :

No. of Milch Cattle (Cows & Buffaloes)- :

Milk Collection from outside of District :

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No. of MILK Chilling Centre : 77

Total Chilling Capacity (LPD) : 2850 lakh liters/day

Per capita Milk Consumption : 397.22 ml/day

Source- District Dairy Development Officer, Ahmednagar

Fisheries Development:

Length of Rivers in District : 587 Kms.

Water spread Area Favorable for Fisheries : 18182 ha.

Fish Production in 2012-13 : 1955 MT

No. of Fish seed farms/hatcheries : 01

Source- District Fishery Development Officer, Ahmednagar

Agriculture Marketing Centers:

All the APMC’s from the district are the major centers of marketing. These centers are supported

by Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board, Ahmednagar, various co-operative marketing societies

& private agencies among the district. The number of marketing centres in the district are as below:

APMC - 14

Co-operative Sugar factory - 19

Milk Co-op Societies - 2913

Rice mills - 0

Oil mills - 0

Cold Storage & Pre Cooling Centres - 0

Winery - 0

Co-operative Development in the District

The district economy is mainly dependant on co-operative sector. Late Padmashree Dr. Vitthalrao

Vikhe Patil started the first co-operative sugar factory in the district at Pravaranagar during the year 1949,

which was the first of its kind in the Asian continent. Ahmednagar is a pioneer district in co-operative

development and in upliftment of sugarcane cultivators through the sugar factories. Similarly dairy co-

operatives have also developed as a secondary movement for the benefit of the dairy farmers. Fourteen

co-operative sugar factories, 9310 co-operative societies, 1281 co-operatives dairy societies and 4 fruit and

vegetable co-operative societies are the backbone of the district providing impetus to the rural economy.

The irrigation water co-operatives and transports co-operatives are also playing an important role in the

district. The problem related to credit inputs and marketing has been addressed to a great extent that has

made the farming community free from the clutches of middlemen and private lenders through the dynamic

leadership of the co-operative movement. Thus, co-operative sector in the district is dealing with all types

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of needs of the farming community, village prosperity and all-round socio-economic development of the

district.

2.2.5 Irrigation and Groundwater:

Ahmednagar district has a net sown area (NSA) of 11.86 lakh hectares of which net irrigated area

accounts for 4.32 lakh hectares. This indicates that only 36.43 per cent of net sown area is irrigated. The

percent of rea irrigated in Ahmednagar district was 44.95 percent during 2011-12, which very high as

compared to the state average (17 percent). Out of total net irrigated area, 78 percent area irrigated through

well irrigation (including lift) and remaining as surface irrigation, i.e. canal irrigation.

Table 2.14: Sources of Irrigation and Groundwater in Ahmednagar district

(Area in ’00 ha)

Year Surface

Irrigation

Well

Irrigation

Net

Irrigated

Area

(NIA)

Gross

Irrigated Area

(GIA)

Percentage

of GIA to

GCA

% of groundwater

Irrigation to NIA

1960-61 464 894 1358 1545 11.66 65.83

1970-71 439 1149 1588 1856 14.44 72.36

1980-81 642 1271 1913 2806 22.08 66.44

1990-91 941 1973 2914 3507 27.37 67.71

2000-01 922 2688 3610 3939 28.24 74.46

2001-02 890 2475 3365 3687 29.81 73.55

2004-05 960 3360 4320 5960 44.94 77.78

Source: Season and Crop Report, various issues.

The takulawise source wise area irrigated in Ahmednagar district is presented in Table 2.15. It can

be seen from the table that irrigation intensity of the district is 135 percent. Shevgaon taluka has reported

highest irrigation intensity in the district

Table2.15: Takulawise Source wise Area Irrigated in Ahmednagar district 2012(Area in Ha)

S.N

o Taluka Surface Wells

Total Net

irrigated

area

Total Gross

irrigated

area

Irrigation

IIntensity (%)

1 A,nagar 335 20129 20464 23430 114.49

2 Parner 2023 15634 17657 27864 157.81

3 Pathardi 669 10514 11183 14430 129.04

4 Karjat 1352 19355 20707 24948 120.48

5 Jamkhed 1290 6840 8130 10400 127.92

6 Shrigonda 2625 35475 38100 60786 159.54

7 Shrirampur 3711 27669 31440 31680 100.76

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8 Shevgaon 1700 10673 12373 20747 167.68

9 Newasa 13378 25344 38722 61778 159.54

10 Rahuri 13408 28985 42393 60226 142.07

11 Sangamner 1768 19076 20844 24533 117.70

12 Akole 1100 8484 9584 11006 114.84

13 Kopargaon 11739 15384 27123 30955 114.13

14 Rahata 4239 11240 15479 22317 144.18

Total 59397 254802 314199 425100 135.30

Source:------------------

Map 16: Groundwater Potential in Ahmednagar district

Map 17: Major, Medium and Minor Irrigation Projects and Flood Affected Area in

Ahmednagar district

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Map 18: Groundwater Estimation in Maharashtra

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2.2.6 District Income:

The sector-wise income in Ahmednagar District can be observed from Table 2.16. The per capita

income in Satara district is lower than 1.36 times the state average. The sector wise distribution of income

indicates that out of the total district income, about 26 percent comes from the Primary sector. It was noted

earlier that about 70 percent of the workforce is engaged in the agricultural sector. However, the

contribution of this sector to the District income is only 24.83 percent which is very low as compared to

other sectors. This indicates that productivity in the primary sector is very low. The secondary sector

contributed about 19 percent to District income and in case of tertiary sector it was around 56 percent. The

overall picture leads us to conclude that half of the income of the district is derived from the tertiary sector.

Table 2.16: Sector wise district income and per capita income of Ahmednagar district for the year 2010-11

& 2011-12 (as per 1999-00 Prices)

(figures in lakh)

Sr.

No.

Sector Year 2010-11 Year 2011-12

Gross

Income

Net

Income

Gross Income Net

Income

1.1 Agriculture 235750 224929 254716 243025

1.2 Forestry 6489 6318 6421 6252

1.3 Fisheries 571 498 571 498

1.4 Mines & Minerals 14 11 12 11

Total Primary Sector 242824

(25.82)

231756

(27.05)

261720

(25.52)

249786

(26.74)

2.1 Reg. Industries 68289 52718 81379 62824

2.2 Un-reg. Industries 51174 37647 54193 39868

2.3 Construction 48341 46983 54640 53105

2.4 Elect., Gas & Water Supply 6614 4372 4763 3149

Total Secondary Sector 174418

(18.54)

141720

(16.54)

194975

(19.01)

158946

(17.02)

3.1 Railway 1890 1507 2049 1641

3.2 Transport & Storage 32076 25659 34633 27704

3.3 Communication 30682 26424 34197 29450

3.4 Trade & Restaurants 153362 149233 169602 165037

3.5 Banking & Insurance 95544 91698 103594 99424

3.6 Professional Services 84247 76333 88133 79854

3.7 Public Admin. 46182 39569 52417 44911

3.8 Other Services 79314 72754 84170 77208

Total Tertiary Sector 523297

(55.64)

483177

(56.40)

568795

(55.47)

525228

(56.24)

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Total District Income 940538 856653 1025491 933959

Per Capita Income (Rs) 22266 20280 23991 21850

Total State Income 31083689 27733929 33942498 30295239

Per Capita Income State (Rs) 30306 27040 32587 29085

% of district Income to State Income 3.03 3.09 3.02 3.08

Note: Figures in brackets are percentage to total district income.

Source- District Social & Economic Review, 2012-13.

2.2.7 Intra-District Growth Differentials:

Table No. 2.17 Intra district Growth Regions of Ahmednagar District

Type of growth region Talukas

Vibrant growth region Kopargaon ,Rahata,Shrirampur,Rahuri, Newasa

Medium growth region Shrigonda, Parner,Karjat & Sangamner

Slow growth region Pathardi, Shevgaon, Nagar,Jamkhed & Akole

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The different growth regions of the district are characterized by the following factors

Vibrant Growth Region

The vibrant growth region covering Kopargaon, Rahata, Shrirampur, Rahuri & Newasa. The following

indicators of development characterize vibrant growth region in Ahmednagar district.

1.Availability of Irrigation water facilities to the farmers from command area s of

Major, Medium and Minor projects. Irrigation is also available from rivers and

irrigation projects backwater especially in Newasa and Shevgaon talukas.

2. Predominance of Sugarcane Cultivation, gross irrigated area to gross cultivable

area is more than 20% in these talukas.

3. Horticulture development especially fruits & vegetable production is picking up.

4. Good network of Co-operative credit structure and Co-operative societies in this

area especially for Co-operative sugarcane factories and Milk Co-operatives.

5.Diversified and cropping system. Dairy as an important supplementary

enterprise.

6. Growing interest among farmers towards commercial farming.

7.Scope for Sericulture development.

8. The talukas have well-established APMC

9. Network of NGOs and SHGs exists in the talukas.

10.Scope for Agro- processing units due to availability of good infrastructure

facilities

Medium Growth Region

The medium growth region covering Shrigonda, Parner,Karjat & Sangamner talukas and are characterized by

the following indicators of development.

1.Availability of Irrigation water facilities to the farmers from command area s of

Major, Medium and Minor projects. Some agricultural cultivation depends on

rainfall.

2. Sugarcane Cultivation in command area of irrigation projects.

3. Horticulture development especially dryland fruits crop like pomegranate

production is picking up.

4. Good network of Co-operative credit structure and Co-operative societies in this

area especially for Co-operative sugarcane factories and Milk Co-operatives.

5.Diversified and cropping system.

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6. Dairy as an important supplementary enterprise.

7. Sericulture development is picking up

8.Soils are medium to light undulating and terrain lands limiting agricultural

cultivation.

9.Good Scope for Soil & Water Conservation activities that are undertaken on

larger scale showing visible results of activities.

Slow Growth Region

The slow growth region covering Pathardi, Shevgaon, Nagar, Jamkhed & Akole talukas are characterized by the

following indicators of development.

1.The slow growth region talukas are characterized by the scarcity zone that receives 500 mm to

700 mm of rainfall except for Akole block, the entire talukas fall under drought prone area of the

district.

2. Thus, watershed programmes, ground water recharge and rainwater harvesting assume

significant importance in the district and must be given priority.

3.Irrigation projects are pending must be completed so that more area can be brought under

irrigation.

4.Rainfed farming depending upon vagaries of nature limiting crop production and crop

productivity.

5.Soils are medium to light undulating and terrain lands limiting agricultural cultivation.

6.Good Scope for Soil & Water Conservation activities that are undertaken on larger scale

showing visible results of activities.

As mentioned earlier, Ahmednagar District comprises of 14 tehsils. The per capita income in

Ahmednagar district is 1.4 times lower than state average. However, the important point that emerges is

that about 56 percent of the District Domestic Product comes from the service sector while 19 percent

come from the secondary sector. However, the agricultural sector that employs 70 percent of the

workforce in the district contributes only about 26 percent to the District Domestic Product. In all other

tehsils, agriculture and allied activities are the predominant activities.

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2.3 Development Vision and Strategy:

As stated earlier, the Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan is to achieve an over all growth

rate of 4.0 percent in the agriculture sector during XIIth plan period, by ensuring a holistic development

of agriculture and allied sectors. Accordingly, each district has to formulate a district plan by including

resources available from the existing schemes. The district has to project requirements for the

development of agriculture and allied sector through vision and strategy to achieve 4 percent agriculture

rate of growth. On the basis of above discussion, the following the developments plan and strategies are

drawn.

To achieve a sustainable growth rate for the agriculture and allied sector of 7 % per annum

during the end of 12th Five-Year Plan.

Ahmednagar district has a huge rural population . A major portion of the income of the district

is derived from tertiary sector.

In today’s context, Ahmednagar is most advanced district having maximum number of sugar

factories, perhaps to spread the message "rural prosperity through cooperation". The

first cooperative sugar factory in Asia was established at Pravara Nagar. Role Model of

water conservation work can be seen at Ralegan-Siddhi and Hivare Bazar that are also called

ideal Villages. Ahmednagar district has 19 sugar factories. -------

The place like Shri Saibaba’s Shirdi, one of Ashtavinayaks at Siddhatek, the famous Kanifnath

temple, attract devotees and therefore creates huge demand for flowers in these temples. There

is also huge international demand for flowers during colder months due to festival season

(Christmas, etc). Ahmednagar with infrastructure facilities increasing exports of flowers by

promoting hi-tech floriculture is envisioned in the 12th Plan.

Enhancement of milk production from the present 22 lakh litters to 32 lakh litters at the end of

12th Plan. The district has a conducive climate and well-developed infrastructure for promoting

dairy activities by the cooperative as well as private sector. The issues addressed in the 12th

Plan will aim at promoting veterinary centres that provide health care to facilitate dairy

development. Strengthening of milk collection centres and processing schemes in cooperative

sector may be strengthened.

Provision of good class infrastructure (farm roads, internal roads, uninterrupted power supply,

water) for agro-based industries including food processing industry

The district has great potential in poultry development especially in Parner ,Shrigonda and

Parner Taluka. With close proximity to Mumbai and large number of Corporates in the

poultry sector, there is tremendous scope for further promoting contract farming.

Encourage contract farming in vegetables (area expansion, processing etc.)

Increase in irrigation facility in DPAP areas and promotion of consumptive use of water in

these areas.

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Development of post harvest management facilities (pack houses, cold stoppages. cold chain,

onion storage structures etc.)

Establishment of soil health up to taluka level.

Promotion of organic farming through farmers groups.

Human resource development through imparting high-tech knowledge in agriculture and allied

sectors.

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Chapter III

SWOT Analysis of the Ahmednagar District

3.1 Introduction

The major sources of livelihood in Ahmednagar District are agriculture and related

activities. Sustenance of farmers became very difficult during drought that was very acute

during last few years. The major crops cultivated in kharif season are Bajra, Tur, Mung, and

Soyabean, sunflower, cotton and paddy in Akole block. The major crops grown in rabbi

season are Jowar, Wheat, Gram, Safflower, Sunflower, and vegetables including onion.

Summer Groundnut and fodder crops are grown in summer season if irrigation water is

available. Sugarcane is cultivated as Adsali, Pre-seasonal and Suru. The area under sugarcane

ratoon is about 40 percent

SWOT analysis is a powerful technique for understanding the Strengths, Weaknesses

and for capitalizing on the Opportunities and Threats faced in a business unit. SWOT analysis is

a basic straightforward model that provides direction and can serve as a basis for the district

plan. Since it concentrates on issues that potentially have a major impact, SWOT analysis is

useful when a very limited amount of time is available to address a complex situation. It is an

important step in planning and also helpful in accomplishing the objectives of a District plan and

obtaining the desired results by maximizing the potential of the strengths and opportunities and

minimizing the impact of weakness and threats. Hence, while developing the plan of

Ahmednagar District, a SWOT analysis has been conducted.

3.2 SWOT Analysis of the District:

3.2.1 Strengths:

1. Ahmednagar district is characterized by three agro-climatic zones viz; Scarcity zone,

Plain (Transition) zone, and Ghat (hilly) zone. The scarcity zone predominates almost

entirely in the district, with average rainfall of 500 to 700mm. However, the district has

32 percent of gross cropped area (GCA) under irrigation, which is double of the state

average. Well irrigation is possible because of successful watershed programmes and 78

percent of irrigated area is under well irrigation. The district is able to recharge ground

water despite scanty rainfall. Water Users Associations are also formed by the Irrigation

Department for equitable distribution of irrigation water with more efficient utilization of

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available water for crop production and to increase the net area under irrigation. About

62 percent area available for watershed development is treated. Besides there are also 6

major, 7 medium and 2 minor irrigation projects in the district and 22 percent area is

under canal irrigation. Further, drip irrigation is also popular for horticultural crops.

There are 47 polyhouses in the district which facilitate cultivation of flowers and

vegetables under controlled conditions.

2. The district hosts a state agricultural university –Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

, situated at Rahuri. Extension services can thus be easily transferred to farmers from the

research Centre. Krishi Vigyan Mandals, Farmers’ Organizations etc. play a useful role

in disseminating extension and farm related services.

3. The GCA of the district is 13.12 lakh hectares .The area under fruits and vegetables is

about 9.5 percent of GCA. Nearly half the district domestic product from agriculture is

obtained from horticulture. Further the contribution of fruits and vegetables to GVO

from agriculture and allied activities is 37 percent during 11th

Plan period. This shows

the immense potential of horticulture in the district. The entire area under fruits and

vegetables is under drip irrigation.

4. Onion is a major horticultural crop in the district and 76 percent of the area under

vegetables is under onions. The district has 2527 onion storage structures with a capacity

of 63900 tones. The structures can thus help to store onions and withdraw the glut in the

market immediately after harvest.

5. The district has 8 cold storage’s with a capacity of 18000 tones. This enables the district

to store horticultural produce.

6. The district is strategically located near major cities like Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad,

which provide a huge urban demand for fresh agricultural produce which can be easily

transported.

7. The district is also well connected by railway to cities like Delhi, Kolkatta and

Bangalore. Thus, a suitable communication system can provide markets for agricultural

produce.

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8. The district has 14 APMCs, 26 sub-market yards and 325 village mandies through which

marketing of agricultural produce is done. There are 80 storage Godowns with a capacity

of 45000 MT.

9. Sugarcane is an important crop in the district and occupies about 7.8 percent of GCA and

contributed about 10 percent of GVO from agriculture during 11th

Plan period.

Cooperative sugarcane factories are established in every block as an assured market for

sugarcane.

10. With respect to allied activities, dairy is most important. Out of the total GVO from

allied activities the contribution of dairy is 71.5 percent. The contribution of the dairy

sector to GVO from agriculture and allied activities is 11 percent. The daily collection

of milk is 15 lakh liters per day.

11. The dairy sector is further strengthened by the availability of milk cooperatives for

marketing the produce. The district has 1497 dairy cooperatives and 78 milk-chilling

centres. Veterinary services are also available in the villages. Further, green fodder and

sugarcane tops are available as cattle feed. There are 5 milk-processing units.

12. There are six livestock markets in the district where quality animals are available. The

district is one of the main sources for the availability of Cross Bred cows. Further AI

services are available and there is also a cattle-breeding farm under Animal Husbandry

Department.

13. Labour is available for planting important crops like sugarcane and onion. Machines for

farm operations such as tractors are owned by cultivators or hired which helps in speedy

farm operations. The tractor population in the district is 21964 which means that on an

average 16.55 tractors are available per 1000 hectares. This is above state average. The

use of harvesters for harvesting is also being popularized.

14. Biomass is available from livestock and crop residue is available for composting.

15. The Seed Replacement rate (SRR) is very high and is 100 percent in case of several

crops. The district has 1105 seed distribution centres, 1128 fertilizer distribution centres

and 1016 insecticide/pesticide distribution centres.

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16. The district has 1317 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies.There are also 231 branches

of nationalized banks providing loans for agricultural purposes.

17. The district is very well known for holy places such as Shirdi and Shani- Shinganapur.

Hence, a large number of devotees visit the district. There is thus scope to promote the

service and other sectors

18. Kalsubai, the highest peak in the Sahyadri lies in Ahmednagar district. There are also

other peaks in the district. Further, the district is well known for the Randha Falls. Thus

there is great scope for tourism in the district.

19. District has different types of fertile soils with well irrigation facility (more than 35

percent of total cultivable area, following multiple cropping systems. Also, district has

hard working farming community with high aspiration towards adoption of new

technologies.

20. District has well-developed co-opertaive sector and high potential for agro and agro

based enterprise.

3.2.2 Weaknesses:

1. The structure of workforce in Ahmednagar district reveals that 70 percent of workers are

in the agricultural sector. While 45 percent are cultivators, 25 percent are agricultural

labourers. However the contribution of this sector to District Domestic Product is 27

percent. The productivity of the agricultural sector is thus very low.

2. Although the district has 32 percent of GCA under irrigation, which is above state

average, the cropping intensity is barely 112 percent, which is below state average.

3. In Ahmednagar district although 68.32 percent of GCA is under cereals, its contribution

to GVO from agriculture in 10th

Plan period was only 11.5 percent and it was 9.8 percent

from GVO from agriculture and allied activities. While pulses occupied 7.6 percent of

GCA, its contribution to GVO from agriculture was 2.7 percent during 10th

Plan period.

This indicates that the cropping pattern in Ahmednagar district is dominated by low

value cereals and pulses.

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4. While 5 percent of GCA is occupied by oilseeds, its contribution to GVO (10th

Plan

period) from agriculture was 2.2 percent. Thus productivity is very low in case of

oilseeds.

5. The district has 32.40 percent of GCA under irrigation that is above state average.

However, about 60 percent of irrigation water is being utilized solely for sugarcane.

Indiscriminate use of water has lead to soil salinity and water logging. Further, lack of

recommended crop rotations in sugarcane cropping system has led to decline in

productivity and pest infestation.

6. About 38 percent of the GCA is under Rabi jowar. However, the yield of rabi jowar in

Ahmednagar district is far lower than that of other districts in the state. While the yield

of Rabi jowar was 350 kg per hectare in 2004-05, the state average yield was 566 kg per

hectare in the corresponding year.

7. The soils are becoming deficient in micro-nutrients. Scientific agricultural techniques are

not being followed leading to low productivity.

8. The district receives an average rainfall of 566 mm. The scarcity zone which receives 50

to 700 mm rainfall is occupied by 13 out of 14 talukas in the district. Except Akole

taluka, the entire Ahmednagar falls under drought prone area. The rainfall in this region

is erratic, uncertain and unassured. The district is thus characterized by several droughts.

9. Allied activities that play a major role in providing complementary and supplementary

income to farmers contribute only 15 percent to GVO from agriculture and allied

activities.

10. Allied activities are mainly in the Dairy sector. Poultry sector has not made much

progress in this district and its contribution to GVO from allied activities in 10th

Plan

period was only 10 percent. The district has close proximity to major cities like Mumbai

and Pune where a huge demand for poultry products exists. This potential has thus not

been tapped.

11. The major and most dominant post harvest activity in the district is with respect to

sugarcane. The other food and fruit processing sector has yet to be developed.

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12. The farmers in the district do not have access to suitable extension services and

infrastructure bottlenecks exist. Many of the villages are not connected with all weather

roads. There is also acute shortage of electricity.

13. Low productivity of major crops in the district as compared to state average (which

itself is lower than national average) and FLD is major weakness in the growth of

agriculture in district.

3.2.3 Opportunities:

1. There is scope to promote horticulture in the district. Horticultural crops have a strong

potential to raise returns to land, labour and capital and are pro- small farmers. In

Ahmednagar district the land holding pattern reveals that 66.5 percent farmers are small

and marginal. Cultivation of horticultural crops therefore provides opportunity to them to

raise their incomes.

2. Fruits and vegetables occupy about 9.5 percent of the GCA. The share of fruits and

vegetables has been undergoing a major change in the food basket of the urban and rural

consumer over the years. The share of fruits and vegetables in urban food expenditure

increased from 12 percent in 1983 to 15.8 percent in 2004-05. In case of rural food

expenditure this share increased from 9.3 percent in 1983 to 14.5 percent in 2004-05.

This increase in demand for fruits and vegetables provides an opportunity for

Ahmednagar district to increase production of these horticultural crops.

3. Agro-processing in case of fruits is very negligible in the district. Rahata taluka is

famous for quality guavas. Hence there is scope to set up agro-processing units for such

fruits.

4. The district also has the opportunity to develop post harvest infrastructure facilities.

5. Dairy is an important allied activity. As per Animal Husbandry department, there is

backlog in establishing 97 new veterinary dispensaries and in upgrading 154 veterinary

institutions. The district must therefore gear up its infrastructure so as to maximize

potential in dairy sector.

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6. The development of the poultry sector is very limited. The district is situated close to

Mumbai, Pune and other major cities. There is thus scope to promote this sector.

Contract farming in poultry can also be undertaken in a big way.

7. Water shed programmes have been considerably successful in Ahmednagar distict. In

view of 13 talukas in the district falling in the scarcity zone, such programmes must be

encouraged so that ground water resource potential can be fully exploited and rain water

can be harvested.

8. Irrigation projects that are pending must be completed so that more area can be brought

under irrigation facilities. Increase in area under irrigation will help to increase

productivity and increase cropping intensity.

9. Generation of electricity by windmills is being implemented in the district. The

topography, velocity of wind in the district has been found to be suitable for setting wind

mills. Thus generation of electricity by wind- mills must be promoted.

3.2.4 Threats:

1. The productivity of several crops in the district is below state average. About 60 percent

of available irrigation water is consumed by sugarcane crop leading to soil salinity and

water logging. Unless water is used in a judicious manner, the productivity of crops will

not increase.

2. The district has 13 talukas that are in the scarcity zone and drought prone. Shortage of

water is likely to be a major constraint.

3. Any delay in completion of irrigation projects will be harmful for agriculture as

productivity of crops will be affected.

4. The shallow and medium deep soils in and along the hilly areas of western ghats are

prone to erosion.

5. About 68.32 percent of GCA is under low value cereals. The contribution of agriculture

to District Domestic Product is thus very low.

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6. While 70 percent of workforce is in agriculture, the contribution of this district to District

Domestic Product is only 26.7 percent.

7. Only 17 percent of the District Domestic product is obtained from industrial sector. Thus

agriculture is not providing raw material for promotion of industrial activities.

8. Rural infrastructure has a very important role to play for the development of agriculture.

With increase in production of horticultural products, lack of post harvest infrastructure

and agro- processing units may lead to huge post harvest losses.

9. Roads, markets, communication, electricity, and other such infrastructure are equally

important and lack of such facilities will be an impediment to agricultural growth.

3.3 Accommodating SWOT – Addressing Issues Emerging out of SWOT analysis:

Ahmednagar district broadly consists of three zones, viz.; Scarcity zone, Transition zone and

Hilly zone. The scarcity zone that receives 500 mm to 700 mm of rainfall occupies 13 out of 14

talukas in the district. Except for Akole block, the entire district falls under drought prone area

of the district. Thus, watershed programmes, ground water recharge and rainwater harvesting

assume significant importance in the district and must be given priority. Irrigation projects that

are pending must be completed so that more area can be brought under irrigation.

Horticulture contributes almost half the District Domestic Product from agriculture. There is

also huge urban demand for horticultural produce. Thus promotion of horticulture by improving

post harvest infrastructure and transport facilities will augment the incomes of farmers and give

boost to agricultural sector. Further, industrial growth is very limited in Ahmednagar district and

cultivation of horticultural crops can help to promote agro-processing industries. Horticulture

will also promote secondary industries such as grading, packaging, transport, etc. This will

generate additional employment and stimulate the rural economy of Ahmednagar.

Allied activities such as poultry play a very limited role in Ahmednagar district. Due to its close

proximity to major cities such as Mumbai and Pune, the district has a ready urban market for

poultry products. Contract farming can be promoted in the district. Dairy is an important allied

activity in the district. Veterinary services must be further strengthened in the district.

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The productivity of cereals that occupy 68.5 percent of GCA is very low. Appropriate extension

services must be delivered to farmers so that productivity can improve.

3.4 Sectoral /Regional Growth Drivers of the District:

Table 3.1: Growth regions of Ahmednagar District

Block Crop Horticulture Animal husbandry Sericulture

Nagar Jowar, Mung Onion,Santra Buffalo,Goat Mulberry plantation

increasing Biovoltine

Cocoon rearing

Parner Jowar Onion, Pea, Tomato Cross Bread Cow,

Sheep,Goat

---Do---

Pathardi S.cane, Cotton,

Jowar

Mosambi Cross Bread Cow, Goat ---Do---

Karjat Jowar, Gr.Nut,

Udid, S.cane,

Lemon Cross Bread Cow, Goat ---Do---

Shrigonda S.cane,Jowar Onion, Tomato,

Pomogranate,

Lemon,Banana

Cross Bread Cow,

Goat,Buffalo

---Do--- Area under

mulberry plantation is

increasing

Jamkhed Jowar,udid

Lemon Goat -----

Rahuri S.cane,

Soyabean, Gram,

Wheat

Brinjal,

Onion,Pomogranate

Cross Bread Cow,

Sheep

---Do---

Shrirampur S.cane,

Soybean,Wheat,

Gram,Cotton,

Maize

Onion Cross Bread Cow ---Do---

Rahata S.cane, Wheat,

Soyabean

Pomegranate, Grape,

Guava,floriculture

Cross Bread Cow. ---Do---

Newasa S.cane,Wheat,Jo

war,Gram,

Bajara

Onion,Banana Cross bred

Cow,Buffalo

---Do---

Shevgaon Cotton,jowar,S.c

ane,Gram

Onion Crossbred Cow,Goat ----

Kopargaon S.cane, Wheat,

Gram,

Cotton,Soyabean

Tomato,Onion,Grape,

Pomogranate

Crossbred Cow ---Do---

Sangamner Bajara, S.cane,

Wheat, Gram

Tomato,Gourd

Vegetable,Pomegrana

te,Onion

Crossbred Cow,Goat ---Do---

Akola Paddy,Bajara Tomato,Gourd

vegetable,

Pomogranate

Crossbred Cow -----

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Growth Regions of Ahmednagar District

Intra district Growth Regions of Ahmednagar District

Type of growth region Talukas

Vibrant growth region Kopargaon ,Rahata,Shrirampur,Rahuri, Newasa

Medium growth region Shrigonda, Parner,Karjat & Sangamner

Slow growth region Pathardi, Shevgaon, Nagar,Jamkhed & Akole

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The different growth regions of the district are characterized by the following factors

Vibrant Growth Region

The vibrant growth region covering Kopargaon, Rahata, Shrirampur, Rahuri &

Newasa. The following indicators of development characterize vibrant growth region in

Ahmednagar district.

1.Availability of Irrigation water facilities to the farmers from command area s of

Major, Medium and Minor projects. Irrigation is also available from rivers and

irrigation projects backwater especially in Newasa and Shevgaon talukas.

2. Predominance of Sugarcane Cultivation, gross irrigated area to gross cultivable

area is more than 20% in these talukas.

3. Horticulture development especially fruits & vegetable production is picking up.

4. Good network of Co-operative credit structure and Co-operative societies in this

area especially for Co-operative sugarcane factories and Milk Co-operatives.

5.Diversified and cropping system. Dairy as an important supplementary enterprise.

6. Growing interest among farmers towards commercial farming.

7.Scope for Sericulture development.

8. The talukas have well-established APMC

9. Network of NGOs and SHGs exists in the talukas.

10.Scope for Agro- processing units due to availability of good infrastructure facilities

Medium Growth Region

The medium growth region covering Shrigonda, Parner,Karjat & Sangamner talukas

and are characterized by the following indicators of development.

1.Availability of Irrigation water facilities to the farmers from command area s of

Major, Medium and Minor projects. Some agricultural cultivation depends on

rainfall.

2. Sugarcane Cultivation in command area of irrigation projects.

3. Horticulture development especially dryland fruits crop like pomegranate

production is picking up.

4. Good network of Co-operative credit structure and Co-operative societies in this

area especially for Co-operative sugarcane factories and Milk Co-operatives.

5.Diversified and cropping system.

6. Dairy as an important supplementary enterprise.

7. Sericulture development is picking up

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8.Soils are medium to light undulating and terrain lands limiting agricultural

cultivation.

9.Good Scope for Soil & Water Conservation activities that are undertaken on larger

scale showing visible results of activities.

Slow Growth Region

The slow growth region covering Pathardi, Shevgaon, Nagar, Jamkhed & Akole talukas are

characterized by the following indicators of development.

1.The slow growth region talukas are characterized by the scarcity zone that receives 500 mm to

700 mm of rainfall except for Akole block, the entire talukas fall under drought prone area of the

district.

2. Thus, watershed programmes, ground water recharge and rainwater harvesting assume

significant importance in the district and must be given priority.

3.Irrigation projects are pending must be completed so that more area can be brought under

irrigation.

4.Rainfed farming depending upon vagaries of nature limiting crop production and crop

productivity.

5.Soils are medium to light undulating and terrain lands limiting agricultural cultivation.

6.Good Scope for Soil & Water Conservation activities that are undertaken on larger scale

showing visible results of activities.

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Chapter IV

Development of Agriculture Sector in

Ahmednagar District

4.1. Introduction:

Due to increasing population and decreasing per capita availability of land for

agriculture, the pressure on land has increased for production of more food grains,

oilseeds, pulses fruits, vegetables and also for fodder and fuel. In view of these

limitations on horizontal expansion of land for agriculture, only alternative left is the

vertical expansion through combination various farm enterprises required less space

and time but giving high productivity and ensuring periodic income for small and

marginal farmers located in rainfed areas, dry lands, hilly and tribal areas. Thus, the

farming system development assumes greater importance for sound management of

farm resources to enhance farm productivity, reduce degradation of environmental

quality and maintain sustainability in production and productivity.

As noted earlier, the agricultural and allied sector’s contribution to the economy

was about 26 percent while that of industrial and tertiary sector was about 19 percent

and 55 percent respectively (2005-06). In contrast, 69.70 percent of the workforce is

dependent on the agricultural sector as an economic activity. This clearly speaks of low

productivity in the agricultural sector. Fostering more rapid rural development,

particularly raising the productivity and competitiveness of crops and accelerating the

growth of the agricultural sector is critical for inclusive growth. More rapid growth in the

primary sector will directly as well as indirectly contribute to generating greater

opportunities for employment and income growth. Increase in rural incomes will

stimulate growth in the secondary and tertiary sector as demand for industrial good and

services will increase. However, for this to happen, appropriate policy measures have

to be formulated and public expenditure in the agricultural sector has to be directed

towards more productivity enhancing investments so as to stimulate growth and further

encourage private investment. Realizing the importance of agricultural growth, the

RKVY was implemented so as to give a major boost to the agricultural sector in the 11th

Plan.

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The existing farming systems being adopted by majority of farmers in rainfed

area of Ahmednagar district are characterizes by existence of food grain crops

including mostly Bajra, Jowar as cereals and Mung, Udid, and Tur as pulse crops in

combination with dairy and animal husbandry as these combinations of enterprises are

complementary to each other in case of income generation, resources utilization and for

recycling of farm waste. Contribution of different crops or enterprises towards annual

income of farm family under each existing farming system studied. Further, the farming

systems were analyzed for identifying the specific problems in each crop or enterprise

to suggest the appropriate solution and strategy to address the problem taking into

consideration the reasons behind the problems.

In this chapter an overview of the development of the agricultural sector is

presented and constraints in yield gaps are noted. The recommended interventions for

the district and action plan are outlined. The projected growth rate during the 11th Plan

is calculated and researchable issues are discussed.

4.2 Land Use:

As we have seen earlier chapter that that out of geographical area, about 23

percent of land is under non agricultural usage i.e. forest, land under non-agricultural

use, cultivable waste, permanent pasture and miscellaneous trees and groves. About

7.5 percent land is as current and other fallow and about 71.10 percent of land is sown.

Thus, altogether about 9.22 percent of land is available in the form of cultivable waste,

current as well as other follows, which can be brought under productive use with a

proper wasteland development programme. The cropping intensity of the district is 111

percent, which is lower than the state average (127.9 percent).

4.3 Soil Health:

As seen earlier, soils of the district are broadly divided into four categories

namely coarse shallow soil; medium black soil; deep black soil and reddish soil

occupying about 38, 41, 13 and 8 percent of the cultivated area respectively. In the first

two categories, soil moisture is the predominant limiting factor affecting productivity of

crops particularly under rainfed condition. Out of total land, about 79 per cent land

(Class II to IV) is available for cultivation. Lands of the district are not suitable for any

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cultivation and mostly covers the soils from Ahmednagar, Pathardi, Sangamner and

Akole talukas that are predominantly rainfed areas. Soil fertility indices shows that out

of 4670 sample, about 98 percent of the soil in the district fall under category with

neutral PH status, 95 percent of soil with low Electrical Conductivity and about 85

percent of soil contain low Organic Carbon. Also more than 78 percent of soil in the

district is low in phosphorus and most of the soil in the district is high potash (about 95

percent of soil). The critical analysis status of district indicates low organic carbon

content of majority of soils in almost in all talukas. The reclamation and development of

saline/Alkali soils in Ahmednagar district is presented in Table 4.1. It can be observed

from the table that 5098 hectares are under saline/Alkali soils and this area has not yet

been treated. Reclamation of saline and alkaline soils requires a long-term effort to

bring the soils under normal production levels. This problem is mainly found in irrigation

command areas of the district. The Area under saline and alkali soil is increasing due to

improper soil and water management, which requires efficient drainage system to drain

excess water carrying salts which hold otherwise get accumulated in the soils. Crop

rotations and application of soil amendments like gypsum is used to neutralize the soils.

Shrirampur and Koparagon taluka are having more such affected area together

covering 62.46 percent of the total district area.

Table 4.1: Reclamation and Development of saline/ Alkali soils in Ahmednagar district

Sr.No

Taluka Area under Saline / Alkaline Soil(ha)

Area treated (ha) up to 2006-7

Balance Area (ha)

1 A,nagar 405 0 405

2 Parner 0 0 0

3 Pathardi 117 0 117

4 Karjat 0 0 0

5 Jamkhed 0 0 0

6 Shrigonda 375 0 375

7 Shrirampur 2135 0 2135

8 Shevgaon 0 0 0

9 Newasa 575 0 575

10 Rahuri 0 0 0

11 Sangamner 442 0 442

12 Akole 0 0 0

13 Kopargaon 1049 0 1049

14 Rahata 0 0 0

Total 5098 0 5098

Source: District Soil Survey and Soil Testing Office, Ahmednagar

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Organic agricultural activities are implemented in the district from the year 2001-

2002 including construction of vermicompost production units, Vermicompost culture

production centers and bringing compact area under organic cultivation practices by

certification of organic cultivation area. Organic cultivation is practices are followed on

350 Ha areas in the district construction of 364 Vermiculture centers, 7993

vermicompost units and 5000 biodynamic compost heaps were completed. Special

campaigns are being organized in villages to popularize the importance of organic

cultivation practices to reduce cost of production and to improve soil health status.

Total 9200 farmers were trained regarding locally preparation of organic compost and

botanical pesticides like Dashparni Ark (An extract of leaves of ten plants having

insecticidal properties), Jeevamrut and other inputs with available resources with the

farmers. Farmers are again promoted to use biopesticides like Trichoderma,HNPV,

HNPV viruses and biofertilizers like Azotobactor, Rhizobium, Phosphate solubilizing

Bacteria and composting culture.

4.4 Water Resources and Management:

As we have noted in earlier chapter that Ahmednagar district has a net sown

area (NSA) of 11.86 lakh hectares of which net irrigated area accounts for 4.32 lakh

hectares. This indicates that only 36.43 per cent of net sown area is irrigated. The

percent of area irrigated in Ahmednagar district was 44.95 percent during 2004-05,

which very high as compared to the state average (17 percent). Out of total net irrigated

area, 78 percent area irrigated through well irrigation (including lift) and remaining as

surface irrigation, i.e. canal irrigation

The information regarding major, medium and minor Irrigation projects in

Ahmednagar district is presented in Table 4.2. The canal system is confined to some

parts of the district. In the northern part of the district there are 3 major irrigation

projects namely upper Godavari, Pravara and Mula having 2, 18 and 28 percent of the

irrigated areas. In the south-western part of the district there are two command projects

(namely Ghod & Kukadi) which are having 15 percent of the irrigated area. Besides

this, there are 7 medium projects and 90 minor projects covering 16 and 5 percent of

the total irrigated areas (Table 2.15). In non-command areas, the ground water

potential is generally low, particularly in central and northern part of the scarcity zone.

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However it is relatively better in the southern parts of the above zone and much better

in transition zone and hilly zone.

Table 4.2: Major, Medium and Minor Irrigation projects in Ahmednagar district

Sl Project Water storage

TCM

Kharif area

Rabi area

Summer area

No. of wells

Area irri. By wells

Blocks

Major project

1 Darana, Gangapur 617.74 5267 8313 1748 8214 17378 Kopargaon

2 Bhandardara 304.40 11186 15235 6072 13084 20592 Sangamner, Rahata,

Shrirampur, Rahuri

3 Mula 608.81 21254 49225 5393 12190 45465 Rahuri,Newasa,

Shevagao,Pathardi

4 Urdhva Godavari 336.29 1661 781 0 110 360 Kopargaon

5 Ghod 154.80 10300 10900 2600 3798 4750 Shrigonda

6 Kukadi 864.39 75948 80330 0 9763 21199 Parner, Shrigonda,

Karjat

Total (Major) 2886.43 125616 164784 15813 47159 109744

Medium projects

1 Bhojapur 10.31 600 480 0 125 426 Sangamner

2 Adhala 27.61 780 3914 0 1444 220 Sangamner

3 Mandohol 8.78 240 2266 0 78 283 Parner

4 Ghatshil pargaon 8.50 250 1660 0 291 333 Pathardi

5 Sina 52.30 3192 4748 0 497 200 Karjat

6 Khairi 13.74 192 341 0 334 135 Jamkhed

7 Visapur 25.61 2774 2934 2200 1042 1310 Shrigonda

Total (Medium) 145.14 8028 16343 2200 3811 2907

Minor Projects

1 Godavari valley (26) 40.08 485 23179 0 410 405

2 Krishna valley (68) 98.31 9277 18024 0 1564 790

Total (Minor) 138.39 9762 41203 0 1974 1195

The water analysis is important to know the condition of water for safety

purpose. The number of water samples analyzed in the Ahmednagar district is

presented in Table 4.3. It can be seen for the table that out of total 834 samples, hardly

0.5 percent samples are safe for agricultural purposes i.e. permissible for irrigating the

crops, about 26 percent are moderately safe, 55 percent are moderately unsafe and

renaming are unsafe.

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Table 4.3: Water Analysis Report of Ahmednagar district

Name of the Taluka

No of Water samples analyzed

Permissible C – 1

Moderately Safe C – 2

Moderately unsafe C – 3

Unsafe C – 4

A,nagar 257 4 74 136 42

Parner 62 - 17 42 3

Pathardi 76 - 25 47 4

Karjat 27 - 7 18 2

Jamkhed 11 - 7 3 1

Shrigonda 89 - 36 51 2

Shrirampur 6 - - 1 5

Shevgaon 25 - 8 14 3

Newasa 148 - 19 75 54

Rahuri 6 - 2 3 1

Sangamner 83 - 6 48 29

Akole 21 - 13 6 2

Kopargaon 11 - - 10 1

Rahata 12 - 2 8 2

Total 834 4 216 462 152

Source: District Soil Survey and Soil Testing Office, Ahmednagar

The number of Soil Testing Laboratories in Ahmednagar district is presented in

Table 4.4. During the year 2007-08, there were 11 Soil testing laboratories with an

annual analyzing capacity of 57200 have analyzed 49895 samples. It can be observed

that 9 laboratories are in Cooperative and Public undertaking, one each in private and

Government sector.

Table 4.4: Soil Testing Laboratories in Ahmednagar district -Year 2007-08

Soil Testing Laboratories Under

No of Soil Testing Laboratories

Annual Analysing Capacity

No. of Samples Analysed

No of Soil Testing Laboratories having Annual Analysing

System Static Mobile Total

Govt. Sector

1 0 1 5000 4670 1

Co-operative & Public U-taking

7 2 9 49200 42546 9

Private Sector 1 0 1 3000 2679 1

Total 9 2 11 57200 49895 11

Source:

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Table No 4.5 present the yearwise area to be covered with micro-irrigation

system including drip and sprinkler and also total expenditure required during the XI

Plan Period. It is seen from the above table that total 24125 ha area will be covered by

micro-irrigation by investing Rs. 5109.98 lakhs, of which 18670 ha area will be covered

by drip irrigation with an expenditure of Rs.4720.76 lakhs and 5455 ha area by sprinkler

irrigation with Rs. 389.22 lakhs. Table No 4.6 presents the yearwise community tanks

proposed to be completed during XI Plan Period in Ahmednagar district. Total 1123

community tanks would be constructed with a capacity of 11055 ha area under

irrigation and total expenditure proposed for completing these tanks is of Rs. 5374.3

lakhs. The community tanks are found very useful for farmers to irrigate the crops with

available water mostly through micro-irrigation as life saving irrigation sustaining crops

and livestock also. Table No 4.7 presents the crop area to be brought under micro-

irrigation during the XIth Five-Year Plan. The micro-irrigation includes the drip as well

as sprinkler irrigation to fruit, vegetable, sugarcane and field crops. Total 18670 sets

are proposed to be installed and 6400 sprinkler set are also proposed to be installed

The farmers well adopted the drip irrigation technology and area under drip

irrigation showing increasing trend. Area under drip irrigation in the district has

increased from 132 hectares in 2002-03 to 4557 hectares in 2005-06. The amount

expenditure & area covered in the last five year confirming the trend. About 90 percent

area under horticulture and vegetable crop is under drip. In DPAP area, drip has given

boost to diversification towards horticulture. Though farmers adopted technology for

horticulture still the potential for large area under other crops like sugarcane & cotton

remained unutilized. In the sugarcane area excess use of water deteriorating the soil

health so it is necessary to educate farmers to adopt drip & sprinkler in s cane. In cotton

belt during monsoon late start & long breaks affecting yield of cotton very badly. If drip

technology used in this area the yield will be assured. The potential for use of sprinkler

remained unutilized due to lack of proper technology transfer. It is found that use of

sprinkler in crop like onion, pea, soyabean wheat, gram & sugarcane increase the yield

apart from managing electricity shortage & water efficiency.

Following action needed to popularize the drip

The dealer net work need to expand by training rural youth in drip technology.

Easy availability of loan towards farmers share apart from subsidy need to be

ensured.

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Needed to mobilize farmer for installation of drip in groups to reduce the cost

because of small farm size.

Rigorous training of the farmers regarding drip technology & there exposure visit to

successful farms

Training to the farmers regarding post installation maintenance like acid treatment,

leak proofing, calculating water requirement, irrigation scheduling is required to

ensure its continuous functioning

Need to take policy decision, which in command area water will be distributed only

on volumetric basis. It will promote the use of drip.

while giving permission to lift irrigation & water user association it is needed to make

mandatory that 100 % area will be brought under irrigation in the phase manner

Need to take pilot project for 100% distribution of irrigation water of minor & medium

project by drip irrigation method, adopting participatory approach.

Awareness of farmers requires, reg the services made mandatory for drip

companies after installation.

Increasing Outlay for farm pond in horticulture mission will increase the area under

drip irrigation

Popularizing irrigation through drip will increase the effectiveness of the drip with

economy & efficiency in fertilizer use.

Awareness regarding soil health in command area & ill effect of excess irrigation will

promote use of drip irrigation.

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Table 4.5: Perspective Micro Irrigation Plan

(Phy. In ha and Fin. In lakh Rs.)

Activity

Actual coverage up to March 2006 (ha)

Area coverage in 2006 – 2007 (ha)

Unit Size

Unit Cost

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total

Phy Fin Phy Fin Ph Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin

Drip Irrigation

3395 858.58 3562 900.65 3733 943.85 3905 987.36 4075 1030.32 18670 4720.76

Sprinkler Irrigation

992 70.78 1040 74.20 1091 77.85 1142 81.48 1190 84.91 5455 389.22/ 3892.22

TOTAL

4387 929.36 4602 974.85 4824 1021.7 5047 1068.84 5265 1115.23 24125

5109.98/8612.98

Table 4.6: Protective (Community Tanks) Irrigation Plan

(Area in ha and Investment in lakh Rs.)

Type

Existing Community Tanks (2006-07)

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

No.

Are

a

Investm

e

nt

No.

Are

a

Investm

e

nt

No.

Are

a

Investm

e

nt

No.

Are

a

Investm

ent

No.

Are

a

Investm

ent

No.

Are

a

Investm

e

nt

10000 CuM

54 365 179 144 1440 699.8 175 1750 850.5 200 2000 972 250 2500 1215 300 3000 1458

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Table 4.7 : Perspective Crowise Micro Irrigation Plan

Sr. No.

Crops

Actual coverage

up to March 2006

Area coverage

in 2006 - 2007

Proposed coverage

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total

Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

A Drip Irrigation

1 Mango 200 18.00 200 18.00 200 18.00 200 18.00 200 18.00

2 Tamarind 20 1.80 20 1.80 20 1.80 20 1.80 20 1.80

3 Ber 1.00 0.13 1.00 0.13 1.00 0.13 1.00 0.13 1.00 0.13

4 Pomegranate 400 65.60 400 65.60 400 65.60 400 65.60 400 65.60

5 Sapota 60 5.40 50 4.50 75 6.75 75 6.75 50 4.50

6 Guava 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02

7 Papaya 20 5.50 20 5.50 20 5.50 20 5.50 20 5.50

8 Grapes 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02

9 Banana 40 11.00 40 11.00 40 11.00 40 11.00 40 11.00

10 Citrus 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02

11 C.apple 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02

12 Fig 10 1.64 10 1.64 10 1.64 10 1.64 10 1.64

13 Amala 20 2.50 20 2.50 20 2.50 20 2.50 20 2.50

14 Vegetables 500 137.50 800 220.00 900 247.50 1000 275.00 1200 330.00

15 Lime 250 37.75 250 37.75 200 30.20 100 15.10 200 30.20

Total Drip

1601 299.9 1891 381.5 1966 403.7 1966 416.1 2241 483.95 9665 1985.15

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Table 4.8: Area Expansion under Micro Irrigation (Horticulture Crops)

Area in hectors

Rs. Lakh

Sr. No. Name of Crop

Planting

Distance M.

Rate of

Subsidy

Rs/he.

07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12

Area Amt. Area Amt. Area Amt. Area Amt. Area Amt.

1 Mango 10 X 10 9000 200 18 200 18 200 18 200 18 200 18

2 Pomegranate 5X 5 16400 400 65.6 400 65.6 400 65.6 400 65.6 400 65.6

3 Banana 1.5 X 1.5 27500 40 11 40 11 40 11 40 11 40 11

4 Cust Apple 5 X 5 16400 20 3.28 20 3.28 20 3.28 20 3.28 20 3.28

5 Amala 7 X 7 12500 20 3.5 20 2.5 20 2.5 20 2.5 20 2.5

6 Tamarind 10 X 10 9000 20 1.8 20 1.8 20 1.8 20 1.8 20 1.8

7 Guava 6 X 6 15100 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02

8 Grapes 3 X 1.5 20100 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02

9 K- Lime 6 X 6 15100 250 37.75 250 37.75 200 30.2 100 15.1 200 30.2

10 Sapota 10 X 10 9000 60 5.4 50 4.5 75 6.75 75 6.75 50 4.5

11 Fig 5 X 5 16400 10 1.64 10 1.64 10 1.6 10 1.64 10 1.64

12 Sweet orange 6 X 6 15100 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02

13 Papaya 1.5 X 1.5 27500 20 5.5 20 5.5 20 5.5 20 5.5 20 5.5

14 Ber 7 X 7 12500 1 0.13 1 0.13 1 0.13 1 0.13 1 0.13

15 Vegetables 1.5 X 1.5 27500 500 137.5 800 220 900 247.5 1000 275 1200 330

Drip Total 1601 300.16 1891 381.76 1966 403.96 1966 416.36 2241 484.21

Veg. Sprinkler 7135 1000 71.35 1200 85.62 1300 92.76 1400 99.89 1500 107.03

Total Horticulture. 2601 371.51 3091 467.38 3266 496.72 3366 516.25 3741 591.24

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4.5 Major Crops and Varieties in the Ahmednagar District:

The crops are grown in three seasons in the districts, i.e Kharif, Rabi and

Summer. The cropping pattern of the Ahmednagar district is identical with the state as

well as most of the districts in the state. Kharif is the predominant season, in which

Bajra crop account major share in area. As we have seen earlier, about 34 percent of

gross cropped area is under jowar, followed by bajara, which has about 19 percent

share. The major crops and varieties grown in Ahmednagar district is presented in

Table 4.9.

Table 4.9: The major crops and varieties grown in Ahmednagar district

Sr. No

Major Crop Varieties

1 Paddy Karjat 84, Jaya, R-24, Indrayani, Sahyadri

2 Kharif Jowar CSH 5, CSH 9, CSH 14, CSH 16 CSH 17 CSH 18, Phule Amruta

3 Bajara ICTP-8203, Hybrid- Rhrbh-8609, Rhrbh-8924

4 Rabi Jowar CSH 5, CSH 9, CSH 14, CSH 16, M 35-1, CSH 18, Phule Amruta, Mauli, Phule Yashoda, Selection 3

5 Wheat HD 2189/ N 59, N 5489 / Godavari Panchavati / Lok-1, NIAW 301 / MACS-2846 / MACS- 2496, NI 5439 / NIAW -34

6 Tur BDN- 1.2, IOPL-87, ICPL 87110, BSMR-733, ATK-884

7 Bean Varun, Arka Komal, Contender, Local

8 Soybean MACS 450, D 228, PK 1029, IS 335

9 Gram Vijay, Vishavas, Virat, Vishal

10 Groundnut M 13, TMV 10, JL 24, SB 11, TAG 24, JL-286

11 Cotton Varieties

Improved

Hybrid

LR 5166, Verlaxmi, H- 4

12 Sugarcane CO-714, CO-8014 CO-86032, CO 7527, CO-88121, CO-94012, CO-265

13 Potato Kupri, Chamdrmukhi, Kupri Joyti

14 Onion N-53, Basvant-780, N-2-H, N- 257

15 Turmeric Rajapuri Waigaon, Krishna, Selem. Kadappa.

16 Ginger Mahm, Acc-116, ACC-

17 Tomato Pusa rub, Dhanshri, Bhagyeshri, Rajshri

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4.6 Input Management-

The growth and level of agricultural output to a large extent is determined by the

pattern of resource structure or input mix in the agricultural sector. Technological

developments shift the production function up and to the right enabling the farmers to

make grater use of yield increasing inputs. As is well known, the pace of agricultural

development in India increased with the introduction of new production technology. An

increase in per hectare yield and total production of a crop over a period of time is due

to increased use of inputs like land, irrigation, chemical fertilizers and high yielding

varieties of seeds. The planting material production plan of Ahmednagar district for next

five year is presented in Table 4.10.

Table 4.10 presents the information about horticultural planting materials i.e.

grafts and seedlings plan in Ahmednagar district. It is seen from the data that there are

total 39 horticultural nurseries in the district. Out of 39 nurseries, 5 nurseries are

government nurseries and 34 are in private sector. In case of government nurseries,

the total proposed area under mother plants up to the year is of about 487 ha and total

production of planting materials is of about 970 lakh grafts /seedlings. In case of private

sector nurseries, the proposed area under mother plants is of 1560 ha and total

production of is about 3086 lakh grafts /seedlings. The total production of horticultural

planting material at the end of XI th Five-Year Plan is of 8020 lakh grafts /seedlings.

The area under horticultural plantation is increasing due to effective implementation of

Employment Guarantee Linked programme of Horticultural Development and under

National Horticulture Mission programmes. The availability of quality planting material is

required to establish orchards. The planting material produced at these nurseries is

being utilized in the district.

The existing seed replacement ratio of different food grain, vegetable and fruit

crops of Ahmednagar district is presented in Table 4.11. In case of bajra, sunflower,

cotton, sugarcane and fruit crop thers is 100 percent seed replacement where as in

case crops there is more than 50% seed replacement.

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Table 4.10: Planting Material Production Plan

(Area in ha, production of plants grafts in numbers)

Existing facilities ( 2006-07)

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

Total

No. of

Nurseries

Area under moth

er plants

Production

of seedlings / grafts

Area under

mother plants

Production of seedlings / grafts

Investment for

development

Area under

mother plants

Production of seedlings / grafts

Investment for

development

Area under

mother plants

Production of seedlings / grafts

Investment for

development

Area unde

r moth

er plant

s

Production of

seedlings / grafts

Investment for

development

Area under

mother plants

Production of

seedlings / grafts

Investment

for developme

nt

Area unde

r moth

er plant

s

Production of

seedlings / grafts

Investment for development

Govt Nurseries

5 26.97 5.08 32.97 5.5 87.87 34.47 6 50.4 36.97 8 28.5 37.9 9 23.35 38.77 10 10.7 487 970 1913

Private Nurseries

34 65.3 55.99 58.6 63.57 32.48 66.4 85.46 48 72.4 134.6 115 66.4 136 52.35 77.5 138 53.8 1560 3086 6107

Total

39 92.27 61.07 91.57 69.07 120.4 100.9 91.46 98.4 109.4 142.6 144 104 145 75.7 116.3 148 64.5 2047 4056 8020

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Table 4.11: Planning of Agriculture Inputs in the District – Seed Sr. No. Name of the Crop Area under Crop (ha)2007-08 Present SRR %

Kharif

1 Bajara 2704 100 %

2 Mug 188 50%

3 Sun flower 71 100%

3 Tur 176 60%

4 Udid 47 50%

5 Cotton 370 100%

6 Kharif Jawar 4 65%

7 Soyabean 502 60%

Rabi & summer

1 Jowar 4988 65%

2 Wheat 800 70%

3 Gram 601 50%

5 Groundnuts 11 50%

7 Sugarcane 790 100%

8 Maize 107 60%

Total Vegetable crops 778 80%

Total Fruit Crops 670 100%

Strategy for Achieving 33% Seed Replacement Ratio:

The seed village programme was initiated under Maharashtra Agricultural

Productivity Improvement Programme in the district. The seed production programme

was undertaken for the crops like wheat, Gram, Redgram, Jowar, peas and

Soyabean. The breeder and foundation seed was procured from MPKV, Rahuri.

Mahabeej, also 100 quintals of breeder seed of Arkel variety of pea was procured

from Jawaharlal Agricultural University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. About 100 ha.

area was covered for foundation seed production and about 400 quintals of

foundation seed was produced. Farmers Organizations and Farmers Commodity

Groups from different Krishi Vigyan Mandals were involved in seed production

programme. After starting of MAHAPIK CAMPAIGN, the krishi vigyan mandals were

involved in seed production. In this programme farmers were trained in seed

production, certification & marketing. 3000 quintals of gram, 3000 quintals of wheat,

1000 quintals of jowar and 500 quintal pea seed was produced. Farmers now

adopting the skill of production of seed. The projection for seed required in the district

is given below.

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Table 4.12: Crop wise seed produced and requirement in Ahmednagar District (Quantity in Qtls.)

Stage wise Requirement of Seed

S.No.

Crop Year 2007-08 Year 2011-12 Breeder Seed Requirement

F/S Seed Requirement

C/S Seed Requirement

Total Breeder Seed Requirement

F/S Seed Requirement

C/S Seed Requirement

Total

1 Paddy 1 12 400 413 1 20 680 701

2 Maize 1 22 3375 3397 1 24 3450 3474

3 Bajra 8 80 7200 7288 8 80 7125 7213

4 Wheat 65 1600 25750 26350 110 2800 48000 51600

5 Jowar 1 75 4990 5066 2 150 9980 10132

6 Green Gram 1 10 675 686 1 15 953 1068

7 Black Gram 1 12 450 463 1 15 525 540

8 Tur 1 17 1020 1038 1 20 1330 1350

9 Gram 55 700 9300 10000 100 1100 15470 16470

10 Soyabean 200 2400 31500 34100 220 2800 37800 40600

11 Groundnut 4 35 390 429 14 138 1320 1458

12 Sunflower 2 17 1600 1619 2 20 1890 1912

13 Safflower 1 2 145 148 1 6 600 607

TOTAL 341 4982 86795 90997 462 7188 129123 137125

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Table 4.13: Crop wise seed requirement in Ahmednagar District

Seed Village Programme Mssc & Private Sector. (Seed Quantity in Qtls.)

Sr.

No.

Crop Year 2007-08 Year 2011-12 Certified Seed

Requirement

M.S.S.C/ Privet

Sector

From Seed village Programme Certified Seed

Requirement

M.S.S.C/

Privet Sector

From Seed village Programme

Quintal Area Ha. Quintal Area Ha.

1 Paddy 400 200 200 10 680 380 300 30

2 Maize 3375 2775 600 30 3450 3000 450 50

3 Bajra 7200 7200 0 0 7125 7125 0 0

4 Wheat 25750 20000 5750 287 48000 28000 20000 1000

Table 4.14 : Infrastructure Available on Taluka Seed Farm / Trial cum Demonstration Farm

Taluka Name of the TSF

Total area (ha)

Cultivable area (ha)

Irrigated area (ha)

Infrastructure available

Animals (Nos)

Implements (Nos)

Open well

Tube well

Pumpset Machinery Threshers Seed Proces. plant (Nos)

Godown capacity (tonnes)

Temporary Shed Average sq. ft.

Other Buildings

Nagar Savedi 30.92 24.06 1.00 2 51 1 1 2 1 1 0 10 1120 6

Pathardi Pathardi 18.21 14.5 5.00 2 4 2 1 3 1 1 0 10 200 1

Karjat Patharwadi 44.52 36.20 5.00 6 4 2 1 3 1 1 0 10 560 1

Jamkhed Arangaon 42.90 38.42 0.40 6 12 2 1 3 1 1 0 20 200 1

Shrirampur Gondhawani 43.36 37.58 36.58 3 25 2 1 3 2 1 0 25 896 4

Shevgaon Th'pimpalgaon

33.35 28.23 0.20 2 4 3 0 3 2 1 0 20 620 1

Parner Bhalawani 48.83 45.75 10.00 4 6 2 1 3 1 1 0 20 500 1

Rahuri Rahuri 30.92 29.41 29.41 4 12 1 1 2 1 1 1 25 500 2

Rahuri D'prawara 12.85 10.95 10.15 4 6 1 1 2 3 1 0 20 280 1

Sangamner Kokangaon 46.14 24.28 1.00 4 5 1 1 2 5 1 0 20 800 1

Kopergaon Kopergaon 30.79 28.33 28.33 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 0 20 750 1

Newasa Kukana 43.8 32.55 32.55 6 5 3 0 3 1 1 0 25 650 1

426.59 350.26 159.62 45 136 22 10 32 22 12 1 225 7076 21

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Table 4.15: Seed Production at TSF / TCD

Sr. No

Name of the TSF / TCD

Total area (ha)

Cultivable area (ha)

Irrigated area (ha)

Crop Seed production

during 2006-07 (qtls)

Proposed Seed Production (qtls)

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

1 Nagar Jawar 10 12 12 12 12 12

Seed 30.92 24.06 1 Wheat 20 20 30 40 80 100

Farm Gram 10 30 30 30 30 35

Savedi Bajara 15 15 20 45 45 45

Mug 8 8 8 20 20 25

Total

63 85 100 147 187 217

2 Pathardi 18.21 14.5 5 soybean 18 18 18 20 30 30

Bajara 30 30 30 30 30 30

Jowar 30 30 45 45 45 45

Gram 20 20 20 20 20 20

Wheat 20 20 40 40 40 40

Total

118 118 153 155 165 165

3 Karjat 44.52 36.2 5 Udid 5 5 5 8 8 8

Patharwadi Bajara 50 45 45 60 60 60

Tur 12 10 12 15 15 15

Gram 20 18 30 30 30 30

Total

87 78 92 113 113 113

4 Shrirampur 43.36 37.58 36.58 Soybean 30 70 80 80 80 80

Gondhawani Bajara 20 20 30 30 30 30

Gram 10 12 20 20 25 30

Jawar 10 10 10 15 20 20

Total

70 112 140 145 155 160

5 Parner 48.83 45.75 10 Bajra 50 50 60 70 70 80

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Bhalawani Mung 5 5 5 7 8 10

Soybean 15 15 15 20 20 20

Tur 12 12 12 12 15 15

SunFlower 20 20 20 25 30 30

Jawar 70 80 80 90 100 100

Gram 20 22 22 25 30 30

Total

192 204 214 249 273 285

6 Rahuri 30.92 29.41 29.41 Soybean 120 120 130 125 140 150

Wheat 160 180 175 190 200 210

Gram 24 24 25 25 30 30

Total

304 324 330 340 370 390

7 Kopargaon 30.77 28.26 28.26 Soybean 60 60 60 70 75 80

Wheat 40 40 60 60 75 75

Jawar 15 20 20 20 25 30

Total

115 120 140 150 175 185

8 Newasa 43.8 32.55 32.55 Soybean 0 0 0 30 30 30

Kukana Tur 10 12 42 50 60 65

Sunflower 0 0 69 75 80 80

Bajra 20 0 12 15 15 20

Wheat 0 0 0 40 60 80

Jawar 15 15 15 20 30 30

Gram 15 15 20 30 30 40

Total

60 42 158 260 305 345

9 Sangamner 46.14 24.28 1 soybean 0 0 0 20 20 20

Kokangaon Bajara 0 0 0 10 10 20

Jowar 25 25 30 30 30 30

Gram 5 5 5 10 10 10

Total

30 30 35 70 70 80

10 Jamkhed 42.9 38.42 0.4 Udid 5 5 5 8 8 8

Arangaon Bajara 50 45 45 60 60 60

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Tur 12 10 12 15 15 15

Gram 20 18 30 30 30 30

Total 87 78 92 113 113 113

11 Shevgaon 33.35 28.33 0.2 Udid 0 15 20 25 25 25

Thakur Bajara 30 10 10 20 20 20

Pimpalgaon Tur 20 25 25 25 25 25

Gram 25 30 30 35 35 35

Total 75 80 85 105 105 105

12 Devlali pravara 12.85 10.95 10.15 Soybean 100 100 35 120 120 150

Rahuri Wheat 40 40 40 60 60 60

Gram 10 10 20 20 20 30

Total 150 150 95 200 200 240

G. Total 426.6 350.29 159.55 1351 1421 1634 2047 2231 2398

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Table No 4.14 presents the taluka wise seed farms of Ahmednagar district and the

area of each seed farm with area under irrigation. It can be seen from the table that

different infrastructural facilities provided for different taluka seed farms.The total area

of the seed farms is 426.59 ha out of that the cultural area is 350.26 ha and area

under irrigation is about 159.62 ha. Draft power, electical pumpsets for lifting water from

wells and tube wells are provided. There are four seed processing plants. Godown

facilities are provided at every seed farm with total capacity of all godowns is about 225

M.T. There are permanent as well temporary buildings are constructed for various

purposes. The strengthening of these seed farms is proposed in the plan period to meet

the different requirements of crop production and make the units self sustaining in the

near future.

Table 4.15 presents the information regarding the seed produced during last few

years and also proposed seed production during the XI th Five-Year Plan at different

farms in district. The seed production is undertaken for major crops like jowar, wheat,

bajra, gram, mung,udid,,soyabean & sunflower. The seed production is taken on the

farms source seed available from Agricultural Universities.During the year 2006-07,

2007-08 & 2008-09 total seed production of varoius crop was 1351 qtls, 1421qtls &

1634 qtls. The seed production for next three years is given in the table. The seed

produced on the farms helpin seed requirement of the farms and also to provide to the

farmers.

The talukawise total fertiliser consumption and crop-wise nitrogen, phosphorus

and potassium consumption in Ahmednagar district during 2006-07 . It is observed that

the highest consumption of NPK was in Newasa taluka. This is possibly because of

cultivation of sugarcane and wheat crop

The planning of fertilizer requirement planning of plant protection chemicals

requirements, cropwise plant protection chemicals requirements is presented in Table

4.16 to 4.18.

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Table 4.16: Use of Fertilizer in Ahmednagar District And Proposed Plan for Kharif Season ( Metric Tone )

Sr. No.

Type of Fertilizer Existing

use 2006-07

Proposed Quantity

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

1 Urea 51158 55000 60000 65000 68000 70000

2 Ammonium Sulphate 1031 1100 1200 1250 1300 1500

3 Calcium Sul. 974 1000 1200 1300 1400 1500

4 Sulphate of Potash 0 50 75 100 125 150

5 Muriate of Potash 5082 6112 7750 8000 9000 10000

6 DAP 13824 15694 16500 18500 20500 21500

7 SSP 15053 16000 17500 18000 19500 20500

8 10:26:26 13881 14000 15000 16500 17500 18000

9 12:32:16 1908 2000 2200 2300 2400 2500

10 15:15:15 9425 10800 11800 12500 13000 14000

11 19:19:19 4318 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000

12 20:20:00 8933 9000 10000 12000 14000 16000

13 23:23:00 1939 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

14 18:18:10 1845 1950 2050 2150 2200 2500

15 20:20:00 1434 1500 1600 1700 1800 2000

TOTAL 130805 141206 154875 168300 180725 191150

Table 4.17: Use of Fertilizer in Ahmednagar District And Proposed Plan for Rabbi Season

( Metric Tone )

Sr. No.

Type of Fertilizer Existing Use

2006-07 Proposed Quantity

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

1 Urea 64346 70775 77200 83635 90000 96495

2 Ammonium Sul. 564 620 695 750 785 850

3 Calcium Sul. 527 579 631 683 735 790

4 Sulphate of Potash 30 33 36 39 42 45

5 Muriate of Potash 12244 13468 14692 15916 17141 18350

6 D.A.P. 11134 12247 13360 14473 15586 16700

7 S.S.SP. 27314 30045 32776 35507 38239 40970

8 10:26:26 25345 27876 30407 32938 35479 38000

9 12:32:16 3429 3773 4117 4461 4805 5150

10 15:15:15 17757 19535 21314 23094 24872 26650

11 19:19:19 8638 9500 10362 11225 12086 12950

12 20:20:00 4111 4522 4933 5344 5755 6165

13 23:23:00 4254 4678 5102 5526 5950 6375

14 18:18:10 4400 4840 5280 5720 6160 6600

15 20:20:00 3088 3397 3705 4015 4324 4632

TOTAL 187181 205888 224610 243326 261959 280722

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The planning of fertilizer requirement and planning of plant protection chemicals

requirements is presnted in Table 4.18.

Table 4.18: Planning of Fertiliser Requirement

Sr. No.

Taluka Fertiliser Grade Use of fertiliser (tonnes) during 2006-07

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

1 Nagar Urea 300 320 330 340 350 350

DAP 600 650 700 750 800 800

MOP 250 300 325 350 375 400

SSP 250 300 325 350 375 400

Total complexes 500 600 650 700 750 800

Total mixtures 600 650 700 750 800 850

2 Parner Urea 10150 11000 11500 11000 10150 10000

DAP 1500 1550 1600 1600 1650 1720

MOP 112 120 130 150 175 185

SSP 432 450 500 520 530 550

Total complexes 450 460 480 500 510 520

Total mixtures 1300 1350 1400 1410 1400 1430

3 Pathardi Urea 5000 5250 5325 5450 5575 5700

DAP 3100 3200 3300 3400 3500 3600

MOP 1900 1950 2000 2050 2100 2150

SSP 2500 2550 2600 2650 2700 2750

Total complexes 8000 8025 8050 8075 8100 8125

Total mixtures 7000 7025 7050 7075 7100 7125

4 Karjat

Urea 4107 3980 4100 4500 4500 4200

DAP 1680 1875 1900 2000 2200 2200

MOP 18 17 19 20 22 22

SSP 520 390 390 410 417 423

Total complexes 1375 1200 1200 1340 1480 1500

Total mixtures

5 Jamkhed Urea 1400 1450 1500 1600 1550 1600

DAP 800 825 835 850 870 895

MOP 600 615 625 635 650 660

SSP 1100 1120 1150 1165 1175 1185

Total complexes 900 910 915 918 925 935

Total mixtures 1100 900 600 550 500 375

6 Shrigonda Urea 12000 13000 13500 13800 14000 14200

DAP 1250 1300 1350 1400 1475 1520

MOP 1850 1970 2050 2180 2230 2310

SSP 2550 2610 2690 2770 2820 2890

Total complexes 21000 22000 22050 23010 23070 24010

1050 1090 1130 1190 1270 1350

7 Shrirampur Urea 4700 4750 4810 4850 4900 4960

DAP 2000 2050 2105 2150 2200 2245

MOP 600 650 710 760 800 840

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SSP 2000 2050 2100 2160 2200 2275

Total complexes 4000 4050 4109 4170 4200 4250

Total mixtures 1500 1560 1600 1650 1700 1745

8 Shevgaon Urea 250 300 300 300 275 271

DAP 125 150 150 150 200 125

MOP 125 150 250 250 200 175

SSP 200 250 250 250 300 260

Total complexes 450 500 500 500 510 490

Total mixtures 250 300 300 300 290 265

9 Nevasa Urea 250 300 300 300 275 271

DAP 125 150 150 150 200 125

MOP 125 150 250 250 200 175

SSP 200 250 250 250 300 260

Total complexes 450 500 500 500 510 490

Total mixtures 250 300 300 300 290 265

10 Rahuri Urea 1500 1725 1950 2175 2400 2625

DAP 1200 1380 1560 1740 1920 2100

MOP 400 460 515 575 640 705

SSP 800 920 1040 1160 1285 1410

Total complexes 2400 2760 3120 3480 3840 4200

Total mixtures 800 930 1050 1175 1295 1420

11 Sangamner Urea 1860.25 1950 2050 2180 2280 2300

DAP 617 536 852 955 1015 1100

MOP 725.4 628 680 710 720 750

SSP 660 560 580 610 650 680

Total complexes 2316 2320 2370 2410 2425 2500

Total mixtures 2266 2275 2305 2350 2400 2450

12 Akole Urea 6500 8200 9250 10500 11200 13500

DAP 6000 7000 8500 9000 9700 10300

MOP 1500 1850 2200 2700 3500 3900

SSP 2000 2500 2100 3200 3000 4100

Total complexes -- -- -- -- -- --

Total mixtures 1500 2250 3500 3700 3900 4200

13 kopergaon Urea 850 900 950 1000 1100 1150

DAP 640 750 760 810 850 940

MOP 250 260 280 300 310 340

SSP 50 70 90 110 115 125

Total complexes 450 460 480 500 510 525

Total mixtures 550 560 600 610 640 645

14 Rahata Urea 20000 20400 20600 20800 208000 21000

DAP 7000 71 40 7210 7280 7280 7350

MOP 5500 5610 5665 5720 5720 5775

SSP Powder aran

4000/10000 4080/10200

4120/10300

4160/10400

4160/10400

4200/10500

Total complexes 40000 40800 41200 41600 41600 42000

Total mixtures 50000 51000 51500 52000 52000 52500

Grand Total 273178.65 285606 294860 304048 495939 317807

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MICRO-NUTRIENT STATUS OF SOIL OF AHMEDNAGAR DISTRICT: Biopesticides Production laboratory:

Soil Testing Laboratory, Ahmednagar has initiated production of Biopesticides

under National Horticulture Mission. It was established mainly for propagating the

application of biopesticides and to minimizing the application of chemical insecticides to

reduce the residues of harmful chemicals. Up till now 4000 Kgs of trichoderma viridae

has been produced and distributed to farmer through Extension workers for the seed

treatment and Soil application under the various crop demonstrations. The laboratory is

also equipped for production of biofertilizers i.e. Azotobactor, PSB, Acetobacctor,

Rhizobium. It will be useful increasing the Soil health and sustainable agricultural

production.

Table 4.19:

Block No. of Samples Analyze

Fe Mn Zn Cu

Rang

e

Deficie

ncy

%

Rang

e

Deficie

ncy

%

Rang

e

Deficie

ncy

%

Rang

e

Deficie

ncy

%

Ahmednagar 86 1.78-13.3 55 2.56-30.6 0 .36-2.40 44 0.92-5.58 0

Parner 32 1.22-4.72 96 2.0-12.5 0 0.25-0.97 53 1.96-5.30 0

Pathardi 41 0.80-8.36 83 2.22-22.2 0 0.22-0.82 70 1.4-4.54 0

Shrigonda 42 1.97-8.65 50 6.92-38.0 0 0.28-1.74 45 2.25-13.0 0

Karjat 71 0.64-5.94 91 0.68-41.4 16 0.16-1.36 87 0.74-4.24 0

Jamkhed 60 2.0-6.44 76 2.08-33.0 0 0.34-1.18 83 0.84-4.32 0

Rahuri 185 1.60-17.7 34 2.16-59.0 0 0.18-1.45 67 2.25-6.51 0

Shevgaon 46 2.22-9.06 28 6.98-45.83 0 0.10-2.82 58 2.04-1.38 0

Newasa 105 3.20-13.3 5 7.72-22.8 0 0.11-2.82 80 1.30-4.60 0

Shrirampur 109 3.64-19.4 7 4.80-32.4 0 0.32-1.69 52 0.62-3.72 0

Sangamner 250 1.04-4.96 65 1.52-19.22 0 0.40-3.38 58 0.92-4.78 0

Kopargaon 121 2.40-12.0 2 5.54-30.8 0 0.12-3.56 59 1.04-6.06 0

Akola 62 1.76-40.2 48 2.0-47.4 0 0.26-2.90 56 0.36-17.1 0

Total 1210 0.64-40.2 49 0.68-59.0 1 0.11-4.38 62 0.25-17.10 0

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Table 4.20:

Crop

Requirement of Micronutrient

Rhizobium Azotobactor P.S.B. Trichoderma

2006-07 2011-12 2006-07 2011-12 2006-07 2011-12 2006-07 2011-12 2006-

07 2011-

12

Paddy 95 285 0 0 4 17 7 17 1 4

Maize 256 510 0 0 25 125 30 125 5 25

Bajara 0 0 0 0 30 178 0 0 0 0

Wheat 3468 14000 0 0 500 1500 500 1500 100 300

Jowar 0 0 0 0 50 200 0 0 0 0

Green Gram 0 25 10 25 0 0 5 25 2 5

Black Gram 0 25 6 32 0 0 10 32 2 5

Tur 0 40 100 408 0 0 102 408 20 80

Gram 1022 3000 100 408 0 0 100 408 20 80

Soyabean 153 1050 250 1000 0 0 250 1000 50 200

G.Nut 10 40 12 34 0 0 6 34 2 6

Sunflower 20 50 0 0 0 0 10 47 0 1

Safflower 0 0 0 0 5 15 0 0 1 3

S.cane 3502 10000 0 0 1000 3000 1000 3000 2000 6000

Cotton 228 1100 0 0 300 1200 300 1200 80 240

Vegetable 3825 10000 0 0 0 0 500 2500 100 500

Horticulture 11900 15000 0 0 0 0 500 2500 100 500

Total 24479 19025 478 1907 614 2035 1020 3596 203 709

Source:

4.7 Farm Mechanization/ Farm Projects-

The availability of improved farm equipments and machines also one of the

important indicators of agricultural growth of the district. It can be seen from the

Annexture Table 24 that the availability of improved farm machinery equipments is very

low ,this is proposed to overcome through the comman facility center through FIGs.

Farm Machinery Status and Projection Present Status (Nos) and projected expenditure

is presnted in Table 25 and 26.

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4.8 Special Programmes and the Ongoing Projects in the District-

The major Extension and developmental schemes in the district are executed by

agricultural department, (state government) which receives funds from both state and

central government. In the present system, the schemes are planned and designed at

the state and central level and implemented at district level. The agricultural department

Zilla Parishad also executes some of the state/central schemes. Part of cess funds

available with Zilla Parishad is used for designing the schemes at district level as per

the need of agriculture in the district.

ONGOING EXTENSION & DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES.

Table 4.27:

S.N. Department Name of the scheme Extension Component

1 Agriculture

Centrally Sponsored Oil 1. Demonstrations

Seed Development Scheme. 2. Mulching Demonstration

3. Farmers School

4. Bio-Control Demonstration

5. Farmers Training

6. Gram seed production

7. Contingency expenditure

Centrally Sponsored Pulses Development Scheme.

1. Block Demonstration

2. Farmers School

3. Bio-Control Demonstration

4. Farmers Training

5. NPV Demonstration

6. Village Seed Production.

Centrally Sponsored Cereal Development Scheme

1. Farmers Farmer School

2. Field Crop Demonstration

3. Farmers Training

4. Publication / Leaflets

5. TOF

6. Field Visits

Centrally Sponsored Maize 1. Block Demonstration

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Agriculture

Development Scheme 2. Village seed Production.

3. Farmers Training

4. Contingency

Centrally Sponsored Cotton Development Scheme

1. IPM FLD

2. Bio-chemical Prod. TSF

3. Farmers Field School

4. Disease Survey

5. Pheromone Traps

6. Bio-chemical Supply

7. Drip set

8. Implements, FSD

9. Electronic Print media

10. Contingency

Centrally Sponsored Sugarcane Development Scheme

1. Farm Demonstration

2. Farmers Training

3. Field visits

4. Green manuring

5. Poly shed

6. Foundation seed

7. Certified seed

8. Officers Training

9. Drip set

10. Contingency

Strengthening Training Institute (C.S.)

1. Training

2. Training Materials

3. Maintenance

Shetkari Magazine Membership

Membership

Farm Women participation in Agriculture.

1. Demonstration / Exhibition

2. Village Training

3. Training materials

4. Honorarium /TA

5. Ladies discussions

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Agriculture

EGS- Horticulture Programme Development

1. Mango

2. Chikku

3. Guava

4. Pomegranate

5. Jamun

6. Mosambi

7. Ber

8. Custard Apple

9. Lemon

10. Amala

11. Tamarind

12. Fig

13. Jatropha

14. Coconut

15. Bamboo

Organic Farming 1. Vermicompost unit

2. Bio dynamic compost

3. Organic farming block

4. Certification

5. Workshop

6. Demonstration

7. Publication

8. Training

9. Exhibition

Maharashtra Water Sector Improvement Project (MWSIP)

1. Establishment of Village Support Groups& KVM

2. Preparation of project plan / Annual plan

3. Establishment of district training Centre

4. Agril polyclinic strengthening

5. Human Resource Development

6. Crop demonstration

National Horticulture Mission Plantation Infrastructure & Development

a) Public sector

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Production of planting material i) Model Nursery (4 ha.)

ii) Small Nursery (1 ha.)

iii) Rehabilitation of existing tissue culture units

iv) Rehab of Tissue culture Laboratories and related units in SAUs

b) Private sector

i) Model Nursery (4 ha.)

ii) Small Nursery (1 ha.)

iv) vegetable seed production

a) Public Sector (SAUs & State Depts. MSSC.)

b) Private Sector i) Seed

ii) Seedling

v) Seed infrastructure

a) Public sector

b) Private sector

Establishment Of New Gardens

i) Fruits (Perennials)

a) EGS Programmes

i)Pomegranate

ii)Lime

b) Other perennials (grapes)

ii) Fruits (Non-Perennials) (bananas )

iii) Flowers

a) Cut Flowers

a. Small Scale Farmers

b. Other Farmers

b) Bulbous Flowers

a. Small Scale Farmers

b. Other Farmers

c) Loose Flowers

a. Small Scale Farmers

b. Other Farmers

iv) Spice & Aromatic Plants

a) Spice Plants

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b) Aromatic Plants

Rejuvenation / Productivity Enhancement

Creation of water resources

Community tanks or farm ponds or farm water reservoirs with use of plastics – 100% assistance

Agriculture Protected cultivation 1.A. Green House (Hitch)

a. Small & Marginal Farmers

b. Other Farmers

1.B. Green House (Normal)

a. Small & Marginal Farmers

b. Other Farmers

2. Mulching

3. Shade Net

4. Plastic Tunnel

Precision farming development and extension through PFDCs

a) GIS remote Sensing

b) Other programmes for disaster forecast & mapping

Promotion of INM / IPM i.a. Sanitary and Phytosanitory Laboratory (Public Sector)

i.b. Strengthening Phytosanitory Certification authorities

i.c. subsidy on fee of pesticides residue sample testing

ii. Promotion of IPM

iii. Disease forecasting units (PSUs)

iv. Boi-control labs

a) Public Sector

b) Private Sector

v. Plant Health clinics

a) Public Sector

b) Private Sector

vi. Leaf / Tissue analysis labs. (PSUs)

a) Public Sector

b) Private Sector

Organic Farming 1. Adoption of organic farming

2. Vermi compost units

3. Certification

HRD including horticulture a) Farmers training

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institute i) One day

ii) Three days

iii) Five days

b) Farmers Study tour

c) Officers training

i) One day

ii) Three days

iii) Five days

Agriculture HRD including horticulture institute

iv) Two weeks

v) One month

vi) Three months

d. Training of gardeners, supervisors & entrepreneurs

i. Training of gardeners

ii. Training of Supervisors

iii. Training of entrepreneurs

e. Foreign Study tour

f. HRD Training in AEZ

g. HRD Training for export

Bee Keeping

Pollination support through bookkeeping

Technology Dissemination through demonstration / front line demonstration

1. Font line Demonstration

a) Public sector (Dept. / SAU / Mktg. Board / KVK)

2. General Technology Demonstration on farmers field

3. Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) demonstrations on Farms

Post Harvest Management 1. Pack houses

2. A. Cold storage units (General)

B. Cold storage (flower)

3. Sorting Grading (flower)

4. Pre cooling (flower)

5. Refer Vans / containers

6. Market Intelligence

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7. Buy back intervention (Contract Farming)

7.a. Contract farming workshop

8. Est. of Marketing Infrastructure for horticultural produce in Govt / Private / Cooperative sector

a) Wholesale markets i. General areas

b) Rural markets / Apni Mandis / direct markets

c) Functional infrastructure for collection, grading etc.

d) Extension, quality awareness & market led extension

Innovative Projects Including Ongoing Programme

a) Self employment and Value addition on field asst. to processor or for common facilities, Self employment in hort. (cashew processing, aromatic distillation, spices grinding units, backyard nutritional gardens, etc.)

b) Activities for promotional measures

c) Asst. for participation in International exhibition

d) Meeting challenges of WTO

e) Strengthening of Hort. Nurseries (Exp. on Govt. Nursery)

f) Udyan Pandit Puraskar

g) Horticulture exhibitions / shows

h) IT Technology dissemination

Agriculture Innovative Projects Including Ongoing Programme

i) Technology Dissemination

j) Market facilitation centre

k) Import of Planting material for grapes

l) Shed net House

Mission Management

i) State & Districts Mission Structure including additional manpower & project preparation cost

ii) Support to cooperatives for infrastructural requirement

iii) Institutional strengthening, hire / purchase of vehicles, hardware / software

iv) Technical Support Group (TSG)

v) Collaboration with international agencies like FAO, World bank etc.

2 Fisheries 1) Establishment of fish farm unit

10 days training for members of fisheries co-operatives @ Rs.600 per trainee

2) Fish farming in impounded waters

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3) Assistance for fishery requisites

Supply of fish seed, feed and equipment on 50 % subsidy, max. Limit Rs.6000 per unit

4) Fish farmers development agency

5) Development of fisheries co-operative societies 6)Training for fishermen youths

Construction of fish tank @ 20 % subsidy max. Limit Rs.40, 000. for SC/ST person the amount of subsidy is

7)Fisheries development scheme

25 % /Rs. 50,000 per unit

Fish seed production and supply

Fish seed stocking and fish production

Nylon Twins

Boats

Construction of Ponds, Input Supply & Training

Share Capital and managerial subsidy

3 Sericulture Mulberry plantation and cocoon production

Demonstration on rearing of silk worms and production of cocoons.

Selection of farmers Development of sericulture industry

Supply of mulberry seed 1. Production of silk cocoon

Supply of Silkworm DFLs 2. Mulberry plantation

Purchase of cocoon 3. Input support

Guidance to farmers - Training and exposure visits

4 Animal Husbandry

Foot & Mouth Disease 50% subsidy for preventive vaccination for BPL families.

Feed assistance for small marginal farmers / Agril laborers

50% subsidy on feeds for farmers and 67% for landless families who are rearing improved / crossbred heifers.

Assistance for Life saving drugs to agencies

Assistance @ Rs 12 / animal (sheep & goat) for deworming.

Infertility Diagnosis camps Assistance up to Rs 5000/ camp for diagnosis, free check up and medicines.

Promotion of fodder cultivation Assistance up to Rs 400 /farmer for 0.10 Ha plot

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4.9. Constraint Analysis:

The productivity/yield of major crops is an important factor determining the

agricultural development of a region. The yield of major crops in Ahmednagar district for

the year 2006-07 which was a normal year has been analysed in comparison with the

national and state level yields. The gap has been worked out as shortage compared to

the national/state average. It can be seen from Table 4.28 that the district yields

however of all the major crops except sugarcane are lower than the state and national

average.. There are many factors which determine the yield level of crops - one of them

is adoption gaps of the technology, which has been discussed in detailed in the

following section.

Table 4.28: Production and Productivity of Important Crops in Ahmednagar and Maharashtra 2006-07

Crops

Production ('00 tones)

District share (% to State

production)

Productivity (Kg/ha) Yield Gap (kg/ha) to national average A’nagar

Maha. A’nagar

Maha.

India

Rice 66 25697 0.26 786 1680 2131 -1345

Wheat 2481 18710 13.26 1682 1520 2708 -1026

Jowar 2741 37817 7.25 519 819 844 -325

Bajra 1489 10586 14.07 611 729 886 -275

Total Cereals 7461 105886 7.05 763 1101 1815 -1052

Gram 657 9251 7.10 683 707 845 -162

Tur 66 8146 0.81 507 726 650 -143

Total Pulses 895 23048 3.88 597 602 612 -15

Total Foodgrains 8357 128933 6.48 741 959 1756 -1015

Groundnut 179 4038 4.43 1243 898 866 377

Safflower 93 1686 5.52 546 606 631 -85

Sunflower 72 1978 3.64 490 549 567 -77

Total Oilseed 1002 37251 2.69 1002 965 916 86

Sugarcane 61378 662774 9.26 66 78 69 -3 Notes: Production of cotton in’00 bales of 170 kg each and Productivity of Sugarcane in tones per hectare Source: Office of the Commissionerate of Agriculture, Pune.

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Analysis of Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers.

Table 4.29: Crop Yield Gap Analysis- FLD and Actual Yield Gap

S.No Name of Crops Average yield (q/ha) Yield gap (with respect to

FLD ) District State Frontline

Demonstration

1 Bajra 6.21 6.8 14.5 57.2

2 Mung 3.78 3.3 6.23 39.3

3 Tur 4.48 6.25 12.4 63.9

4 Udid 3.78 2.5 7.28 48.1

5 Paddy 8.4 14.5 20.54 59.1

6 soyabin 11.74 9.14 25.64 54.2

7 Jawar Rabi 3.5 5.5 15.32 77.2

8 Wheat 13.98 13.45 35.13 60.2

9 Gram 5.51 5.6 20.65 73.3

10 sunflower 6.62 7 12.36 46.4

11 sugarcane 60MT 50MT 100MT 40.0

12 cotton 2.18 3 8.25 73.6

Table No .27 presents the district, state and frontline demonstration average

crop yiled averages and existing yield gaps in respect of major crops of Ahmednagar

district. It is seen from the data that the bajra, tur, paddy jowar, gram and cotton yield is

lower as compared to state averages. Mung, udid and soyabean in kharif season crops

average yield averages in more than states averages and lower than frontline

deonstration averages. Wheat and sugarcane is also having more yield averages than

state.

Pearl Millet (Bajra):

Bajra is an important kharif season food grain crop grown in Nagar, Parner,

Shrigonda, Karjat, Jamkhed, Shevgaon and Sangamner blocks of Ahmednagar district.

The Sangamner block is having highest area under Bajra cultivation. The total area

under Bajra cultivation in the district is about 266100 Ha. and productivity is only 630

Kgs. per Ha. The reasons for low productivity and gaps in technology adoption by

farmers are analyzed for Bajra which are enlistedbelow:-

S.N. Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Pearl Millet (Bajra))

1 Sowing of Bajra crop on light to very light soils

2 Land preparation without considering natural slope

3 Negligence towards In-situ-soil moisture conservation practices

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4 Improper seed bed preparation leading to low germination

5 Non-adoption of recommended plant spacing as per soil types

6 No application of organic manures

7 No application of basal fertilizers

8 No seed inoculation with biofertilizers

9 Delay in sowing due to arrival of rains

10 No protective irrigation

Sorghum (Rabi Jowar):

Jowar is one of the important food grain crops grown in rabi season mainly

available residual soil moisture. It is also a major source of fodder for cattle in scarcity

areas of Ahmednagar district. The crop suffers for moisture in its grain filling and

maturity stage due to depletion of available soil moisture. The area under rabbi Jowar

in the district is about 438900 Ha. The per hectare productivity is only 550 Kilograms

that is low as compared to the state productivity. The following production reasons and

gaps in technology adoption by farmers were identified.

Wheat:

It is a major rabbi season food grain crop taken on larger areas particularly in all

command areas of the district. It is also taken in areas where well irrigation facilities are

available. The area under wheat cultivation in the district is about 109753 Ha. The per

S.N. Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Sorgum)

1 Sowing of Jowar on light type of soils

2 Negligence towards in-situ-soil moisture conservation activities

3 No adoption of recommended sowing spacing and plant population

4 No seed treatment and seed inoculation

5 No seed inoculation with biofertilizers

6 No availability of improved variety & pure seed,

7 No application of organic manures

8 No application basal fertilizers doses at sowing

9 No of protective irrigation

10 No timely interculturing operations

11 Negligence towards timely plant protection

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productivity of wheat in the district is about 1400 Kgs. The demand for wheat as a food

grain crop is increasing with increasing urbanization in .The demand is expected to rise

in the future. Hence it is necessary to increase the area and production of wheat. There

is scope to increase production & also productivity of wheat from present level of 1400

Kgs to 1900 Kgs. Recently evolved wheat varieties and production technologies will

help to harvest potential yields of this crop. The main gaps in technology adoption of

wheat were identified as below:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Wheat)

1 Less application of recently released of improved variety seed.

2 Sowing of wheat on light to light medium soils

3 No adoption of integrated nutrient management

4 No water management as per critical growth stages

5 Lack of weed management

Paddy:

Paddy is cultivated in Akole block of Ahmednagar district. The total area under

paddy cultivation is 8000 Ha. The per hectare productivity of paddy is about 850 Kg The

major gaps in technology adoption for wheat crop identified enlisted below.

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Paddy)

1 Less adoption of improved & high yielding hybrid varieties

2 No adoption of four point planting technology in paddy

3 No application of biofertilizers for paddy.

4 Imbalance fertilizer application & low application organic manure

5 Low application of nitrogenous fertilizers

6 Low yield due to leaching of fertilizers from paddy field

7 Low plant protection measures for paddy

8 Low yield due to high plant population

Mung Bean (Green Gram, Mung):

Mung is a short duration pulse crop sown in kharif season. It is mainly taken as a

rainfed crop in major parts of Nagar, Parner, Pathardi, Karjat, Jamkhed and Sangamner

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blocks of Ahmednagar district. It is also taken as intercrop in other food grain crops.

The sowing of this crop is depending on timely arrival of monsoon. The rainfall situation

affects the sowing of crop and area under cultivation. The area under Mung Bean is

about 22900 Ha. The productivity of Mung Bean is only 380 Kgs per hectare. Gaps in

technology adoption identified are listed below:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Mung)

1 No adoption of in-situ-soil moisture conservation measures

2 No availability of good quality improved variety seed

3 No adoption of recommended seed rate

4 No seed treatment with fungicides and seed inoculation with biofertilizers

5 No of interculturing operations followed

6 No protective irrigation facilities during water stress situation.

7 No timely plant protection measures followed.

Pigeon Pea (Tur):

Tur is cultivated as a rainfed crop in kharif season. It is a major kharif season

pulse crop. The area under Pigeon Pea in Ahmednagar district is of 19600 hectares.

The present productivity of Pigeon Pea crop is about 480 Kgs. The reasons for low

productivity are listed below

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Tur)

1 No adoption of in-situ-soil moisture conservation measures

2 Unavailability of good quality improved variety seed

3 No of seed treatment and seed inoculation with biofertilizers followed

4 No application of organic manures and basal chemical fertilizers

5 No protective irrigation facilities during dry spells.

6 No adoption of integrated pest management

7 No adoption of recommended intercropping.

8 No adoption of recommended plant populations and spacing as per

particular variety.

9 Non Adoption of timely interculturing operations like hoeing and weeding.

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Chick pea (Gram):

It is a major source of pulse crop cultivated in rabbi season. The area under

gram cultivation in the district is 101200 Ha. The productivity is 700 Kgs per hectare.

Gram contributes about 43% of the total pulse requirement. Per capita consumption of

pulse is only 31 Gms whereas it is recommended about 71 Gms. As per 2001 census,

total population of Ahmednagar district was 4088077. Considering 2% rate of

population growth, the population of district is expected to increase about 5502622 in

the year 2016. Considering the present consumption, there is a short fall of 25 to 30

Gms. Hence, there is an urgent need to raise the productivity of gram. The rainfall plays

major role in production and productivity.

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Gram)

1 Non adoption of soil selection and recommended land preparation

2 Poor germination due traditional methods of sowing

3 Late sowing of crop

4 No adoption of recommended plant population and spacing

5 No seed treatment with fungicides

6 No seed inoculation with biofertilizers

7 Application of basal chemical fertilizer no followed

8 No protective irrigation is given

9 No availability of good quality improved variety seed

10 Integrated pest management practices not followed.

Soyabean:

During recent years the area under Soyabean cultivation is increasing because

of good marketing rates, effective dissemination of Soyabean production technology by

extension functionaries and also due to village seed production programme undertaken

by department as a part of MAHAPIC. It is being cultivated as rotational crop after

harvest of sugarcane. Soyabean covers maximum area in kharif season. The area

under Soyabean in Ahmednagar district is 56000 Ha and productivity is 1132 Kgs/Ha.

Indian Tobacco Company (ITC), through its E-choupal operating in Shrirampur and

Newasa blocks the district concentrating on certain potential villages for technology

dissemination and marketing. It will be helpful for farmers in many ways. The following

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production constraints and gaps in technology adoption by Soyabean cultivators were

identified.

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Soybean)

1 Sowing of Soyabean on light soils

2 Soyabean is taken as rainfed crop

3 No availability of good quality certified seed

4 No application of organic manures and basal fertilizers

5 No timely sowing, seed rate and plant population/spacing

6 No seed treatment with fungicide

7 No seed inoculation with R. japonicum

8 Lack of protective irrigation during critical growth stages

9 Lack of timely interculturing

10 Integrated pest management is not followed.

Groundnut:

It is a more important oil seed crop grown in kharif and summer season. The

total area under groundnut cultivation in Ahmednagar district is 11600 Ha.The

groundnut is cultivated over 6400 Ha in kharif season and per hectare productivity is

only 1025 Kgs. The area under summer groundnut is more than kharif season. Summer

groundnut is being cultivated over 9500 Ha area particularly on light to medium type

soils of Kukadi and some parts of Mula command areas where supplementary well

irrigation available. The productivity of summer groundnut is 1229 Kgs /Ha. The present

production and productivity can be improved by dissemination of recommended

production technology like poly- mulch and micro- irrigation. The major gaps in

technology adoption in groundnut are listed below:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Groundnut).

1 Unavailability of improved high yielding variety pure seed

2 Recommended layout for sowing not adopted

3 Integrated nutrient management practices are not followed.

4 Traditional method of sowing, improper seed rate ,spacing and plant

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population

5 No seed treatment with fungicides

6 No seed inoculation with biofertilizers

7 Delay in sowing that leads to late harvest in monsoon and causes losses

due to sprouting

8 No application of soil amendments like gypsum

9 No application of micro nutrients as per soil testing

10 Timely interculturing and weed management not followed.

11 Water management during critical growth stages is not followed that causes

reduction in yield

Sunflower:

Sunflower is cultivated in kharif season. The area under sunflower in

Ahmednagar district is 16800 Ha and productivity is about 430 Kgs. The productivity in

kharif season is low as compared to Rabi season. The area under sunflower in kharif

season is 11900 and in Rabi season it is 4900 Ha.The major gaps in technology

adoption identified are given below:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Sunflower)

1 Sowing of sunflower on light soils

2 Non application of recommended quantity of organic matter

3 No application of basal chemical fertilizer doses and micronutrients

4 Severe infestation of pest like hairy catter pillar

5 Integrated pest management practices not followed.

6 Poor water management & no protective irrigation at critical growth stages

7 Hand pollination is not followed

Safflower:

It is a Rabi season oilseed crop. Area under safflower in Ahmednagar district is

10600 Ha. Due to increased irrigation facilities in the district, area under safflower is

decreasing and is being taken by other cash crops. The average per hectare

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productivity of safflower is 400 Kgs. The major production constraints identified for low

productivity of safflower crop are given below:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Safflower).

1 No availability of improved variety pure seed.

2 No adoption of Insitu soil moisture conservation measures

3 Low application of organic matter

4 No fertilizer management followed

5 Very poor timely plant protection

6 No thinning is done to maintain plant population

7 No interculturing in safflower is practiced.

8 Low interculturing practices followed on time

9 Integrated pest management practices not followed.

Sesamum:

It is a kharif season oil seed crop. Area under Sesamum is 900 Ha.The

productivity of Sesamum is very low i.e. 260 Kgs per hectare. The gaps in technology

adoption at farmers level are identified and listed below-

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Sesamum)

1 Negligence towards proper land preparation

2 No adoption of improved variety seed

3 No application of fertilizers as per recommendations

4 No seed treatment with fungicides

5 Infestation by phyllody

6 Lack of protective irrigation

Niger:

It is a secondary oil seed crop. It is mainly used for culinary purposes. The area

under Niger in Ahmednagar district is 2600 Ha with productivity of about 280 Kgs per

hectare. The major gaps in technology adoption for Niger crop is given below-

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S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Niger)

1 Non- availability of improved variety pure seed

2 Traditional method of sowing without any plant spacing, seed rate and plant

population

3 No availability of improved cultivation practices.

4 No application of chemical fertilizers

5 No protective irrigation facilities are available

6 Plant protection practices are not followed.

Cotton:

Cotton is cultivated over 38400 Ha areas in kharif season, particularly in rainfed

areas. It is a major source of cash crop for small and marginal farmers in rainfed areas.

The success of cotton cultivation depends on vagaries of nature .Timely arrival of

monsoon rains plays major role in its production and productivity. Productivity of cotton

in Ahmednagar district is 216 Kgs per hectare. The constraints limiting production and

productivity of cotton in the district are identified and listed below

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Cotton)

1 Maximum area under cotton cultivation is in kharif season depends upon

monsoon arrivals

2 Sowing depends on sufficient rainfall, many times swing is late

3 Sowing cotton on light to medium light soils limiting soil moisture

4 Low of adoption of improved cultivation practices

5 No Insitu moisture conservation practices

6 Less plant population per hectare

7 Protective irrigation facilities are not available

8 No application of organic manures

9 No application of basal fertilizers as per soil test

10 No adoption of integrated pest management

11 No application of micro nutrients

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12 Sowing of Bt. Cotton on light soils

13 No seed treatment with biofertilizers & biopesticides

14 No application of integrated cotton cultivation practices

15 Lack of awareness about clean picking and storage

16 Lack of grading and admixture of dirt,dust,leaves etc in cotton during storage

and marketing

17 No group approach in marketing

18 No intercropping in cotton

19 No crop rotations followed after cotton

20 No awareness about organic cultivated cotton practices

21 No availability of extra long staple varieties.

Sugarcane:

Sugarcane is an important cash crop in Bhandardara, Mula and Kukadi

command areas of Ahmednagar district. It is also cultivated on large area in Jayakwadi

back water. Ahmednagar is a major sugarcane cultivating district in the state .There

are 18 sugarcane factories with daily crushing capacity of 48900 MT. Due to

satisfactory rains received during last two years the area under sugarcane cultivation

has increased. During the year 2006-2007, area under it was about 113770 Ha

including Suru, Pre-seasonal, Adsali and Ratoon.During last few years the productivity

of sugarcane is decreasing fast. The present productivity is around 67 tones. The

production constraints identified in planted sugarcane and Ratoon crop are listed below.

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Sugarcane)

1 Selection not suitable for sugarcane plantation

2 No recommended land preparation

3 Indiscriminate application of irrigation water

4 No of proper crop rotations

5 Non application of required quantity of organic manures to soil for sugarcane

cultivation

6 No application of green manuring

7 Untimely sugarcane planting other than recommended seasons

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8 Lack of availability of improved variety good planting material

9 Use of over aged planting material

10 Lack of sett treatment with fungicides and biofertilizers

11 No fertilizer management , indiscriminate ,untimely faulty method of

application

12 No paired row planting method

13 Traditional method of planting ,closed planting ,more plant population

14 No timely weed management

15 No water drainage in sugarcane fields.

16 Recommended earthing up operations not followed

17 No adoption of intercrops like potato,onion,cabbage etc

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Sugarcane Ratoon)

1 Improper cutting of crop

2 No selection of variety suitable for Ratoon

3 No gap filling in planted sugarcane crop

4 No fertilizer management followed for ratoon crop

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No timely harvesting of crop i.e. before February.

Crop harvested after February not suitable for ratooning

4 No planting management of planting sugarcane crop

suitable for ratooning

5 No of proper water drainage in sugarcane fields

6 No timely weed management in ratoon crop

7 Late harvesting of Ratoon crop

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Major issues identified regarding Soil Health and Nutrition Management are

enlisted below:-

S.N. Identified Gaps in Technology Adoption

1 Farmers are not convinced about importance of soil and water testing

2 No awareness about soil fertility index

3 No technical knowledge about taking soil and water samples

4 No technical knowledge for understanding of analyses report.

5 Decreasing carbon content of cultivable land

6 Deteriorations of soil physical properties

7 Decreasing fertility of soil under cultivation

8 Accumulation of hazardous elements in the soil

9 Reduction of soil microflora in cultivable lands

10 Poor drainage of soils due to obstructions to drainage

11 Deterioration of well water quality for crop irrigation

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4.10. Recommended Interventions:

The proposed extension strategies are designed to bring overall 4% annual

growth rate of agricultural sector in the district.. The following major extension

strategies are proposed for developing agriculture, livestock and dairy, fisheries and

sericulture in the district.

CEREALS:

1. In situ moisture Conservation

2. Adopting proper spacing,plant population as per soil type

3. Intercroping of pulses with cereal

4. Seed treatment with Azotobactor,PSB,Trichoderma

5. Increasing fertilizer use efficiency by usin fertidrill

6. Conserving soil & moisture by using Compartment bunding & farm pond

7. FFS for INM & IPM

8. Seed village scheme for popularizing research variety

9. Increasing awareness reg crop insurance scheme

10. Organizing piolot project for integrated crop management

11. Developing storage structure at farmers field for protection from rats & pest

12. Training farmer for drying,grading & marketing

PULSES:

1. Increasing area of pulses in medium & heavy soil

2. In situ moisture conservation

3. Maintaining proper seed rate by adopting dibbling method of sowing or by using

ferti seed drill

4. Seed treatment by Rhizobia, Trichoderma, PSB

5. Developing area by compartment bunding & farm pond

6. FFS for Integrated Pest Management & Integrated Crop Management

7. Promoting Sprinkler irrigation for efficient use of water at critical growth stage

8. Seed village program for promotion of improved variety

9. Increasing awareness reg crop insurance scheme

10. Organizing pilot project for integrated crop management

11. Developing storage structure at farmers field for protection from rats & pest

12. Training farmer for drying, grading & marketing

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13. Training farmers for grain storage & taking advantage of pledge facility

14. Establishing mini dal mill for processing

OILSEED

1. Popularizing BBF method of sowing

2. Saving seed cost by adopting dibbling method of sowing

3. Seed treatment by Rhizobia, Trichoderma, PSB

4. INM by using micronutrient like zinc, Sulpher,molybdenum,gypsum etc

5. Promoting Sprinkler for efficient use of water at critical growth stage

6. FFS for INM & IPM

7. Promoting contract farming with mill owners

8. Promoting Seed village scheme for increasing seed availability, area

expansion,& reducing cost of seed

9. Increasing area of soyabean in kharif, sunflower in rabbi,& g. nut in summer

COTTON

1. Promoting area expansion in suitable soil type

2. Training farmer for integrated crop management

3. Farm Pond program for increasing protective irrigation

4. Increasing area under drip irrigation

5. FFS for INM,IPM & organic practices

6. Pilot project for demonstrating Integrated Crop Management

7. Recycling cotton Plant residue to increase soil health

8. Increasing use of micronutrient for yield & quality improvement

9. Clean cotton campaign for increasing Quality & rate of produce

10. Adopting one village one variety program

11. Increasing awareness among farmer for quality consciousness

12. Promoting value addition from cotton to cloth by developing cotton processing

cluster

13. Encouraging contract farming.

SUGARCANE

1. Increasing use of improved variety

2. Encouraging farmer for developing there own seed material

3. Distribution of tissue culture seedling for developing own mother stalk

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4. For this purpose establishment of tissue culture lab

5. Promoting one bud & strip method of plantation for reducing cost on seed

6. Promoting farmer for adopting drip & sprinkler irrigation for increasing water use

efficiency

7. Training farmer for adopting practices like in situ trash composting & green

mannuring

8. Organizing FFS for adoption of Integrated Crop management practices

9. Training farmer for adopting soil & water testing for efficient fertilizer use

10. Capacity building of sugar factories for planing of planting as per crushing

schedule

11. Demonstrating intercropping for increasing net income.

12. Organizing FFS for ratoon management.

ONION

1. Training farmer for nursery management

2. Encouraging farmer for adopting sprinkler irrigation

3. Demonstrating broad bed plantation insted of ridged & furrows

4. Training farmer for post harvest management, grading & marketing

5. Promoting onion storage structure at every onion growing farmer

6. Onion seed production program

HORTICULTURE

1. Establishment & improvement of nurseries for easy availability of disease free

improved variety plants

2. Developing clusters of pomegranate, lemon, guava, grape, banana & sitaphal

3. To reduce cost & improving quality adopting organic farming practice

4. Training farmer for Post Harvest Management,Processing,Marketing

5. Developing basic infrastructure like cold storage, processing,mareketing in

cluster area

6. Bringing 100 % horticulture area under drip irrigation

7. Organizing FFS for INM & IPM

8. Promoting farm pond for good bahar management, protective irrigation &

assured yield

9. Promoting contract farming for export & processing

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10. Establishing growers organization & there capacity building for marketing,

processing & export

11. Promoting green house & net house cultivation of flowers & vegetables

12. Preparing Bankable projects & perusing bankers for financing horticulture

projects

DRYLAND FAMING

1. Developing watershed in DPAP area by proper planning & by taking advantage

of various central programme like Haryali, NREGA etc

2. Encouraging Dryland Horticulture

3. Crash programme for Farm Pond

4. Organizing training program for youths & women group to develop service sector

5. Promoting organic farming for reducing cost of cultivation in dryland area

6. Promoting fodder cultivation by using available irrigation for developing animal

husbandry

FARMERS ORGANIZATION

1. Building farmers interest group

2. Converting established group in to commodity group

3. Providing training for e awareness & providing e connectivity to groups & making

available the information

4. Establishing the federation of the group

5. Capacity building of group for post harvest management & marketing

6. Capacity building of group for technology dissemination & participation in

extension program

SOIL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT

1. Establishing well equipped soil & water testing laboratory

2. Establishment of FIAC for advising soil test based fertilizer management

3. Promoting organic practices like composting ,green manuring, vermicompost,

use of bio fertilizer

4. Organizing training for creating soil health awareness among farmers

5. To improve soil health in command area promoting drip irrigation & training

farmer for water use efficiency

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6. Creating awareness among farmers for use of micronutrient & its impact on yield

& quality.

ESTABLISHMENT OF SEED INFRASTRUCTURE

1. Training farmer for seed prduction

2. Adopting seed village programme

3. Establishing block wise seed grower farmers organization

4. Creating seed saling & distribution ascility with help of these societies & KVM

5. Giving aid to the seed grower organization for the establishment of seed

processing unit

6. Training farmer for high value horticulture crop like onion & vegetable & making

service contract with seed production companies for seed production

7. Establishing vegetable nurseries under protected condition for quality & disease

free planting material

8. Increasing production of breeder seed at Agri.University

ORGANIC FARMING

1. Promoting organic farming in vegetables & horticulture

2. Giving subsidy for composting, use of bio fertilizer, vermi composting & bio pesticide

3. Organizing organic growers group & encouraging them for organic certification

4. Developing ICS system for reducing cost of certification

5. Training farmers for developing organic inputs on the farm only

6. Branding Of organic produce & promoting organic sale counter

7. Developing contract farming system for marketing of organic practice

STRENGTHENING WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE

1. Organizing farm women group for there empowerement

2. Skill improvement of farm women by training & FFS

3. Encouraging farm women for organic input production like compost, vermi

compost, bio fertilizer, bio pesticide etc

4. Organizing exposure visit of farm women

5. Training farm women in post harvest management & value addition

6. Establishment of farm women cluster in value addition

7. Development & training for women friendly farm machinary

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8. Training farm women in Animal husbandry, Dairy & clean milk production

9. Developing & establishment of market for products of women group

MARKETING

1. Training farmers group & KVM for marketing & value addition of Agri produce

2. Creating growers organization of vegetable, fruits & flowers.Trainig & encourage

them for marketing, export & value addition.

3. Creating godown infrastructure at every village for cleaning, grading & storage

4. Using this godown reciept for pledge loans

5. Seeking approvals of these godowns from banks & commodity markets

6. Capacity building of co op socieites,KVM & growers organization in market

intelliginace by providing them e connectivity & market information

7. Promoting farmers organization for contract farming

QUALITY CONTROL OF AGRI INPUTS

1. Training farmers for identification of quality input

2. Training agro service centers for maintaining quality of inputs & consultancy

3. Developing system for quality certification of agro sercice centers

4. Training agro service centers for technology consultancy based input marketing

5. Developing & monitoring system for organic & bio input quality

6. Developing seed testing laboratory at every district

7. Frequent sampling & testing of inputs & strict vigilance in market for controlling

spurious inputs

AGRICULTURE CREDIT

1. Linking Agri credit with adoption of technology & market

2. Popularizing concept of Kisan Credit Card

3. Popularizing Agri Insurance scheme

4. Providing credit card to women SHG members, encouraging them for saving

5. Facilitating for advance against godown reciept

6. Canvassing & mobilizing banks to develop schemes for restructuring of bad agri

loans

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MASS MEDIA SUPPORT

1. Broadcasting success stoies & technology using FM chanel,Doordarshan

2. Local Print media for disseminating technology & success stories & Govt

schemes

3. Using audio visual aid,CD PPT electronic material for improving training

4. PPP for technology dissemination, marketing, contract farming

5. Providing e connectivity to KVM for information & tech updation

6. Using mobiles for dissemination of market information,

STRENGTHENING EXISTING EXTENSION SYSTEM

1. Establishment and strengthening of Agri polyclincs in all blocks of Ahmednagar

district.

2. Establishing infrastructural facilities i.e. audio-visual –aids, training hall, dormitory for

farmers at all existing and proposed Agri-polyclinics in Ahmednagar District

3. Selection of Resource Personnel from the existing Extension staff of Ahmednagar

District for utilizing their knowledge and skill as subject Matter Specialists to impart

training during the various technical trainings organized at Agri- polyclinics.

4. Identification of farmers specialized in particular crop production with communication

skill and utilizing their experiences in extension activities.

5. Identification of special model Agricultural farms in Ahmednagar district and

organizing training , field visits and demonstrations at such farms

6. Preparing FAQs, literature for different crops to be distributed to farmers for fast

dissemination of technology.

7. Preparing slides/VCD of different crops for imparting effective trainings

8. Organizing frequent meetings of Krishi Vigyan Mandal Sanghtak for disseminating

technical messages and schemes.

9. Preparing health cards for different crops, indicating crop physiology, critical stages

and different management required.

10. Preparing inventory of service providers from Govt. offices, Research scientists,

market etc.

11. Preparing websites of Ahmednagar District and uploading all technical data

supporting services related to information.

12. Identifying successful farming systems of the area for its large scale replications

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13. Identifying locally validated technologies for good yields and for taking care of

local problems.

14. Identifying crop rotations models of the in good and scarcity years of rainfall

15. Identifying venturous farmers who succeed in crop rotations and farming systems

on sustainable in the area for its replications

16. Working out economics of different farming systems and cropping systems for its

dissemination to farmers.

Watershed models, based on Hivare Bazar.

The village Hivare Bazar in Ahmednagar District is recognized as a role model village in

watershed development . The expertise of the department in working in the area of

developing such watershed in combating draught situation can very well used in other

areas.

1. Preparing good watershed plan base on the data from Remote Sensing Agency.

2. Preparing Perspective plan of watershed in the district by dividing its into small

unit of the size 500 ha.

3. Focusing water conservation on hill slopes by deep CCT, Plantation & cement

nala bunding.

4. Main feature of the future watershed development work will be land grading &

shaping compartment bunding & Farm pond on individuals farmers land which

will facilitate in situ moisture conservation.

5. Group building in watershed by farming watershed users association & there

capacity building for future maintenance of watershed.

6. Implementing suitable crop plan forming system using water saving devices like

drip, sprinkler for maximum utilization & productivity of conserved water.

7. In the cropping pattern importance will be give in for dry land horticulture,

vegetable cultivation. & Animal Husbandry .

8. Organic practice will be gives the main thrust in cropping pattern for soil health

improvement and maintenance.

9. Utilization of local leaders wisdom in developing watershed, for good

participation of the village.

Command Area Development :

1. Formation and strengthening of Water Users Association.

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2. Educating farmers and Association for utilization and payment of irrigation

charges on volumetric basis.

3. Reducing dominance of sugarcane base cropping system by demonstrating

alternative beneficial and sustainable cropping system.

4. Encouraging farmer to develop Animal Husbandry to bring diversification by

bringing some under fodder.

5. Promoting model of Farm Pond for storage of canal water during rotation and its

utilization by sprinkler and drip for maximum water productivity.

6. Developing model irrigation schedule by computer programming for efficient

delivery & rotation of canal water

7. Preparing three year cropping plan of area under water user associable &

educating farmer to adopt that plan

8. Introducing horticulture, vegetable, floriculture in the cropping system & plan

9. Demonstrating farmers regular utilization of water measuring devices

10. Educating farmers regarding water requirement & critical growth stages of the

crop to utilize water judiciously at measured quantity & at right time

11. Educating farmers regarding ill effects of excess water use on soil & ground

water for this introducing soil & water health scheme for every farmer

12. Implementation of Farmer pond scheme command & using it as storage &

drainage treatment

13. Implementing community based drainage improvement scheme by laying drains

& applying soil amendments

Precision Farming Campaign

1. Demonstrating the farmer regarding area to be brought under different crop

considering the water availability to get maximum benefits

2. Marketing sprinkler & drip irrigation system mandatory for maximum water

productivity

3. Educating farmers regarding proper maintenance of plant population considering

soil type, crop it’s variety, season for obtaining maximum yield per unit of area.

4. Adopting INM practice by placing fertilizer in the active root zone at right

quantity, right place in the right form for maximum fertilizer use efficiency

5. Educating farmers to keep economics of farming to know cost of cultivation &

cost benefit ratio which will improve the decision making capability of the farmers

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6. IPM practices should follow for better control of pest & diseases

7. Educating farmers to prepare crop plan well in advance of cropping season for

timely procurement of inputs

8. Adopting suitable crop rotation so as to use recourses like land, labour, water &

capital in judicious manner to give maximum net returns, continuous employment

with out compromising soil & water health

9. Educating farmer to draw layout plan of the cropping, sowing & preparing

schedule of operation for easy execution.

10. Educating farmer to adopt Precision Farming Technique for good crop yield by

promoting suitable condition to each plant in the field

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Major issues identified regarding Soil Health and Nutrition Management are enlisted below:-

S.N. Identified Gaps in Technology Adoption

1 Farmers are not convinced about importance of soil and water testing

2 No awareness about soil fertility index

3 No technical knowledge about taking soil and water samples

4 No technical knowledge for understanding of analyses report.

5 Decreasing carbon content of cultivable land

6 Deteriorations of soil physical properties

7 Decreasing fertility of soil under cultivation

8 Accumulation of hazardous elements in the soil

9 Reduction of soil microflora in cultivable lands

10 Poor drainage of soils due to obstructions to drainage

11 Deterioration of well water quality for crop irrigation

4.10 Recommended Interventions.

The proposed extension strategies are designed to bring overall 4% annual growth

rate of agricultural sector in the district.. The following major extension strategies are

proposed for developing agriculture, livestock and dairy, fisheries and sericulture in

the district.

Cereals:

1. In situ moisture Conservation

2. Adopting proper spacing,plant population as per soil type

3. Intercroping of pulses with cereal

4. Seed treatment with Azotobactor,PSB,Trichoderma

5. Increasing fertilizer use efficiency by usin fertidrill

6. Conserving soil & moisture by using Compartment bunding & farm pond

7. FFS for INM & IPM

8. Seed village scheme for popularizing research variety

9. Increasing awareness reg crop insurance scheme

10. Organizing piolot project for integrated crop management

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11. Developing storage structure at farmers field for protection from rats & pest

12. Training farmer for drying,grading & marketing

Pulses:

1. Increasing area of pulses in medium & heavy soil

2. In situ moisture conservation

3. Maintaining proper seed rate by adopting dibbling method of sowing or by

using ferti seed drill

4. Seed treatment by Rhizobia, Trichoderma, PSB

5. Developing area by compartment bunding & farm pond

6. FFS for Integrated Pest Management & Integrated Crop Management

7. Promoting Sprinkler irrigation for efficient use of water at critical growth stage

8. Seed village program for promotion of improved variety

9. Increasing awareness reg crop insurance scheme

10. Organizing pilot project for integrated crop management

11. Developing storage structure at farmers field for protection from rats & pest

12. Training farmer for drying, grading & marketing

13. Training farmers for grain storage & taking advantage of pledge facility

14. Establishing mini dal mill for processing

Oilseed:

1. Popularizing BBF method of sowing

2. Saving seed cost by adopting dibbling method of sowing

3. Seed treatment by Rhizobia, Trichoderma, PSB

4. INM by using micronutrient like zinc, Sulpher,molybdenum,gypsum etc

5. Promoting Sprinkler for efficient use of water at critical growth stage

6. FFS for INM & IPM

7. Promoting contract farming with mill owners

8. Promoting Seed village scheme for increasing seed availability, area

expansion,& reducing cost of seed

9. Increasing area of soyabean in kharif, sunflower in rabbi,& g. nut in summer

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Cotton:

1. Promoting area expansion in suitable soil type

2. Training farmer for integrated crop management

3. Farm Pond program for increasing protective irrigation

4. Increasing area under drip irrigation

5. FFS for INM,IPM & organic practices

6. Pilot project for demonstrating Integrated Crop Management

7. Recycling cotton Plant residue to increase soil health

8. Increasing use of micronutrient for yield & quality improvement

9. Clean cotton campaign for increasing Quality & rate of produce

10. Adopting one village one variety program

11. Increasing awareness among farmer for quality consciousness

12. Promoting value addition from cotton to cloth by developing cotton

processing cluster

13. Encouraging contract farming.

Sugarcane:

1. Increasing use of improved variety

2. Encouraging farmer for developing there own seed material

3. Distribution of tissue culture seedling for developing own mother stalk

4. For this purpose establishment of tissue culture lab

5. Promoting one bud & strip method of plantation for reducing cost on seed

6. Promoting farmer for adopting drip & sprinkler irrigation for increasing water

use efficiency

7. Training farmer for adopting practices like in situ trash composting & green

mannuring

8. Organizing FFS for adoption of Integrated Crop management practices

9. Training farmer for adopting soil & water testing for efficient fertilizer use

10. Capacity building of sugar factories for planing of planting as per crushing

schedule

11. Demonstrating intercropping for increasing net income.

12. Organizing FFS for ratoon management.

Onion:

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1. Training farmer for nursery management

2. Encouraging farmer for adopting sprinkler irrigation

3. Demonstrating broad bed plantation insted of ridged & furrows

4. Training farmer for post harvest management, grading & marketing

5. Promoting onion storage structure at every onion growing farmer

6. Onion seed production program

Horticulture:

1. Establishment & improvement of nurseries for easy availability of disease

free improved variety plants

2. Developing clusters of pomegranate, lemon, guava, grape, banana & sitaphal

3. To reduce cost & improving quality adopting organic farming practice

4. Training farmer for Post Harvest Management,Processing,Marketing

5. Developing basic infrastructure like cold storage, processing,mareketing in

cluster area

6. Bringing 100 % horticulture area under drip irrigation

7. Organizing FFS for INM & IPM

8. Promoting farm pond for good bahar management, protective irrigation &

assured yield

9. Promoting contract farming for export & processing

10. Establishing growers organization & there capacity building for marketing,

processing & export

11. Promoting green house & net house cultivation of flowers & vegetables

12. Preparing Bankable projects & perusing bankers for financing horticulture

projects

Dryland Faming:

1. Developing watershed in DPAP area by proper planning & by taking

advantage of various central programme like Haryali, NREGA etc

2. Encouraging Dryland Horticulture

3. Crash programme for Farm Pond

4. Organizing training program for youths & women group to develop service

sector

5. Promoting organic farming for reducing cost of cultivation in dryland area

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6. Promoting fodder cultivation by using available irrigation for developing

animal husbandry

Farmers Organization:

1. Building farmers interest group

2. Converting established group in to commodity group

3. Providing training for e awareness & providing e connectivity to groups &

making available the information

4. Establishing the federation of the group

5. Capacity building of group for post harvest management & marketing

6. Capacity building of group for technology dissemination & participation in

extension program

Soil Health Improvement:

1. Establishing well equipped soil & water testing laboratory

2. Establishment of FIAC for advising soil test based fertilizer management

3. Promoting organic practices like composting ,green manuring, vermicompost,

use of bio fertilizer

4. Organizing training for creating soil health awareness among farmers

5. To improve soil health in command area promoting drip irrigation & training

farmer for water use efficiency

6. Creating awareness among farmers for use of micronutrient & its impact on yield

& quality.

Establishment Of Seed Infrastructure:

1. Training farmer for seed prduction

2. Adopting seed village programme

3. Establishing block wise seed grower farmers organization

4. Creating seed saling & distribution ascility with help of these societies & KVM

5. Giving aid to the seed grower organization for the establishment of seed

processing unit

6. Training farmer for high value horticulture crop like onion & vegetable &

making service contract with seed production companies for seed production

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7. Establishing vegetable nurseries under protected condition for quality &

disease free planting material

8. Increasing production of breeder seed at Agri.University

Organic Farming:

1. Promoting organic farming in vegetables & horticulture

2. Giving subsidy for composting, use of bio fertilizer, vermi composting & bio

pesticide

3. Organizing organic growers group & encouraging them for organic

certification

4. Developing ICS system for reducing cost of certification

5. Training farmers for developing organic inputs on the farm only

6. Branding Of organic produce & promoting organic sale counter

7. Developing contract farming system for marketing of organic practice

Strengthening Women In Agriculture:

1. Organizing farm women group for there empowerement

2. Skill improvement of farm women by training & FFS

3. Encouraging farm women for organic input production like compost, vermi

compost, bio fertilizer, bio pesticide etc

4. Organizing exposure visit of farm women

5. Training farm women in post harvest management & value addition

6. Establishment of farm women cluster in value addition

7. Development & training for women friendly farm machinary

8. Training farm women in Animal husbandry, Dairy & clean milk production

9. Developing & establishment of market for products of women group

Marketing:

1. Training farmers group & KVM for marketing & value addition of Agri produce

2. Creating growers organization of vegetable, fruits & flowers.Trainig &

encourage them for marketing, export & value addition.

3. Creating godown infrastructure at every village for cleaning, grading &

storage

4. Using this godown reciept for pledge loans

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5. Seeking approvals of these godowns from banks & commodity markets

6. Capacity building of co op socieites,KVM & growers organization in market

intelliginace by providing them e connectivity & market information

7. Promoting farmers organization for contract farming

Quality Control Of Agri Inputs:

1. Training farmers for identification of quality input

2. Training agro service centers for maintaining quality of inputs & consultancy

3. Developing system for quality certification of agro sercice centers

4. Training agro service centers for technology consultancy based input

marketing

5. Developing & monitoring system for organic & bio input quality

6. Developing seed testing laboratory at every district

7. Frequent sampling & testing of inputs & strict vigilance in market for

controlling spurious inputs

Agriculture Credit:

1. Linking Agri credit with adoption of technology & market

2. Popularizing concept of Kisan Credit Card

3. Popularizing Agri Insurance scheme

4. Providing credit card to women SHG members, encouraging them for saving

5. Facilitating for advance against godown reciept

6. Canvassing & mobilizing banks to develop schemes for restructuring of bad

agri loans

Mass Media Support:

1. Broadcasting success stoies & technology using FM chanel,Doordarshan

2. Local Print media for disseminating technology & success stories & Govt

schemes

3. Using audio visual aid,CD PPT electronic material for improving training

4. PPP for technology dissemination, marketing, contract farming

5. Providing e connectivity to KVM for information & tech updation

6. Using mobiles for dissemination of market information,

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Strengthening Existing Extension System

1. Establishment and strengthening of Agri polyclincs in all blocks of Ahmednagar

district.

2. Establishing infrastructural facilities i.e. audio-visual –aids, training hall,

dormitory for farmers at all existing and proposed Agri-polyclinics in Ahmednagar

District

3. Selection of Resource Personnel from the existing Extension staff of

Ahmednagar District for utilizing their knowledge and skill as subject Matter

Specialists to impart training during the various technical trainings organized at

Agri- polyclinics.

4. Identification of farmers specialized in particular crop production with

communication skill and utilizing their experiences in extension activities.

5. Identification of special model Agricultural farms in Ahmednagar district and

organizing training , field visits and demonstrations at such farms

6. Preparing FAQs, literature for different crops to be distributed to farmers for fast

dissemination of technology.

7. Preparing slides/VCD of different crops for imparting effective trainings

8. Organizing frequent meetings of Krishi Vigyan Mandal Sanghtak for

disseminating technical messages and schemes.

9. Preparing health cards for different crops, indicating crop physiology, critical

stages and different management required.

10. Preparing inventory of service providers from Govt. offices, Research

scientists, market etc.

11. Preparing websites of Ahmednagar District and uploading all technical data

supporting services related to information.

12. Identifying successful farming systems of the area for its large scale

replications

13. Identifying locally validated technologies for good yields and for taking care of

local problems.

14. Identifying crop rotations models of the in good and scarcity years of rainfall

15. Identifying venturous farmers who succeed in crop rotations and farming

systems on sustainable in the area for its replications

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16. Working out economics of different farming systems and cropping systems for

its dissemination to farmers.

Watershed models, based on Hivare Bazar.

The village Hivare Bazar in Ahmednagar District is recognized as a role model

village in watershed development . The expertise of the department in working in the

area of developing such watershed in combating draught situation can very well used in

other areas.

Preparing good watershed plan base on the data from Remote Sensing Agency.

Preparing Perspective plan of watershed in the district by dividing its into small

unit of the size 500 ha.

Focusing water conservation on hill slopes by deep CCT, Plantation & cement

nala bunding.

Main feature of the future watershed development work will be land grading &

shaping compartment bunding & Farm pond on individuals farmers land which

will facilitate in situ moisture conservation.

Group building in watershed by farming watershed users association & there

capacity building for future maintenance of watershed.

Implementing suitable crop plan forming system using water saving devices like

drip, sprinkler for maximum utilization & productivity of conserved water.

In the cropping pattern importance will be give in for dry land horticulture,

vegetable cultivation. & Animal Husbandry .

Organic practice will be gives the main thrust in cropping pattern for soil health

improvement and maintenance.

Utilization of local leaders wisdom in developing watershed, for good

participation of the village.

Command Area Development:

Formation and strengthening of Water Users Association.

Educating farmers and Association for utilization and payment of irrigation

charges on volumetric basis.

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Reducing dominance of sugarcane base cropping system by demonstrating

alternative beneficial and sustainable cropping system.

Encouraging farmer to develop Animal Husbandry to bring diversification by

bringing some under fodder.

Promoting model of Farm Pond for storage of canal water during rotation and its

utilization by sprinkler and drip for maximum water productivity.

Developing model irrigation schedule by computer programming for efficient

delivery & rotation of canal water

Preparing three year cropping plan of area under water user associable &

educating farmer to adopt that plan

Introducing horticulture, vegetable, floriculture in the cropping system & plan

Demonstrating farmers regular utilization of water measuring devices

Educating farmers regarding water requirement & critical growth stages of the

crop to utilize water judiciously at measured quantity & at right time

Educating farmers regarding ill effects of excess water use on soil & ground

water for this introducing soil & water health scheme for every farmer

Implementation of Farmer pond scheme command & using it as storage &

drainage treatment

Implementing community based drainage improvement scheme by laying drains

& applying soil amendments

Precision Farming Campaign:

Demonstrating the farmer regarding area to be brought under different crop

considering the water availability to get maximum benefits

Marketing sprinkler & drip irrigation system mandatory for maximum water

productivity

Educating farmers regarding proper maintenance of plant population considering

soil type, crop it’s variety, season for obtaining maximum yield per unit of area.

Adopting INM practice by placing fertilizer in the active root zone at right

quantity, right place in the right form for maximum fertilizer use efficiency

Educating farmers to keep economics of farming to know cost of cultivation &

cost benefit ratio which will improve the decision making capability of the farmers

IPM practices should follow for better control of pest & diseases

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Educating farmers to prepare crop plan well in advance of cropping season for

timely procurement of inputs

Adopting suitable crop rotation so as to use recourses like land, labour, water &

capital in judicious manner to give maximum net returns, continuous employment

with out compromising soil & water health

Educating farmer to draw layout plan of the cropping, sowing & preparing

schedule of operation for easy execution.

Educating farmer to adopt Precision Farming Technique for good crop yield by

promoting suitable condition to each plant in the field

Processing, Storage and Marketing Gaps-

1. Lack of extension services to the farmers group & KVM for marketing & value

addition of agricultural produce;

2. Unavailability of sufficient growers organization of vegetable, fruits & flowers and

training to encourage them for marketing, export & value addition;

3. Godown infrastructure, cold storage chain is very limited in every village for

cleaning, grading & storage;

4. There is no facility for using godown receipts for pledge loans;

5. Capacity building of co op societies, KVM & growers organization in market

intelligence is needed for providing them e-connectivity & market information;

6. Contract farming which promotes backward and forward linkage is still at an

infant stage;

7. Unawareness about marketing strategy.

8. There often exists a huge gap between price paid by consumer and that

received by farmer which reveals that there are huge marketing margins that are

appropriated by middlemen.

9. Limited transport facilities.

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Table 4.31: Growth rate of crop wise GVA (at constant 1999-2000 prices)-Tenth Five

year Plan (2002-03 to 2006-07)

Sr. No.

Crop Growth Rate-2002-03 to 2006-07 (per cent)

Growth Rate-11th Five Year Plan (per cent)

1 Cereals -2.22

2 Pulses 0.4

3 Oil seeds 0.66

4 Sugar -6.6

5 Fibre -44.83**

6 Drugs & Narcotics -10.30

7 Condiments & Spices -7.11

8 Fruits & Veg. 21.74***

9 Fodder 1.2*

10 Byproducts -0.38

11 Floriculture 14.08***

12 Kichen Garden 1.04*

TOTAL AGRICULTURE 6.13**

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

1 Milk -1.89

2 Meat & Meat Products 1.55

3 Poultry & Poultry Products -8.22***

4 Others -4.98**

VALUE OF OUTPUT -2.34

Fisheries -2.67

Agriculture+ Allied Sectors 5.08* Notes : $- 10

FYP Period-data available 2002-03 to 2005-06, *,** and *** are significant at 10, 5 and 1 percent level, remaining

figures are non significant.

4.16 Recommended interventions of the district with detailed action plan with costs:

TOTAL AGRICULTURE (Stream I )

Table 4.32:

TOTAL AGRICULTURE (Stream II )

Table 4.33:

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Table 4.34: Total Agriculture

Sr.

No.

Stream

2007-

08

2008-

09

2009-

10

2010-

11

2011-

12

Total

outlay for

Five years

(Rs. in

Lakhs)

1 Total Agriculture (Stream I )

2 Total Agriculture (Stream II )

Total Agriculture

4.11 Projected outcome and growth during the next plan period:

The projected overall growth rate for agriculture and allied sector is presented in table

4.45 and the crop diversification plan for next five years in Ahmednagar District is presented in

Table 4.46.

Table 4.45: Projection of Overall Growth Rate (GVA) in Agriculture and Allied Sector-Ahmednagar

District

Sr.

no

Name of Crop

Yearwise Total Value in Rupees in Lakh 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Compound

Growth

rate (2007-

08 to

2011-12)

1 Total Cereals

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2 Total Pulses

3 Total Oil Seeds

4

Total Cash

Crops

5

Total Fruits &

Vegetables

6 Total Flower

7 Total Spices

Primary Total

Note **- Significant at 1 percent level.

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Table 4.46: Crop Diversification Plan in Next Five Years- Ahmednagar District

S.No Existing Cropping Pattern 2006-07

Crop Diversification Proposed Area 00 ha (Area in Lakh ha.)

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

Crop Group

Area Area under crop

Change in area with

reference to 06-07 ( +/-)

Area under crop

Change in area with

reference to 06-07 ( +/-)

Area under crop

Change in area with

reference to 06-07 ( +/-)

Area under crop

Change in area with reference to 06-07 ( +/-)

Area under crop

Change in area with reference to

06-07 ( +/-)

1 Cereals 8982.00 9292.00 310.00 9293.00 311.00 9278.00 296.00 9338.00 356.00 9411.00 429.00

2 Pulses 1003.00 1213.00 210.00 1230.00 227.00 1249.00 246.00 1269.00 266.00 1309.00 306.00

3 Total Food grains

9985.00 10505.00 520.00 10524.00 539.00 10527.00 542.00 10608.00 623.00 10720.00 735.00

4 Oilseeds

642.00 1266.00 624.00 1269.00 627.00 1308.00 666.00 1330.00 688.00 1352.00 710.00

5 Sugarcane

1030.00 730.00 -300.00 700.00 -330.00 665.00 -365.00 665.00 -365.00 665.00 -365.00

6 Cotton 134.00 400.00 266.00 450.00 316.00 460.00 326.00 470.00 336.00 480.00 346.00

8 Total 11791.00 12901.00 1110.00 12943.00 1152.00 12960.00 1169.00 13073.00 1282.00 13217.00 1426.00

9

Fruit crops

227.95 322.00 94.05 367.00 139.05 442.00 214.05 507.00 279.05 616.00 388.05

10 Vegetable Crops

776.34 862.00 85.66 915.00 138.66 1000.00 223.66 1072.00 295.66 1192.00 415.66

11 Flower Crops

8.85 12.28 3.43 20.00 11.15 31.00 22.15 44.00 35.15 57.00 48.15

13

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

2.00 4.00 2.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 6.00 9.00 7.00 10.00 8.00

14

Total Horticulture Crops

1015.14 1200.28 185.14 1308.00 292.86 1481.00 465.86 1632.00 616.86 1875.00 859.86

GRAND TOTAL

12806.14 14101.28 1295.14 14251.00 1444.86 14441.00 1634.86 14705.00 1898.86 15092.00 2285.86

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Table No 4.46 present the present area under different crops in Ahmenagar district and proposed yearwise area diversification under

differentcrops in the plan period. The area for diversification is proposed taking into consideration the area under different crops in the base year

of 2006-07. The area under food grain is proposed to increase from present area of about 998500 ha to 1072000 ha with an increase of 75500 ha.

The area under oilseeds, sugarcane and cotton together is proposed to increase from 1179100 ha to 1321700 ha with an increse of 142600 ha.

The present area under different horticultural crop is 101514 ha and is proposed to increase to 187500 ha with net increase of about 85986 ha

during the plan period. It is seen from the table that the area under sugarcane cultivation is proposed to be diverted towards other crop area of

food grains oilseeds and horticultural crops.

Table 4.47: Information on Natural Calamities

Sr.

No. Name of Taluka

Occurence of

drought / flood /

cyclone

year in which effected

( since last 10 yrs.)

Severity

M / S / VS

% Cropped area

affected

Livestock mortality

( No.of animals )

% of farm

families

affected

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 A,nagar

Drought 2003-04/2004-05 S 100% --- 75000

Drought 1996-1997 Mild 100% 0 20%

Drought 1999-2000 Mild 45% 0 20%

2 Parner

Drought 2003-2004 Severe 70% 0 55%

Floud 2005-2006 Mild 0.001% 0 0.001%

Floud 2006-2007 Mild 0.001% 0 0.001%

3 Pathardi Drought 2003 S 75 0 35

Floud 2006 m 20 0 1

4 Karjat Drought 2003-04 S 90% 1130% 80%

2004-05 M 10% 5600% 7%

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Floud 2004-05 M 10 0 7%S

5 Jamkhed Drought 2003-04 S 60% 1375 70%

Drought 2004-2005 S 51% 910 55%

6 Shrigonda

Flood 2002-03 M 70% 0 70%

Drought 2003-04 S 80% 0 80%

Drought 2004-05 S 90% 0 90%

Flood 2006-07 S 90% 0 90%

7 Shrirampur

Drought 2003-04 M 50 Nil 50

Drought 2004-05 M 50 Nil 50

Flood 2006-07 M 50 Nil 10

8 Shevgaon Drought 2003 2003-04 Servere 60 0 70

9 Newasa

Drought 2002-03 Mild 25 0 15

Drought 2003-04 Servere 55 0 40

Flood 2005 Servere 0.7 4 0.5

Flood 2005 Servere 0.7 4 0.5

Flood 2006 very Servere 3 12 2.5

10 Rahuri Drought 2003-04 Mild 35% -- --

Flood 2006-07 Servere 45% 512 1725

11 Sangamner

Drought 2002-2003 S 67% --- 80%

Drought 2003-2004 V.S. 75% --- 50%

Flood 2005-2006 S 2% --- 3%

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Flood 2006-2007 S 1% --- 2%

Hail Storm 2006-2007 S 0.05% 63 0.02%

12 Akole

Flood, 1996-97 vs 90% 1338 90%

1997-98 vs 91% 1539 91%

1998-99 vs 90% 1320

90%

1999-2000 vs 90% 1334 90%

2000-2001 vs 90% 1319 90%

2001-2002 vs 90% 1260 90%

2002-2003 sva 80% 1236 90%

2003-2004 vs 85% 1136 91%

2004-2005 vs 90% 1338 90%

2005-2006 vs 91% 1539 91%

2006-2007 vs 90% 1338 90%

13

Kopargaon

Drought 2002-2003 s 60% 72% 35%

Drought 2003-2004 vs 40% 20% 26%

Flood 2006-2007 s 22% 54% 21%

14 Rahata Flood -- -- -- -- --

Mild 2006-07 Severe 20% -- --

Drought - - - -

Mild 1986-87 M 60% -- --

M - Mild S - Severe VS - Very Severe

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Table No. 12 presents the Takukawise and yearwise occurrence of natural calamities in Ahmednagar district. Except Akole taluka rest of the

talukas are drought prone area. It can be observed from the table that frequent droughts are experienced in the district. These droughts are because

of delayed monsoon, insuffiicient rains.uneven distribution resulted into crop failures and severe scarcity of water is experienced. During last few

years miled to severe droughts were occurred in the district. During such critical situations large number of rural population get unemployed

threatening the very sustenanceof rural life. They have to depend on government help in the form of EGS Works. The cattles have to be shifted to

various cattle camps. The major rivers of Godavari, Pravara, Mula,Sina nad Ghod flows from the Ahmednagar district. Heavy rains during short

periods causes floods situations acroos the riverbanks of the major rivers floodwater get inundated in the fields and damages the standing crops.

Table 21 : Service Centres in the District (Agriculture & Allied Sectors) Sr.

No. Agro-service

Centre

No. of Agro-service Centres

Nag

ar

Par

ner

Pat

har

di

Kar

jat

Jam

kh

ed

Sh

rig

ond

a

Sh

rira

mpu

r

Sh

evgao

n

New

asa

Rah

uri

San

gam

ner

Ak

ole

Ko

per

gao

n

Rah

ata

To

tal

1 Seed Distribution

Centres

98 115 45 114 60 64 28 55 93 60 140 108 49 76 1105

Seed Distribution

Centres (Fish)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 Fertilizer Distribution

centres

105 87 24 107 62 43 17 39 93 60 225 110 77 79 1128

3 Insecticide/ pesticide

Distribution centres

98 61 30 100 32 64 28 55 93 60 140 110 49 96 1016

4 T S Farm/ Trial Cum-

demonstration (TCDs)

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 -- 1 -- 13

5 Agropolyclinic Centres 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 -- 1 -- 9 6 IPM Laboratories 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 -- -- -- 5 7 Co-Operative

Societies

1224 104 98 37 47 85 54 82 156 111 131 143 123 69 2464

Co-Ope Societies(Fish) 0

8 Nationalised Banks

( Branches)Providing

47 15 16 9 6 7 13 5 39 10 27 3 15 19 231

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Agriculture Loans 9 Dairy Co-per Societies 47321 143 15 65 146 185 7 66 131 91 167 -- 150 10 1497

Government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Co-Operative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Private 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 0 10 Milk Chilling Centres 3 5 4 15 8 14 7 7 1 3 3 2 3 3 78 11 Poultry Farms Govt 0

Poultry Farms private) 45 15 4 7 2 8 4 5 20 5 57 1 76 4 253 12 IPM Laboratories 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 Training Centres (

Agri. & allied sectors)

3 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 19

Sericulture 0 Fishery 0

14 Other than above

Agri. & Allied sectors ) 7821

Agro-service centres play an important role in farming by way of making available the different farm inputs like seed, fertilizers,

pesticides/insecticides, growth hormones, small machinaries and implements.The centres are also helpful for making available poultry,cattle and

fish feeds. There are Dairy Co-operatives’milk processing and chilling centres.The agro-service provider also important in agricultural

communication as they communicate new technological innovations and inputs to farmers within very short time .Hence they are the most

influential private extensionist in agricultural development.The role played by them cannot be overlooked. So They should be the part of public –

private extension co-ordination.It is seen from the above table that there are 7821 numbers of different vAgro-service centres operating in the

district.Some of these are in public.private and government sectors.

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Table 24: Area, Production and Yield of Major Crops in Irrigated/ Rain fed Conditions during Kharif Season

Crops Taluka /District

Area(ha) Production(q) Yield(q/ha)

Irrigated % Rainfed % Total Irrigated

% Rainfed % Total Irrigated Rainfed Average

Kharif Season

Cereals

Kharip Paddy 0 0 6927 100 6927 0 0 11958149.37 11958149.37 0 1726.31 1726.31

Kharip Jowar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bajara 0 0 234561 1400 234561 0 0 162534193.4 162534193.4 0 10273.84 10273.84

Ragi / Nachani

0 0 2645 100 2645 0 0 1166445 1166445 0 441 441

Other Cereals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Kh. Cereals 0 0 244133 1600 244133 0 0 175658787.77 0 175658787.77 0 12441.15 12441.15

Pulses

Redgram 0 0 15345 1400 15345 0 0 7851569 0 7851569 0 7824.89 7824.89

Green Gram 0 0 21897 1000 21897 0 0 14139928 0 14139928 0 5477.99 5477.99

Black Gram 0 0 14250 1100 14250 0 0 5942318 0 5942318 0 6361.37 6361.37

Other Pulses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Kh. Pulses 0 51492 3500 51492 0 0 27933815 0 27933815 0 19664.25 19664.25

Total Kh. Foodgrains

Oilseeds

Groundnut 0 0 5249 1400 5249 0 0 4735535.9 4735535.9 0 13930.97 13930.97

Sunflower 0 0 8161 1300 8161 0 0 8769719 8769719 0 13071 13071

Soyabean 0 0 33065 1400 33065 0 0 47131885 47131885 0 15903.16 15903.16

other oil seed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Kh.Oilseeds

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Table 24: Area, Production and Yield of Major Crops in Irrigated/ Rain fed Conditions during Kharif Season 2007-08

Crops Taluka Area Production Yield

(ha) (q) (q/ha)

Irrigated % Rainfed % Total Irrigated % Rainfed % Total Irrigated Rainfed Average

Nagar Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 11500 100.00 11500 0.00 6582600.00 6582600.00 0.00 572.40 572.40

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 7500 100.00 7500 0.00 3126225.00 3126225.00 0.00 416.83 416.83

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 650 100.00 650 0.00 650000.00 650000.00 0.00 1000.00 1000.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 600 100.00 600 0.00 242496.00 242496.00 0.00 404.16 404.16

Cotton ---//--- 71 244.83 29 29.00 100 74514.50 20843.75 95358.25 1049.5 718.75 953.58

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 300 100.00 300 0.00 132300.00 132300.00 0.00 441.00 441.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 350 100.00 350 0.00 426450.50 426450.50 0.00 1218.43 1218.43

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 850 100.00 850 0.00 901850.00 901850.00 0.00 1061.00 1061.00

Parner 71 21779 21850

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 24500 100.00 24500 0.00 21124390.0

0

21124390.0

0

0.00 862.22 862.22

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 5600 100.00 5600 0.00 6434960.00 6434960.00 0.00 1149.10 1149.10

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 250 100.00 250 0.00 240500.00 240500.00 0.00 962.00 962.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 1200 100.00 1200 0.00 739404.00 739404.00 0.00 616.17 616.17

Cotton ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 400 100.00 400 0.00 315400.00 315400.00 0.00 788.50 788.50

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 400 100.00 400 0.00 311100.00 311100.00 0.00 777.75 777.75

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 400 100.00 400 0.00 392000.00 392000.00 0.00 980.00 980.00

Pathardi 0 32750 32750

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 37110 100.00 37110 0.00 21255494.7

0

21255494.7

0

0.00 572.77 572.77

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 950 100.00 950 0.00 417601.00 417601.00 0.00 439.58 439.58

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 450 100.00 450 0.00 483750.00 483750.00 0.00 1075.00 1075.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 1800 100.00 1800 0.00 923490.00 923490.00 0.00 513.05 513.05

Cotton ---//--- 3500 36.36 9625 73.33 13125 3794000.00 8193281.25 11987281.2

5

1084.00 851.25 913.32

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 740 100.00 740 0.00 461760.00 461760.00 0.00 624.00 624.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 650 100.00 650 0.00 866450.00 866450.00 0.00 1333.00 1333.00

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 200 100.00 200 0.00 204600.00 204600.00 0.00 1023.00 1023.00

Karjat 3500 51525 55025

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Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 10700 100.00 10700 0.00 5750394.00 5750394.00 0.00 537.42 537.42

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 1450 100.00 1450 0.00 1102000.00 1102000.00 0.00 760.00 760.00

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 2600 100.00 2600 0.00 2860000.00 2860000.00 0.00 1100.00 1100.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 1100 100.00 1100 0.00 492096.00 492096.00 0.00 447.36 447.36

Cotton ---//--- 400 72.73 550 57.89 950 388800.00 409530.00 798330.00 972.00 744.60 840.35

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 1100 100.00 1100 0.00 671000.00 671000.00 0.00 610.00 610.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 110 100.00 110 0.00 158400.00 158400.00 0.00 1440.00 1440.00

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 100 100.00 100 0.00 99000.00 99000.00 0.00 990.00 990.00

Jamkhed 400 17710 18110

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 10500 100.00 10500 0.00 4457775.00 4457775.00 0.00 424.55 424.55

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 1820 100.00 1820 0.00 1055891.20 1055891.20 0.00 580.16 580.16

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 2510 100.00 2510 0.00 2838810.00 2838810.00 0.00 1131.00 1131.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 4760 100.00 4760 0.00 1233125.60 1233125.60 0.00 259.06 259.06

Cotton ---//--- 750 32.75 2290 75.33 3040 699750.00 1655670.00 2355420.00 933.00 723.00 774.81

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 10400 100.00 10400 0.00 3493048.00 3493048.00 0.00 335.87 335.87

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 180 100.00 180 0.00 190357.20 190357.20 0.00 1057.54 1057.54

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 120 100.00 120 0.00 101400.00 101400.00 0.00 845.00 845.00

Shrigonda 750 32580 33330

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 7250 100.00 7250 0.00 4660227.50 4660227.50 0.00 642.79 642.79

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 2250 100.00 2250 0.00 1049985.00 1049985.00 0.00 466.66 466.66

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 1400 100.00 1400 0.00 1379000.00 1379000.00 0.00 985.00 985.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 1250 100.00 1250 0.00 548750.00 548750.00 0.00 439.00 439.00

Cotton ---//--- 10 0.00 0 0.00 10 17000.00 0.00 17000.00 1700.00 987.00 1700.00

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 400 100.00 400 0.00 256000.00 256000.00 0.00 640.00 640.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 40 100.00 40 0.00 53680.00 53680.00 0.00 1342.00 1342.00

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 40 100.00 40 0.00 39520.00 39520.00 0.00 988.00 988.00

Shrirampu

r

10 12630 12640

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 4850 100.00 4850 0.00 5593505.00 5593505.00 0.00 1153.30 1153.30

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 115 100.00 115 0.00 118680.00 118680.00 0.00 1032.00 1032.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 75 100.00 75 0.00 44202.75 44202.75 0.00 589.37 589.37

Cotton ---//--- 55 25.00 220 80.00 275 72655.00 165312.40 237967.40 1321.000 751.42 865.34

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 10 100.00 10 0.00 4460.00 4460.00 0.00 446.00 446.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 100 100.00 100 0.00 109324.00 109324.00 0.00 1093.24 1093.24

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 9694 100.00 9694 0.00 22739700.5

0

22739700.5

0

0.00 2345.75 2345.75

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Newasa 55 15064 15119

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 18095 100.00 18095 0.00 18546832.1

5

18546832.1

5

0.00 1024.97 1024.97

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 282 100.00 282 0.00 66975.00 66975.00 0.00 237.50 237.50

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 12 100.00 12 0.00 11664.00 11664.00 0.00 972.00 972.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 1652 100.00 1652 0.00 1318411.64 1318411.64 0.00 798.07 798.07

Cotton ---//--- 1300 149.08 872 40.15 2172 1690325.00 773464.00 2463789.00 1300.25 887.00 1134.34

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 302 100.00 302 0.00 315816.50 315816.50 0.00 1045.75 1045.75

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 5560 100.00 5560 0.00 5888040.00 5888040.00 0.00 1059.00 1059.00

Sheogaon 1300 26775 28075

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 14900 100.00 14900 0.00 14602596.0

0

14602596.0

0

0.00 980.04 980.04

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 65 100.00 65 0.00 27570.40 27570.40 0.00 424.16 424.16

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 55 100.00 55 0.00 61875.00 61875.00 0.00 1125.00 1125.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 470 100.00 470 0.00 229858.20 229858.20 0.00 489.06 489.06

Cotton ---//--- 5500 25.94 21200 79.40 26700 7315000.00 20358572.0

0

27673572.0

0

1330.00 960.31 1036.46

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 42 100.00 42 0.00 29006.88 29006.88 0.00 690.64 690.64

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 72 100.00 72 0.00 74304.00 74304.00 0.00 1032.00 1032.00

Rahuri 5500 36804 42304

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 12000 100.00 12000 0.00 6765240.00 6765240.00 0.00 563.77 563.77

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 1200 100.00 1200 0.00 216000.00 216000.00 0.00 180.00 180.00

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 70 100.00 70 0.00 81900.00 81900.00 0.00 1170.00 1170.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 815 100.00 815 0.00 769099.20 769099.20 0.00 943.68 943.68

Cotton ---//--- 160 320.00 50 23.81 210 175040.00 24812.50 199852.50 1094.00 496.25 951.68

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 625 100.00 625 0.00 224600.00 224600.00 0.00 359.36 359.36

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 10150 100.00 10150 0.00 10517937.5

0

10517937.5

0

0.00 1036.25 1036.25

Sangamne

r

160 24910 25070

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 50130 100.00 50130 0.00 20885160.6

0

20885160.6

0

0.00 416.62 416.62

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 780 100.00 780 0.00 642720.00 642720.00 0.00 824.00 824.00

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 40 100.00 40 0.00 36200.00 36200.00 0.00 905.00 905.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 950 100.00 950 0.00 1104375.00 1104375.00 0.00 1162.50 1162.50

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Cotton ---//--- 145 35.80 405 73.64 550 160080.00 344250.00 504330.00 1104.00 850.00 916.96

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 410 100.00 410 0.00 249690.00 249690.00 0.00 609.00 609.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 625 100.00 625 0.00 561681.25 561681.25 0.00 898.69 898.69

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 3500 100.00 3500 0.00 3024000.00 3024000.00 0.00 864.00 864.00

Akola 145 56840 56985

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 17910 100.00 17910 0.00 22317113.7

0

22317113.7

0

0.00 1246.07 1246.07

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 512 100.00 512 0.00 113280.00 113280.00 0.00 221.25 221.25

Cotton ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 405 100.00 405 0.00 311850.00 311850.00 0.00 770.00 770.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 1530 100.00 1530 0.00 1216074.60 1216074.60 0.00 794.82 794.82

Paddy ---//--- 0 0.00 6927 100.00 6927 0.00 11958149.3

7

11958149.3

7

0.00 1726.31 1726.31

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 150 100.00 150 0.00 146100.00 146100.00 0.00 974.00 974.00

Nagli ---//--- 0 0.00 2645 100.00 2645 0.00 1166445.00 1166445.00 0.00 441.00 441.00

Kopergao

n

0 30079 30079

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 8250 100.00 8250 0.00 7305375.00 7305375.00 0.00 885.50 885.50

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 5 100.00 5 0.00 4420.00 4420.00 0.00 884.00 884.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 120 100.00 120 0.00 82560.00 82560.00 0.00 688.00 688.00

Cotton ---//--- 750 22.19 3380 81.84 4130 1075072.50 3271840.00 4346912.50 1433.43 968.00 1052.52

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 80 100.00 80 0.00 44080.00 44080.00 0.00 551.00 551.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 120 100.00 120 0.00 122970.00 122970.00 0.00 1024.75 1024.75

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 1074 100.00 1074 0.00 1604727.84 1604727.84 0.00 1494.16 1494.16

Rahata 750 13029 13779

Bajara ---//--- 0 0.00 6866 100.00 6866 0.00 2687489.72 2687489.72 0.00 391.42 391.42

Mung ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 4 100.00 4 0.00 2920.00 2920.00 0.00 730.00 730.00

Tur ---//--- 0 0.00 41 100.00 41 0.00 10420.56 10420.56 0.00 254.16 254.16

Cotton ---//--- 130 127.45 102 43.97 232 174070.00 90066.00 264136.00 1339.00 883.00 1138.52

Udid ---//--- 0 0.00 5 100.00 5 0.00 2730.00 2730.00 0.00 546.00 546.00

Groundnut ---//--- 0 0.00 175 100.00 175 0.00 149625.00 149625.00 0.00 855.00 855.00

Soyabeen ---//--- 0 0.00 1155 100.00 1155 0.00 1398705.00 1398705.00 0.00 1211.00 1211.00

130 8348 8478

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Table No 24 presents the major kharif crops include bajra, mung, udid, tur, soyabean and cotton. The talukawise area under cultivation of

kharif crops, percentage area under irrigation with productivity and yield is presented in the table.It is seen from the table that the total area under

kharif season in the district is about 393594 ha .The data from the table indicates that in kharif season 96.75 % area is under rainfed condition and

very few area i.e. 3.25 % is under irrgation.The productivity of most of kharif crops in Ahmednagar is low as comparesd to the state productivity

averages.Hence there is need to improve the productivity of these crops by dissemination of crop production technology efficiently and effectiviely

Table 25: Area, Production and Yield of Major Crops in Irrigated/Rain fed Conditions during Rabi Season

Sr.No Crops Taluk Area Production Yield

(ha) (q) (q/ha)

Irrigate

d

% Rainfed % Total Irrigated % Rainfed % Total Irrigated Rainfed Average

Nagar

1 Jwar ---//--- 850 1.07 78650 98.93 79500 1031534.50 48340649.50 49372184.00 1213.57 614.63 621.03

2 Wheat ---//--- 7000 100.00 0 0.00 7000 17482500.00 0.00 17482500.00 2497.50 0.00 2497.50

3 Gram ---//--- 7400 100.00 0 0.00 7400 6493500.00 0.00 6493500.00 877.50 0.00 877.50

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 1950 100.00 1950 0.00 1231815.00 1231815.00 0.00 631.70 631.70

5 Sunflower ---//--- 250 100.00 0 0.00 250 137500.00 0.00 137500.00 550.00 0.00 550.00

Parner 15500 301.07 80600 198.93 96100 25145034.50 0 49572464.50 0 74717499.00 5138.57 1246.33 5177.73

1 Jwar ---//--- 1500 1.51 98000 98.49 99500 1912530.00 48140540.00 50053070.00 1275.02 491.23 503.05

2 Wheat ---//--- 6800 100.00 0 0.00 6800 11388640.00 0.00 11388640.00 1674.80 0.00 1674.80

3 Gram ---//--- 3800 100.00 0 0.00 3800 2268334.00 0.00 2268334.00 596.93 0.00 596.93

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 8500 100.00 8500 0.00 4577250.00 4577250.00 0.00 538.50 538.50

5 Sunflower ---//--- 110 100.00 0 0.00 110 72710.00 0.00 72710.00 661.00 0.00 661.00

Pathardi 12210 301.51 106500 198.49 118710 15642214.00 0 52717790.00 0 68360004.00 4207.75 1029.73 3974.28

1 Jwar ---//--- 970 2.43 39000 97.57 39970 891430.00 17546880.00 18438310.00 919.00 449.92 461.30

2 Wheat ---//--- 6150 100.00 0 0.00 6150 8681955.00 0.00 8681955.00 1411.70 0.00 1411.70

3 Gram ---//--- 8650 100.00 0 0.00 8650 5288350.50 0.00 5288350.50 611.37 611.37

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 940 100.00 940 0.00 690900.00 690900.00 735.00 735.00

5 Sunflower ---//--- 390 100.00 0 0.00 390 226980.00 0.00 226980.00 582.00 582.00

Karjat 16160 302.43 39940 197.57 56100 15088715.50 0 18237780.00 0 33326495.50 3524.07 1184.92 3801.37

1 Jwar ---//--- 2500 3.16 76700 96.84 79200 3535175.00 31660226.00 35195401.00 1414.07 412.78 444.39

2 Wheat ---//--- 8900 100.00 0 0.00 8900 14995076.00 0.00 14995076.00 1684.84 0.00 1684.84

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3 Gram ---//--- 3000 100.00 0 0.00 3000 2214900.00 0.00 2214900.00 738.30 738.30

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 3500 100.00 3500 0.00 1780625.00 1780625.00 0.00 508.75 508.75

5 Sunflower ---//--- 100 100.00 0 0.00 100 55000.00 0.00 55000.00 550.00 550.00

Jamkhed 14500 303.16 80200 196.84 94700 20800151.00 0 33440851.00 0 54241002.00 4387.21 921.53 3926.28

1 Jwar ---//--- 600 0.86 68900 99.14 69500 636090.00 28499107.00 29135197.00 1060.15 413.63 419.21

2 Wheat ---//--- 2900 100.00 0 0.00 2900 4332513.00 0.00 4332513.00 1493.97 0.00 1493.97

3 Gram ---//--- 2615 100.00 0 0.00 2615 1214406.00 0.00 1214406.00 464.40 0.00 464.40

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 1500 100.00 1500 0.00 1050000.00 1050000.00 0.00 700.00 700.00

5 Sunflower ---//--- 450 100.00 0 0.00 450 283950.00 0.00 283950.00 631.00 631.00

Shrigonda 6565 300.86 70400 199.14 76965 6466959.00 0 29549107.00 0 36016066.00 3649.52 1113.63 3708.58

1 Jwar ---//--- 4100 5.65 68500 94.35 72600 4713688.00 28115825.00 32829513.00 1149.68 410.45 452.20

2 Wheat ---//--- 9000 100.00 0 0.00 9000 16590240.00 0.00 16590240.00 1843.36 0.00 1843.36

3 Gram ---//--- 3650 100.00 0 0.00 3650 3321062.00 0.00 3321062.00 909.88 0.00 909.88

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 50 100.00 50 0.00 22775.00 22775.00 0.00 455.50 455.50

5 Sunflower ---//--- 50 100.00 0 0.00 50 37100.00 0.00 37100.00 742.00 742.00

Shrirampu

r

16800 305.65 68550 194.35 85350 24662090.00 0 28138600.00 0 52800690.00 4644.92 865.95 4402.94

1 Jwar ---//--- 3000 69.44 1320 30.56 4320 2847000.00 765402.00 3612402.00 949.00 579.85 836.20

2 Wheat ---//--- 10500 100.00 0 0.00 10500 24783360.00 0.00 24783360.00 2360.32 0.00 2360.32

3 Gram ---//--- 8500 100.00 0 0.00 8500 6128500.00 0.00 6128500.00 721.00 0.00 721.00

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 20 100.00 20 0.00 9000.00 9000.00 0.00 450.00 450.00

5 Sunflower ---//--- 45 100.00 0 0.00 45 38250.00 0.00 38250.00 850.00 850.00

Newasa 22045 369.44 1340 130.56 23385 33797110.00 0 774402.00 0 34571512.00 4880.32 1029.85 5217.52

1 Jwar ---//--- 9000 39.96 13525 60.04 22525 7288740.00 7446188.75 14734928.75 809.86 550.55 654.16

2 Wheat ---//--- 18651 100.00 0 0.00 18651 42825120.63 0.00 42825120.63 2296.13 0.00 2296.13

3 Gram ---//--- 7250 100.00 0 0.00 7250 5876560.00 0.00 5876560.00 810.56 0.00 810.56

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 1601 100.00 1601 0.00 912570.00 912570.00 0.00 570.00 570.00

5 Sunflower ---//--- 340 100.00 0 0.00 340 241400.00 0.00 241400.00 710.00 710.00

Sheogaon 35241 339.96 15126 160.04 50367 56231820.63 0 8358758.75 0 64590579.38 4626.55 1120.55 5040.85

1 Jwar ---//--- 1750 9.94 15850 90.06 17600 1440215.00 7706428.50 9146643.50 822.98 486.21 519.70

2 Wheat ---//--- 2840 100.00 0 0.00 2840 4958469.60 0.00 4958469.60 1745.94 1745.94

3 Gram ---//--- 3480 100.00 0 0.00 3480 2033607.60 0.00 2033607.60 584.37 584.37

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 151 100.00 151 0.00 87580.00 87580.00 0.00 580.00 580.00

5 Sunflower ---//--- 75 100.00 0 0.00 75 64125.00 0.00 64125.00 855.00 855.00

Rahuri 8145 309.94 16001 190.06 24146 8496417.20 0 7794008.50 0 16290425.70 4008.29 1066.21 4285.01

1 Jwar ---//--- 9950 68.79 4515 31.21 14465 6546702.00 989507.40 7536209.40 657.96 219.16 521.00

2 Wheat ---//--- 10900 100.00 0 0.00 10900 36785320.00 0.00 36785320.00 3374.80 0.00 3374.80

3 Gram ---//--- 6516 100.00 0 0.00 6516 4229991.72 0.00 4229991.72 649.17 0.00 649.17

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4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 96 100.00 96 0.00 53856.00 53856.00 0.00 561.00 561.00

5 Sunflower ---//--- 117 100.00 0 0.00 117 90090.00 0.00 90090.00 770.00 770.00

Sangamne

r

27483 368.79 4611 131.21 32094 47652103.72 0 1043363.40 0 48695467.12 5451.93 780.16 5875.97

1 Jwar ---//--- 3100 32.63 6400 67.37 9500 1804851.00 1663552.00 3468403.00 582.21 259.93 365.10

2 Wheat ---//--- 16400 100.00 0 0.00 16400 26745120.00 0.00 26745120.00 1630.80 0.00 1630.80

3 Gram ---//--- 8600 100.00 0 0.00 8600 5779200.00 0.00 5779200.00 672.00 0.00 672.00

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 75 100.00 75 0.00 33825.00 33825.00 0.00 451.00 451.00

5 Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Akola 28100 232.63 6475 167.37 34575 34329171.00 0 1697377.00 0 36026548.00 2885.01 710.93 3118.90

1 Jwar ---//--- 150 50.00 150 50.00 300 85800.00 40800.00 126600.00 572.00 272.00 422.00

2 Wheat ---//--- 3750 100.00 0 0.00 3750 6203625.00 0.00 6203625.00 1654.30 0.00 1654.30

3 Gram ---//--- 5750 100.00 0 0.00 5750 3632045.00 0.00 3632045.00 631.66 631.66

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 10 100.00 10 0.00 5760.00 5760.00 0.00 576.00 576.00

5 Sunflower ---//--- 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Kopergao

n

9650 250.00 160 150.00 9810 9921470.00 0 46560.00 0 9968030.00 2857.96 848.00 3283.96

1 Jwar ---//--- 2100 23.20 6952 76.80 9052 2220750.00 4190457.04 6411207.04 1057.50 602.77 708.26

2 Wheat ---//--- 9000 100.00 0 0.00 9000 18124200.00 0.00 18124200.00 2013.80 0.00 2013.80

3 Gram ---//--- 8900 100.00 0 0.00 8900 6126760.00 0.00 6126760.00 688.40 0.00 688.40

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 10 100.00 10 0.00 7550.00 7550.00 0.00 755.00 755.00

5 Sunflower ---//--- 150 100.00 0 0.00 150 96000.00 0.00 96000.00 640.00 640.00

Rahata 20150 323.20 6962 176.80 27112 26567710.00 0 4198007.04 0 30765717.04 4399.70 1357.77 4805.46

1 Jwar ---//--- 1100 56.12 860 43.88 1960 859188.00 285004.00 1144192.00 781.08 331.40 583.77

2 Wheat ---//--- 8160 100.00 0 0.00 8160 13693622.40 0.00 13693622.40 1678.14 0.00 1678.14

3 Gram ---//--- 6200 100.00 0 0.00 6200 5673000.00 0.00 5673000.00 915.00 0.00 915.00

4 Safflower ---//--- 0 0.00 100 100.00 100 0.00 57800.00 57800.00 0.00 578.00 578.00

5 Sunflower ---//--- 160 100.00 0 0.00 160 106560.00 0.00 106560.00 666.00 0.00 666.00

15620 356.1224 960 143.87755 16580 20332370 0 342804 0 2.1E+07 4040.22 909.4 4420.9114

Table No 25 presents the talukawise irrigated and rainfed area under cultivation in Rabi season in Ahmednagar district. The major crops

cultivated in Rabi season are jowar, wheat, gram, safflower and sunflower. Rabi is the major crop-growing season in Ahmednagar district as the

district receives maximum rainfall in the months of August and September from the rtreating monsoon. The available soil mosture is utilized for

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Rabi crops. Jowar, gram and safflower are the major crops grown on available soil mosture. The total area sown under different crops in Rabi

season in Ahmednagar district is about 745994 ha and out of that 248169 ha area is under irrigation facilities i.e. 33.27 %.

The productivity of most of the Rabi season crops is improving perticularly wheat and gram because of effective and efficiently

dissemination and implementation of National Food Security Mission Components in the district. Seed rplacement is increased due to availability

of certified improved seed varieties in wheat and gram. The productivity of jowar is also increasing by initiating the village ssed production

programme on large area in major jowar growing talukas of the district. Hence, due to increase availablity of cetified seed of improved crop

varierieties, effefective extension of improved production technology through Farmers Field Shools helped for improving crop productivity. In case

of jowar the productivity is low as compared to state averages.

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Agro-service centres play an important role in farming by way of making available the different farm inputs like seed, fertilizers,

pesticides/insecticides, growth hormones, small machinaries and implements.The centres are also helpful for making available poultry,cattle and

fish feeds. There are Dairy Co-operatives’milk processing and chilling centres.The agro-service provider also important in agricultural

communication as they communicate new technological innovations and inputs to farmers within very short time .Hence they are the most

influential private extensionist in agricultural development.The role played by them cannot be overlooked. So They should be the part of public –

private extension co-ordination.It is seen from the above table that there are 7821 numbers of different vAgro-service centres operating in the

district.Some of these are in public.private and government sectors.

Table 28: Area, Production and Productivity Trend of Main Crops in the Distri

(Area – ha, Production – q, productivity – q/ha)

Sl. No. Name of

Crop

Normal 2004-05 to 2006-07 2007-08

(Projected)

2008-09 (Projected) 2009-10 (Projected) 2010-11 (Projected) 2011-12 (Projected)

Area Production (P) Productivity A P Y A P Y A P Y A P Y A P Y

Kharif Season

Cereals 1

Paddy 63.00 52.92 840.00 64.00 55.64 869.40 65.00 58.49 899.83 66.00 61.47 931.32 66.50 64.10 963.92 67.00 66.84 997.66

2 Maize 65.00 74.82 1151.00 200.00 280.00 1400.00 221.00 353.60 1600.00 222.00 399.60 1800.00 225.00 427.50 1900.00 230.00 460.00 2000.00

3 Bajara 2704.00 1679.18 621.00 2672.00 1736.80 650.00 2641.00 1776.73 672.75 2611.00 1827.70 700.00 2580.00 1935.00 750.00 2500.00 2000.00 800.00

4 Other cereals

24.00 14.52 605.00 23.72 14.85 626.18 23.45 15.20 648.09 23.17 15.55 670.77 22.91 15.90 694.25 22.64 16.27 718.55

Total Kh. Cereals 2856.00 1821.44 3217.00 2959.72 2087.30 3545.58 2950.45 2204.02 3820.67 2922.17 2304.31 4102.10 2894.41 2442.50 4308.17 2819.64 2543.11 4516.21

Pulses 0.00 103.72 0.00 94.45 0.00 66.17 0.00 38.41 0.00 -36.36 0.00

1 Mung 188.00 71.06 378.00 270.00 104.10 385.56 273.00 109.20 400.00 278.00 118.15 425.00 282.00 126.90 450.00 286.00 143.00 500.00

2 udid 37.00 13.99 378.00 97.00 38.80 400.00 98.40 44.28 450.00 99.00 49.50 500.00 101.00 55.55 550.00 111.00 66.60 600.00

3 Tur 176.00 78.85 448.00 225.00 102.82 456.96 228.00 114.00 500.00 231.00 127.05 550.00 235.00 141.00 600.00 250.00 175.00 700.00

Total Kh. Pulses 401.00 163.90 1204.00 592.00 245.72 1242.52 599.40 267.48 1350.00 608.00 294.70 1475.00 618.00 323.45 1600.00 647.00 384.60 1800.00

Total Kh. Foodgrains 3257.00 1985.34 4421.00 3551.72 2333.01 4788.10 3549.85 2471.50 5170.67 3530.17 2599.01 5577.10 3512.41 2765.95 5908.17 3466.64 2927.71 6316.21

Oilseeds 0.00 191.00 0.00 198.40 0.00 207.00 0.00 217.00 0.00 246.00 0.00

1 Soyabean 102.00 119.75 1174.00 700.00 840.00 1200.00 713.00 891.25 1250.00 727.43 945.66 1300.00 741.00 1000.35 1350.00 756.00 1058.40 1400.00

2 Groundnut

66.00 52.60 797.00 67.29 54.71 812.94 66.93 56.89 850.00 69.96 62.96 900.00 71.33 67.76 950.00 72.00 72.00 1000.00

3 Sunflowa 102.00 38.25 375.00 125.00 47.81 382.50 110.49 49.72 450.00 129.00 64.50 500.00 132.00 72.60 550.00 135.00 81.00 600.00

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Total Kh.Oilseeds 270.00 210.60 2346.00 892.29 942.52 2395.44 890.43 997.87 2550.00 926.39 1073.12 2700.00 944.33 1140.71 2850.00 963.00 1211.40 3000.00

0.00 622.29 0.00 620.43 0.00 656.39 0.00 674.33 0.00 693.00 0.00

0.00 622.29 0.00 620.43 0.00 656.39 0.00 674.33 0.00 693.00 0.00

S’cane 1030.00 61800.00 60000.00 730.00 44895.0

0

61500.00 700.00 45500.00 65000.00 665.00 46550.00 70000.00 665.00 49875.00 75000.00 665.00 59850.00 90000.00

Cotton 134.00 29.21 218.00 400.00 89.38 223.45 450.00 103.07 229.04 460.00 115.00 250.00 470.00 129.25 275.00 480.00 144.00 300.00

Total 1164.00 61829.21 60218.00 1130.00 44984.3

8

61723.45 1150.00 45603.07 65229.04 1125.00 46665.00 70250.00 1135.00 50004.25 75275.00 1145.00 59994.00 90300.00

Total Kharif Season 4691.00 64025.15 66985.00 5574.02 48259.9

1

68906.99 5590.28 49072.43 72949.71 5581.56 50337.14 78527.10 5591.74 53910.92 84033.17 5574.64 64133.11 99616.21

Cereals 1 Wheat 1021.00 1427.36 1398.00 1230.00 1783.50 1450.00 1250.00 1875.00 1500.00 1260.00 1953.00 1550.00 1350.00 2160.00 1600.00 1500.00 2550.00 1700.00

2 Jowar 4998.00 1749.30 350.00 4995.56 1789.53 358.23 4993.00 1872.38 375.00 4990.00 1996.00 400.00 4988.00 2244.60 450.00 4985.00 2492.50 500.00

3 Maize 107.00 142.95 1336.00 106.95 146.24 1367.40 99.74 149.60 1500.00 106.00 169.60 1600.00 106.00 180.20 1700.00 106.74 192.13 1800.00

Total Rabi Cereals 6126.00 3319.61 3084.00 6332.51 3719.27 3175.62 6342.74 3896.98 3375.00 6356.00 4118.60 3550.00 6444.00 4584.80 3750.00 6591.74 5234.63 4000.00

Pulses 0.00 206.51 0.00 216.74 0.00 230.00 0.00 318.00 0.00 465.74 0.00

1 Gram 601.00 331.15 551.00 620.00 352.55 568.63 630.00 362.25 575.00 640.00 384.00 600.00 650.00 422.50 650.00 660.00 462.00 700.00

Total Rabi Pulses 601.00 331.15 551.00 620.00 352.55 568.63 630.00 362.25 575.00 640.00 384.00 600.00 650.00 422.50 650.00 660.00 462.00 700.00

Total Rabi

Foodgrains

6727.00 3650.76 3635.00 6952.51 4071.83 3744.25 6972.74 4259.23 3950.00 6996.00 4502.60 4150.00 7094.00 5007.30 4400.00 7251.74 5696.63 4700.00

1 Sunflowa

r

71.00 47.00 662.00 71.34 48.88 685.17 72.62 50.84 700.00 72.03 54.02 750.00 72.38 57.90 800.00 72.73 65.46 900.00

2 Safflower 290.00 138.04 476.00 291.40 143.56 492.66 292.81 149.30 509.90 294.22 155.28 527.75 295.64 161.49 546.22 297.00 178.20 600.00

Total Rabi Oilseeds 361.00 185.04 1138.00 362.74 192.44 1177.83 365.43 200.14 1209.90 366.25 209.30 1277.75 368.02 219.39 1346.22 369.73 243.66 1500.00

Total Rabi Season 7088.00 3835.80 4773.00 7315.25 4264.27 4922.08 7338.17 4459.37 5159.90 7362.25 4711.90 5427.75 7462.02 5226.69 5746.22 7621.47 5940.29 6200.00

Pulses 1

mug 1.00 0.60 600.00 1.50 1.13 750.00 1.58 1.20 757.00 1.65 1.26 764.00 1.74 1.34 771.00 2.00 1.80 900.00

Total Summer Pulses 1.00 0.60 600.00 1.50 1.13 750.00 1.58 1.20 757.00 1.65 1.26 764.00 1.74 1.34 771.00 2.00 1.80 900.00

Total Summer Foodgrains

1.00 0.60 600.00 1.50 1.13 750.00 1.58 1.20 757.00 1.65 1.26 764.00 1.74 1.34 771.00 2.00 1.80 900.00

Oilseeds Groundnu

t

11.60 20.04 1728.00 11.71 20.85 1779.84 14.00 25.67 1833.24 16.00 30.21 1888.23 18.00 35.01 1944.88 20.00 44.00 2200.00

Total Summer

Oilseeds

11.60 20.04 1728.00 11.71 20.85 1779.84 14.00 25.67 1833.24 16.00 30.21 1888.23 18.00 35.01 1944.88 20.00 44.00 2200.00

Total Summer season 12.60 20.64 2328.00 13.21 21.97 2529.84 15.58 26.86 2590.24 17.65 31.47 2652.23 19.74 36.35 2715.88 22.00 45.80 3100.00

Table No.28 presents the saesonwise and cropwise existing area and production and productivity of major crops of Ahmednagar district.It is also seen from the table the seasonwise ,cropwise proposed area ,production and productivity of major crops of district.

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In case of total area under kharif cereals the area under paddy and maize is proposedt obe increased whereas the areaunder bajra and other cerals is proposed to be reduced. The area under kharif season pulses like mung, tur and udid is proposed to be increased. The area under kharif season oilseeds like soyabean, sunflower nad groundnut is also proposed to be increased.The present area under sugarcane cultivation is about 103000 ha.The area under sugarcane cultivation is proposed to be diverted to other crops like vegetables nad fruit crops also irrigated cotton. The area under cotton is proposed to be increased from present area of about 48000ha.The aera under wheat and gram is proposed to be increased.The productivity of all the crops is proposed to be increased by effective implementation extension programmes.

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Table 41: Planning of Soil Survey Programme (Year 2007 -08 to 2011 – 12)

Sr.

No.

Watershed No Name

of the

Taluka

Geographical area of

Watershed

Area surveyed Since

beginning upto Mar 2007

Area to be deleted

from survey area

Area to be surveyed in year 2007 - 08 to

2011 - 12

No of

Villages

Area

( Ha )

No of

Villages

Area

( Ha )

No of

Villages

Area

( Ha )

Month No of

Villages

Area

( Ha ) 1 A.nagar Not Related

Total

1 Pathardi Not Related

Total

1 S.A.-12 Karjat 87 149190 26 35882 49 95303 Jun,Aug 12 17768

Total 87 149190 26 35882 49 95303 12 17768

1 S.A.-14

Jamkhed

4 5381 4 5381 - - 07-08 - -

2 S.A.-17 19 24886 2 2428 - - 08-09 17 22458

3 S.A.-18 16 16684 16 16684 - - 09-10 - -

4 S.A.-19 23 34109 2 2816 2 2391 10-11 19 28902

Total 62 81060 24 27309 2 2391 36 51360

1 S.A.-5

Shrigonda

2 4074 2 4074 - - - - -

2 S.A.-11 12 17762 12 17762 - - - - -

3 B.M.-15 9 13751 - - 2 4618 - - -

4 B.M.-16 3 5738 - - 3 5738 Apr-Mar. 7 9133

5 B.M.-28 11 15674 - - 11 15674 - - -

-6- -B.M.-29 8 25658 4 13156 4 12502 - - -

-7 B.M.-30 11 27469 4 8269 7 19200 - - -

8 B.M.-31 13 21903 1 1348 12 20555 - - -

9 B.M.-32 1 2519 1 2519 - - - - -

10 B.M.-33 16 25727 - - 16 25727 - - -

Total 86 160275 24 47128 55 104014 - 7 9133

1 G.V.-37

Shrirampur

14 17383 10 13555 4 3828 - - -

-2- G.V.-38 9 11658 3 2245 6 9413 - - -

3 G.V.-119 8 6623 2 2050 6 4573 - - -

4 G.V.-122 14 16767 4 6055 10 10712 - - -

5 G.V.-123 1 1023 2 - 1 1023 - - -

Total 46 53454 19 23905 27 29549 - - -

1 G.V.-56

Shevgaon

8 14401 8 10937 - - 1 3464

2 G.V.-128 15 11814 1 1203 14 10154 - -

3 G.V.-129 16 11656 1 1420 12 8523 09-10 3 1713

4 G.V.-130 10 7735 - - 10 7735 - - -

5 G.V.-132 19 17566 12 14097 7 3289 - - -

6 G.V.-134 20 20876 14 13695 6 7176 - - -

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7 G.V.-135 20 13655 20 13655 - - - - -

8 G.V.-136 7 7376 6 5197 1 2179 - - -

9 G.V.-137 5 5724 1 1027 4 4703 - - -

Total 120 110803 63 61225 54 43759 - 4 5177

1 Newasa Not Related

Total

1 Rahuri Not Related

Total 1 G.V.-22

S’ner

8 11189 8 11189 - - - - -

2 G.V.-25 2 5243 2 5243 - - - - -

3 G.V.-29 12 14276 12 14276 - - - - -

4 G.V.-101 3 2657 3 2657 - - - - -

5 G.V.-102 3 4085 3 4085 - - - - -

6 G.V.-105 6 5501 1 838 - - 09-12 5 4663

7 G.V.-106 11 11434 11 11434 - - - - -

8 G.V.-107 13 10003 13 10003 - - - - -

9 G.V.-108 13 15956 4 9986 - - 09-12 9 597

10 G.V.-109 15 11207 15 11207 - - - - -

11 G.V.-110 11 8348 11 8348 - - - - -

12 G.V.-111 16 11495 8 7277 8 4076 - - -

13 G.V.-112 21 23713 16 20422 5 3187 - - -

14 G.V.-113 9 14522 9 14522 - - - - -

15 G.V.-120 6 7522 6 7522 - - - - -

16 G.V.-123 1 487 - - 1 487 - - -

Total 150 157638 122 139009 14 7760 - 14 10633

1 B.M.-1

Akola

4 6880 9 6880 - - - - -

2 G.V.-18 1 566 1 566 - - - - -

3 G.V.-22 2 5276 2 5276 - - - - -

4 G.V.-100 35 30279 35 30279 - - - - -

5 G.V.-101 13 21213 13 21213 - - - - -

6 G.V.-102 22 18213 22 18213 - - - - -

7 G.V.-103 22 18506 22 18506 - - - - -

8 G.V.-104 16 12238 16 12238 - - - - -

9 G.V.-105 29 24857 3 1339 - - 09-12 26 23518

10 G.V.-106 5 9711 5 9711 - - - - -

11 G.V.-107 2 1292 2 1292 - - - - -

12 G.V.-108 1 1217 - - - - - 1 1217

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Total 157 150248 130 125513 - - - 27 24735

G.Total- 708 862668 407 461076 228 307521 - 73 94071

Table No .41 presents the talukawise watersheds, number of villages and area of watersheds in ha of Ahmednagar district. Upto March 2009

total 407 villages with 461076 ha area was surveyed in the district. Area to be deleted from survey area is also presented in the table. During the

period from 2007-08 to 2011 –12 total 73 villages with 94074 ha is proposed to be completed in the district

Table 44 : Planning of Soil Testing Programme ( Year 2007 -08 to 2011 – 12)

Sr.

No. Sample Types No of Villages Total Samples to be analysed

Total Soil Health Cards to be

distributed ( 2007 -08 to 2011 – 12)

1 General Soil sample

600 6000 4087

2 Special soil sample

1591 500 1886

3 Micro nutrient soil sample

1591 1000 1402

4 Soil survey sample - 500 -

5 Water sample

- 500 834

6 Tissue (leaf &petiole)sample

- - -

Total

1591 8500 8209

Table No 44 presents the number of villages to be covered for analysing different types of soil samples and water samples and total soil

health cards to be distributed during the period from 2007-08 to 2011 –12. It is proposed to analysed 8500 nuber of samples and 8209 soil health

card to be distributed from 1591 villages of Ahmednagar diatrict.

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Table 48 : Varietal Demonstration in Next Five Year (Phy Area covered in ha/No.) (Fin – Rs. In lakh)

Name of crop

Average Area per demon-stration

(ha.)

Present Area under

Varietal demon.

(ha)

Varietal Demonstrations In 2006-07

Varietal Demonstration Projection (Phy in No)

07-08 08.09 09.10 10-11 11-12

Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin No. of Demos

conducted

Area covered (ha)

Paddy 0.40 932 4 1.60 3 0.06 480 9.60 545 1.09 550 11.00 600 12.00

Red gram 200 30 30.00 8 0.24 30 0.40 55 1.65 60 1.80 70 2.10

K.jawar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bajara 0.40 1282 73 29.20 26 0.52 80 1.60 455 9.10 480 9.60 500 10.00

R. Jawar 0.40 5163 106 42.40 24 0.48 1369 27.38 1017 20.34 1100 22.00 1150 23.00

Wheat 0.40 1346 91 36.40 16 0.32 570 9.43 600 12.00 650 13.00 700 14.00

K & S Gr.Nut 1.00 200 4 6.00 2 0.02 235 3.09 300 9.00 350 1050 400 12.00

Sunflower 1.00 400 5 5.00 18 0.54 0 0 33 0.99 40 1.20 50 1.50

Soyabean 1.00 555 55 55.00 26 0.78 381 6.22 400 12.00 450 13.50 500 15.00

Gram 1.00 890 166 166.00 9 0.27 484 6.45 500 15.00 550 16.50 600 18.00

Mung 1.00 60 0 0 31 0.93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sugarcane 0.50 768 112 421.80 873 43.05 98 6.68 6.30 47.25 600 48.75 700 52.50

Cotton 0.40 593 9 9.00 8 0.32 491 7.25 290 6.60 250 7.50 500 9.00

Maize 1.00 202 6 6.00 7 0.12 90 3.60 75 3.00 80 3.20 90 3.60

Total 8.1 12591 661 808.4 1051 47.65 4308 81.7 4276.3 138.02 5160 1198.0

5 5860 172.7

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Table 49: Farmers Field Schools Projection in Next Five Year

Name of

Crop

Average

Area ha.

Present Area

Under IPM in

ha.

IPM of Demons in 2006-07

IPM Projection Financial Outlay

No of

Demos Conduc

ted

Area covered ha.

2007-08 2008.09 2009-10 2010-11 2010-11 2007-08 2008.09 2009-10 2010-11 2010-11 Total

No of

Demo

Area

No of

Demo

Area ha.

No of

Demo

Area ha.

No of

Demo

Area ha.

No of

Demo

Area

ha. Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin

Jowar 515200 230 150 600 242 242 360 360 525 525 750 750 1250 1250 1.21 1.80 2.62 3.75 6.25 15.63

Oilseed 65900 2402 160 160 703 703 874 874 1347 1347 1797 1797 2142 2142 3.51 4.37 6.73 8.98 10.71 34.30

Pulses 109100 1392 640 640 1092 1092 1598 1598 2038 2038 2838 2838 3278 3278 5.46 7.99 10.19 14.19 16.39 54.22

S,cane 5300 175 175 175 95 95 250 250 425 425 850 850 1125 1125 0.475 1.25 2.125 4.25 5.625 13.725

Cotton 13300 200 50 50 80 80 100 100 140 140 160 160 200 200 0.40 0.50 0.70 0.80 1.00 3.40

Total 708800 4399 1175 1625 2212 2212 3182 3182 4475 4475 6395 6395 7995 7995 11.055 15.91 22.365 31.97 39.975 121.275

Table No 49 presents the average area under jowar, oilseeds, pulses, sugarcane and cotton crops in Ahmednagar district, present area under

IPM demonstrationa and nuber of demonstrations conducted in the year 2006-07. During the year 2006-07 total 1175 number of IPM

demonstrations with an areaof about 1625 ha were arranged in the district. The yearwise projections with financial outlays during XI PlanPeriod are

given in the table. It is seen from the data that the total 24259 number of IPM demonstations are proposed to be arranged covering an area of about

24259 ha. The total financial outlay of Rs.121.275 lakh is proposed.

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Table 50 : Additional area to be brought / under Organic Farming in Next Five Years

Sr. No.

Taluka Present area under Organic Farming

Area to be brought under Organic Farming Total

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

1 A,nagar 500.00 100.00 200.00 300.00 400.00 500.00 1500.00

2 Parner 2250.00 3000.00 3500.00 4000.00 4500.00 5000.00 20000.00

3 Pathardi 1500.00 250.00 250.00 300.00 400.00 500.00 1700.00

4 Karjat 80.00 250.00 350.00 550.00 650.00 800.00 2600.00

5 Jamkhed 89.00 300.00 700.00 1000.00 1300.00 1500.00 4800.00

6 Shrigonda 40.00 45.00 60.00 75.00 90.00 100.00 370.00

7 Shrirampur 60.00 750.00 1000.00 1250.00 1500.00 2000.00 6500.00

8 Shevgaon 500.00 600.00 700.00 800.00 1000.00 2000.00 5100.00

9 Newasa 120.00 150.00 200.00 250.00 300.00 400.00 1300.00

10 Rahuri 110.00 210.00 280.00 350.00 450.00 550.00 1840.00

11 Sangamner 60.00 100.00 150.00 200.00 250.00 300.00 1000.00

12 Akole 500.00 500.00 550.00 600.00 600.00 650.00 2900.00

13 Kopargaon 250.00 250.00 300.00 350.00 400.00 450.00 1750.00

14 Rahata 200.00 300.00 400.00 500.00 600.00 650.00 2450.00

Total 6259 6259.00 6805.00 8640.00 10525.00 12440.00 15400.00

Table No 50 indicates the talukawise present area under organic cultivation and proposed area to be covered during the Plan Period.

The organic farming is promoted under State Extension Work Plan wherein vermicompost, biodynamic compost preparation, green manuring and

certification of oganic cultivation activities are implemented. Organic cultivation is being promoted to increase the soil health to lower dependence

on chemical fertilizers and plant protection chemicals for crop production to reduce the chemical residues in food and also to environmental

degradation for making agricultural production on sustainable basis. The growing concern about the chemical residues in food and its bad effect

on human health there is increase demand for organically produce.

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It is seen from the table that present area under organic cultivation is of about 6259 ha and at the end of this present plan period it is the

area under organic cultivation is proposed to increase to 15400 ha i.e. 40.65 % increase over the present area.

Table 73. Group Organizations in the District

S.

No

Taluka Farmers Clubs Krishi Vigyan Mandals Commodity groups

/FIG/Fos

Self Help Groups (SHGs) No of Villages

Covered

Nos. Members Nos. Members Nos. Members Nos. Members

1 Nagar 3 140 98 98000 0 0 2 30 -

2 Parner 3 60 97 97000 0 0 1 50 -

3 Pathardi 3 60 97 97000 0 0 2 30 -

4 Karjat 2 50 84 84000 0 0 1 30

5 Jamkhed 2 50 54 54000 0 0 2 40 -

6 Shrigonda 4 80 84 84000 0 0 2 40 -

7 Shrirampur 1 25 64 64000 0 0 1 30 -

8 Shevgaon 1 20 101 101000 0 0 2 40 -

9 Newasa 2 50 99 99000 0 0 3 60 -

10 Rahuri 2 40 59 59000 0 0 2 40 -

11 Sangamner 5 100 101 101000 15 150 12 110 -

12 Akole 2 40 84 84000 0 0 1 20 -

13 Kopargaon 2 40 68 68000 0 0 2 40 -

14 Rahata 2 40 62 62000 0 0 1 20

Total 34 795 1152 1152000 15 150 34 580

Tablec No 73 indicates the talukawise Farmers Clubs, Krishi Vigyan Mandals, Commodity / Farmers Interest Groups and Self-Helf Groups

formed for various agricultural commodities by agricultural department. The main purpose is to organize the farmers having common interest in

adoption of production technology, post- harvest management and domestic aswell as export marketing marketing. Some of farmers groups are

organized for seed production, processing and marketing of various foods- grain crops in district. There are 34 Farmers Clubs, 1152 Krishi Vigyan

Mandals, 15 Commodity Groups 34 SHGs formed under the guidance of agricultural department. There total 1153525 farmer members registered

under these groups.The improved agricultural production technologies , new programmes and schemes ,seed production programme ,soil health

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improvement, seed treatment campaigns are disseminated to other farmers by disseminating to the groups through village level agricutural

extension functionaries. Thus, effective dissemination of programes and schemes and feedback system is being strengthen by farmer led

extension.

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Chapter V

Allied Agricultural Sector

5.1. Introduction:

The Farming system includes the agricultural and allied farm based enterprises

practiced by the farmers. Farming system therefore, refers to the farm as an entity of

inter-dependent farming enterprises carried out on the farm. The income from cropping

alone is not sufficient to sustain the farm families. A judicious mix of any one or more of

the enterprises like horticulture, dairying, animal husbandry or agro-forestry and

sericulture with the agronomic crops complement the farm income and help in recycling

the farm residues. It is expected that the different farm enterprises should ensure the

periodic income to the farm family. Such diversified farm enterprises reduces the risk of

crop failure due to various reasons especially for small and marginal farmers. Dairy

farming, poultry farming, sheep, goat, pig rearing etc. play a very important role in the

lives of the rural households. These are not only a major source of employment &

supplementary income, but also help in enhancing the intake of nutritional food by the

rural poor. Historically, dairy, farming has been, and continues to be a popular activity in

rural India.

Animal husbandry & dairy development is second major sector which comes

after Agri business Dairy farming is a very popular activity among the farmers in

Ahmednagar district. It is carried out in the co-operative as well as private sector. As

per 17th Livestock Census 2003, the district has 1513926 bovines, 394994 sheep,

1055767 goat. Overall milk collection of the district is about 2907.65 lakh liters per year.

Also 2139029 poultry birds are being reared by the farmers. The major gap in milk

production is low yield per animal, miss-management of dairy animal and low

productivity of animal. It will be improved by developing exotic blood better training to

the farmers about dairy management and importance. Sheep & goat rearing activity is

generally popular among families living below poverty line & with small/marginal

farmers. The present fish production in the district is 1955 mt during the year 2006-07

and in the view of availability of irrigation dams in the district, reservoir fisheries could

be taken up on large scale. The production from these reservoirs can be effectively

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used for inland aquaculture through pond culture in the marginal areas of reservoirs,

cage culture & pen culture within the reservoirs, besides offering sustainable capture.

Sericulture-related activity is picking up in the district and spread across 468

hectares in the district. It is one of the supplementary enterprises recently being

adopted by number of farm families as a major source of employment generating

activity particularly in the talukas of Parner, Shrigonda, Ahmednagar and Newasa. The

process begins with farmers planting Mulberry saplings in the shade. Once these

samplings grow sufficiently, government officials are called in to inspect the tree and

the leaves.

5.2. Horticultural Development:

Ahmednagar district offers a very conductive climate for growing variety of

horticultural and plantation crops. Horticulture activities not only provide additional

income to the farmers, but also create employment opportunities in the rural areas. The

Horticulture Development is widely progressing in the district.

Yield gap Analysis of Major Horticultural Crops

Vegetables:

The major vegetable crops cultivated in Ahmednagar district are onion, tomato,

chilly, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower, bitter guard, bottle guard, and cucumber and other

vegetables but area under onion, tomato and brinjal is more than other vegetables.

Recently under National Horticulture Mission, vegetable growers are encouraged to

cultivate vegetables in shade net houses. These shade net houses are erected in

groups to save the initial cost of erection and cultivation. The technical training and

consultancy given by Horticultural Training Centre, Pune. The vegetable cultivators are

exposed to the shade net house vegetable cultivating farmers of Aurangabad District.

Farmers Groups are formed in Newasa & Shrirampur Shevgaon blocks and farmers

training were organized under Agricultural Support Services Component of

Maharashtra Water Sector Improvement Project being implemented in Mula Command

Area of these blocks. Production planning for capsicum, cucumber & cut flowers is

initiated in shade net houses. This is an opportunity for small farmers for adopting high

value crops and to utilize the available land and water resources efficiently for quality

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production. Agreement for marketing with retail markets and related discussions are at

progressive stage.

Onion: Onion is one of the major vegetables crop cultivated in all block of

Ahmednagar district. The area under onion cultivation is about 54505 Ha. Average

production of onion in the district is of 100,000 tones/ year. It is the only vegetable crop

having maximum area under cultivation in kharif as well as in rabi season. The

productivity of onion crop is 170 quintals per hectare.

Onion Storage Structures: 70% Onion production arrives in the markets during months

of March to May. More arrival of onion in the market likely to fall the rates for onion.

During the shortages of onion in the markets, consumers have to purchase the onion at

higher rates. Hence, Onion is required to be stored during the months from June to

October. Onion Research Station, Rajguru, Dist, Pune made available technology for

Onion Storages. It is now possible to store onion in the month of May and to bring it in

the markets up to the months of October. 1404 Storage Structures constructed with

41265 Mt Storage Capacity.

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Onion)

1 Nursery management practices for production seedlings not followed

2 More application of N fertilizers leading more vegetative growth and low

quality bulb production having low keeping quality

3 No application of sulpher, biofertilizers and micronutrients reducing quality

and yield of onion.

4 Application of excess irrigation water to onion

5 Non application of weedicides as per recommendations

6 Adoption of onion varieties having low keeping quality

7 Proper curing period in field for onion after harvest is not observed

8 Poor post harvest management for onion

9 Less onion storage capacity of onion

10 NO proper grading of onion

11 Low returns to onion grower in existing marketing system

12 No processing is followed

13 High cost of onion production and low returns

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Garlic:

S.No Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers

1 No proper layout preparation for Garlic

2 No availability of good quality planting material

3 No adoption of integrated nutrient management

4 No adoption of integrated nutrient management

5 No adoption of integrated nutrient management

6 No adoption of integrated nutrient management

Cabbage & Cauliflower:

S.No Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers

1 No availability pure seed in public sector

2 Poor water management

3 Poor nutrient management in cabbage/cauliflower

4 Poor nutrient management in cabbage/cauliflower

5 Poor nutrient management in cabbage/cauliflower

Bottle gourd:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers

1 Unavailability of good quality pure seed

2 Non adoption of Bower system

3 Poor water management practices

4 Poor nutrient management practices

5 No technical knowledge regarding fruit setting

6 Improper plant protection

7 No grading, packaging is followed.

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Bitter gourd/ Ridge gourd:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers.

1 No availability of pure seed

2 Poor trailing system

3 Poor plant protection

4 Poor grading and packaging

Cucumber:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers.

1 Lack of availability of pure seed

2 Poor technical knowledge of fruit setting.

3 Poor fertilizer management

4 Poor water management

5 Poor plant protection

Okra:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers

1 No availability of pure seed material

2 No availability of virus resistant varieties

3 Poor fertilizer management

4 Indiscriminate use of insecticides /pesticides

5 Lack of grading

6 No integrated pest management

Ginger:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers.

1 Improper selection of soil and layout

2 No availability good quality planting material & high cost of planting material

3 No adoption of integrated nutrient management

4 Lack of integrated nutrient management

5 Poor Water management practices

6 Infestation of rhizome fly and root rot

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7 Poor Plant protection measures undertaken

8 Lack of storage, grading value addition and processing

Tomato: It is a major vegetable crop grown in the district. The total area under tomato

cultivation in Ahmednagar district is of 3716 Ha. It is just next to the onion in terms

of its area under cultivation. It is cultivated in almost all the blocks of the district but

cultivation is mainly concentrated in the blocks of Sangamner, Akole, Parner and

Shrigonda.Cultivation of tomato in these blocks is mainly marketed in metro cities in

groups by farmers. They have developed the transport and marketing networks. It is

being marketed mostly through middlemen in metro markets. Only private company

hybrid seed varieties are being cultivated. The market rates highly fluctuating to its

extremes and even sometimes farmers could not get the rates to meet the transport

expenditures. Identified major gaps in technology adoption are given below.

S.N. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (Tomato)

1 Recommended nursery management practices not followed

2 No fertilizer management

3 Poor water management

4 Severe yield losses due to spotted wilt virus

5 No integrated pest management followed

6 No training and support to tomato crop

7 Poor grading practices

8 Lack of genuine seed material in public sector & depend more on private sector

9 No facility for cold storage & cooling chain

10 No processing facilities

11 Poor weed management

12 Indiscriminate use of insecticides /pesticides

13 Severe yield losses due to leaf curl & spotted wilt virus

Pea: A green pea is major cash crop in Parner and adjoining areas of Ahmednagar

District. Pea is grown over an area of about 5000 Ha. It is grown in kharif as well in

rabbi season also. The annual sale of pea seed is of nearly Rs. 5.0 crores. But due to

unavailability of pea seed locally, the farmers have to depend on private seed being

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brought from other particularly north Indian states. Many times the seed is not pure in

genetically. Pure seed is a critical input in green production. The special emphasis is

given under MAHAPIC on locally production of certified and foundation seed of Arkel

pea Variety. The production of green pea can improve by adoption of improved

production technology. Presently following gaps in technology adoption at farmer’s level

have been identified in pea productions that are enlisted below.

S.N Identified Gaps in Technology Adoption (Pea)

1 Unavailability of pure seed of Arkel Pea variety

2 No soil testing for fertilizer management

3 No insitu soil moisture conservation measures

4 Less application of organic manures

5 No seed treatment for pea seed

6 No inoculation of pea seed with biofertilizers

7 No adoption of recommended plant spacing & plant population

8 No integrated fertilizer management

9 No integrated pest management

10 Indiscriminate spraying of insecticides/ fungicides

11 No water management

12 Lack of value addition and processing for green peas.

Other Vegetables: Vegetable crops are grown where irrigation facilities are available.

Vegetables are mainly cultivated by farmers having seasonal or permanent well

irrigation water. Area under other vegetables is about 24850 ha and average per

hectare productivity is around 240 quintals. Crop wise production constraints and gaps

in technology adoption are given below.

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers (other vegetables)

1 No recommended fertilizer management

2 Recommended water management not followed

3 Heavy infestation of nematode

4 Recommended nursery management practices not followed

5 Indiscriminate application of insecticides /pesticides on Brinjal

6 No integrated pest management followed

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Fruit Crops:

Guava, Mango, Mosambi, Santra, Chikku, Banana and Pomegranate is major

fruit crop cultivated on an area of about 7318 Ha. It is` mainly grown in light to medium

type of soils of Parner, Sangamner, Akole and on few areas in other block of district.

Recently the productivity of pomegranate crop is threatened due a complex of

diseases. The present productivity is about 350 quintals per hectare. Guava is mainly

cultivated in Kopargaon, Rahata and area adjoining to Shirdi. The area under guava is

3000 Ha and productivity is only 120 quintals per hectare. Recently introduced

rejuvenation technique proving hopeful to improve its productivity. Banana cultivation

started recently replacing area under sugarcane in command areas of Mula. The trend

is of planting of tissue culture seedling and installation of micro-irrigation for banana.

National Horticulture Mission has really encouraged farmers for banana plantation. The

area under banana is 319 Ha. And productivity is of 380 quintals per hectare. The crop

wise gaps in technology adoption are given below.

K. Lime:

The total area under K.Lime cultivation in district is about 6000 Ha and it is

mainly.Sangamner, Shrigonda, Karjat, Jamkhed & Pathardi are the main K.Lime

cultivating block of district where the planation is of more than eight years old.K.Lime

crop is a sure source of income to the small and marginal farmers in dry land areas.

The old planted orchards are mostly having local selections of K.Lime. Now improved

high yielding Sai Sarbati variety is available other than local varieties.K.lime old

orchards are being rejuvenated and certified into organic under National Horticulture

Mission. The major technological gaps identified in adoption of recommended

technology by farmers are enlisted below.

S.N. Identified Gaps in technology Adoption

1 Lack of water and soil sampling and fertilizer application

2 Non application of micro-nutrients

3 Dense plantation close to ground branches, more infection of pests and diseases

4 Old plantation in soils with higher PH values

5 Close plantation than recommended planting distance

6 Flow irrigation method is followed, contact of water to stem resulting infection of

fungal diseases

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7 Non adoption of integrated nutrient and also integrated pest management practice

S.N. Identified Gaps in technology Adoption

1 Frequent pest & disease incidence

2 Unavailability and higher cost of skilled labour

3 Lack of local processing units

4 Pink berry, water berry, sterility of vines and lack of tissue analysis

5 Unavailability of Pink berry resistant grape varieties

6 Water scarcity experienced after April pruning operations

7 Indiscriminate application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides resulting into

higher percentage of residues in fruits

8 Increasing infection of powdery mildew, downy mildew and anthracnose leaf

spots on grapes vine

9 Increasing attack by major grape vine pests like mealy bugs ,leaf eating

caterpillar, borer and mites

10 Leaf chlorosis, immature cane, uneven maturity of gapes, shot berries are more

serious problems

Santra & Mosambi:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers.

1 Improper selection of soil

2 Unavailability of good quality seedlings/ cultivars

3 Dense planting

4 Lack of proper watering methods

5 Imbalanced fertilizer application

6 Lack of application of micronutrients

7 Lack of proper bahar treatment

8 Lack of proper training and pruning operations

9 High mortality due to decline and die back

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Guava: The total area under guava plantation in the district is about is 4221 Ha.

Variety. This plantation is concentrated in the Rahata, Kopargaon and Shrirampur block

of Ahmednagar district. Most of these are old orchards. Under EGS linked Horticulture

Development Scheme the plantation of guava is also increasing. Majority of area under

guava is under Lucknow- 49. Under the guidance of Scientists from Central Guava

Research station, Lucknow the capacity building programmes of guava growers were

organized. Rejuvenation of old guava orchards is initiated under National Horticulture

Mission. The major gaps in technology adoption identified at farmers’ level in guava

cultivation are.

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption

1 Lack of soil testing

2 No fertilizer management

3 Low bahar treatment techniques

4 Reduced productivity of old orchards due to lack of pruning

5 Lack of water management

6 Inadequate plant protection measures

7 No clean cultivation practices

8 No technical knowledge of rejuvenation

9 No storage and cold storage facilities

10 No of Fruit processing

11 No drainage facilities in guava orchard.

Pomegranate: Area in the district is about 6300 ha mainly in blocks of Sangamner,

Shrigonda, Karjat, Kopargaon, Pathardi, Shrirampur, Newasa and Rahuri.

Polypackaging technology available for pomegranate fruit. Area under Bhagava variety

of Pomegranate for export production. During the year 2005-06 2760 MT of

Pomegranate fruits exported. To meet the shortage of planting material of Bhagava

Pomegranate variety, 16 Nurseries are registered. Training of farmers under the

guidance of experts. Application of bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides for pomegranate.

Regular subscription of farmers for Technical Magazine of Dalimbrutt. Technical

guidance to pomegranate cultivators for management of Oily spot disease. Dieback

infested Pomegranate orchards selected under Pomegranate rejuvenation activities.

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Integrated nutrient management activity included under Precision Farming Frontline

demonstrations.

S.N. Identified Gaps in technology Adoption

1 Improper land selection

2 Improper planting distance

3 No adoption of recommended varieties

4 No clean cultivation practices followed

5 Lack of bahar treatment

6 Severe yield losses & reducing quality due to oily spot disease

7 No fertilizer management

8 Losses due to nematode infection

9 Lack of pruning techniques

10 No water management

11 No proper interculturing

12 Heavy attack of fruit fly

Chikku: The area under Chikku plantation is of 3092.0 Ha.It is one the major

horticultural crop in the district. Due to least pest and disease problems most of farmers

are planting it where irrigation facilities are available. Due to good market demand it

gives better remunerative to the growers. The major gaps in technology adoption in

case of Chikku are given below.

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers.

1 No proper land selection

2 Poor water management

3 Poor fertilizer management

4 Poor technical knowledge of bahar treatment

5 Problem of stem and stone borer

6 Lack of grading and packaging

7 Unavailability of root stock

8 Poor plant protection

9 Attack of sapota fruit borer

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Papaya: Papaya cultivated by farmers as an alternative crop to sugarcane.Taiwaan786

variety under cultivation. Supply of viral free seedlings tested by Virological laboratory,

Pune.

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption by Farmers.

1 Unavailability of quality seed material for papaya

2 Lack of water management

3 Lack of fertilizer management

4 Attack of yellow vein mosaic and reduction in yield

5 Lack value addition and processing

Mango: Mango is an important dry land horticultural crop in the district. The area under

mango plantation is about 3521 Ha in the district. Most of the mango orchards are

planted under EGS linked Horticulture Development Scheme of State Government. The

plantation is of Keshar and other grafted varieties. The major identified gaps in

technology adoption are enlisted below.

S.N. Identified Gaps in technology Adoption

1 Close planting of mango orchard

2 Low fertilizer application

3 Low application of organic matter

4 Poor water management in mango orchard

5 Low interculturing in mango

6 Poor and improper plant protection in mango

7 Lack of preventive plant protection before flowering

8 No grading and packaging

9 No processing in mango

Banana: Recently the area under banana is increasing in Ahmednagar district. Total

area under banana plantation is of 238.0 ha. Previously the banana was cultivated on

small areas in some pockets of the district. The planting was done mainly through

suckers and cultivation practices were traditional. Many times the yield was not

economical due severe infestation of diseases which was carried through planting

material. It was not possible for multiple harvesting by maintaining ratoon crop were

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main constraints for area under banana expansion. Due to advancement in

biotechnology tissue cultured banana seed lings are available that solved all the

problems related with traditional plantion.Market demand is also increasing. This has

created favorable situation for increasing banana plantation. Under National

Horticulture Mission subsidies are being given for banana plantations. Drip irrigation is

also provided under Micro-irrigation scheme. Farmers are now adopting liquid

fertilizers. Banana is the best example of precision farming. There is much opportunity

to increase the yield of banana. Presently the area under banana is increasing but

planting material is not available in public sector and growers have to depend on private

companies. Some of the identified gaps in technology adoption are listed below.

S.N. Identified Gaps in technology Adoption

1 No recommended soil selection

2 No recommened planting distance

3 Improper water management

4 Poor fertilizer management

5 Unavailability of genuine planting material

6 No clean cultivation practices followed.

7 Lack of group marketing

8 Lack of value addition and processing

9 Market fluctuations.

Custard Apple

S.No. Identified Production Constraints

1 No proper panting distance followed in plantation of custard apple

2 No bahar treatment in custard apple.

3 No of fertilizer management

4 No water management practices followed

5 Unavailability of irrigation during summer season

6 Negligence towards control of mealy bugs affecting quality and rates

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7 Lack of grading and packaging

8 Lack of value addition and processing

Fig:

S.No. Identified Production Constraints

1 Improper land selection

2 Lack of water management

3 No application of organic manures.

4 Lack of fertilizer management

5 No timely plant protection

Floriculture:

The cultivation of flower crops is concentrated in Parner, Ahmednagar,

Shrigonda, Shrirampur, Sangamner, Kopargaon and Rahata blocks of Ahmednagar

district. The major flower crops grown are chrysanthemum, marigold, Gallardia,

gladiolus and roses. Recently Green House cultivation is also started in the district.

Three Green houses have been started each of 1000 sq mts of .The Green house

cultivation includes flower production of Gerbera, Carnation, Rose as cut flowers

marketed in metro cities like Pune,Mumbai and Hyderabad. Holy places of Shani

Shinganapur in Newasa, Siddhtek in Shrigonda and Mohota in Pathardi blocks are

having good flower demand round the year. The cultivation of flowers like marigold,

Gallardia, chrysanthemum, gladiolus and roses with improved technology will be helpful

in providing employment opportunities to farmers. Under National Horticulture Mission

247.0 Ha area is brought under floriculture in the district

Marigold:

S.N. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption

1 No nursery management for seedling preparation

2 No recommended land preparation

3 Low application of organic fertilizers

4 No recommended spacing plant population

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5 No recommended layout

6 No adoption of improved seed, use of local seed.

7 Low basal fertilizer application

8 Poor water management practices in marigold.

Tuberose:

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption

1 Unavailability of good planting material

2 No recommended land preparation

3 Low application of organic fertilizers

4 No recommended spacing plant population

5 No selection of recommended variety planting material

6 Low basal fertilizer application

7 Poor water management practices in marigold.

8 Low interculturing operations

9 Inadequate plant protection measures

Chrysanthemum:

S.No Identified Gaps in Technology adoption

1 No recommended land preparation and layouts

2 Low application of organic manures

3 No basal fertilizer application

4 Poor water management for chrysanthemum

5 Unavailability of improved variety planting material .

6 Poor fertilizer management practices in chrysanthemum

7 Low interculturing in chrysanthemum

Gallardia:

S.N. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption

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1 No recommended nursery management for seedling preparation of Gallardia

2 No recommended land preparation and layout

3 No recommended spacing and plant population

4 Low fertilizer application, & organic manures

5 Poor fertilizer management

6 Poor water management

7 Inadequate plant protection

Rose:

S.N. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption

1 No proper land selection and its layouts

2 No recommended plant spacing and population

3 Low application of organic manures and basal fertilizers

4 Poor water management

5 Inadequate fertilizer application

6 Low plant protection measures

7 No recommended cutting ,grading and packaging

Aromatic Plants Cultivation and Processing:

During last few years, cultivation of aromatic plants mostly Citronella and its

processing was started by individual entrepreneurs in Parner, Pathardi, Shrirampur,

Kopargaon, Rahuri, Jamkhed and Newasa blocks in Ahmednagar district. Presently

there are seven processing plants operating by individual farmers and two plants are in

operation one each at MPKV, Rahuri and Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Babhaleshwar.

During the year 2003-2004 these entrepreneurs were trained at Central Institute for

Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) Lucknow, by ATMA. The initiation has been taken

by ATMA, Ahmednagar for registering and federating all these units for group

marketing. Few entrepreneurs started citronella oil based products like mosquito

repellants. Citronella oil is one of basic components of soaps, detergents, mosquito

repellants, perfumes and other similar industries. The soil and agro climatic situation in

the district are favorable for cultivation of citronella grass. This crop requires less water

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than sugarcane and other crops even seasonal cultivation is also possible during

availability of irrigation or well water. There is good scope for expansion of area under

citronella grass cultivation. But presently some of major constraints identified for

expansion of this enterprise is given below.

Aromatic Plants Cultivation and Processing

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption

1 Unavailability of pure planting material in the district

2 Low recovery of oil from present variety due to admixture

3 No package of practices for citronella cultivation

4 No standardized processing technology

5 No sufficient area under citronella plantation for economically operating

installed processing unit.

6 No value addition and distillation facilities available

7 No marketing facilities available for marketing citronella oil

8 Fluctuating citronella oil markets

9 Marketing is concentrated in private sector

10 Marketing is depending on middlemen.

11 Lack of group processing and marketing

Projected increase in Area and production of major horticultural crop:

The takulawise area, production and yield of major horticultural crops in

Ahmednagar district is presented in Table 5.2 to 5.4. It can be seen from the data

presented in tables that total area under horticultural plantation was 67763 ha, out of 83

percent area was provided with irrigation facilities. The major rainfed horticultural crops

planted in the district include ber, custard apple and jamun. The productivity of major

horticultural crop is improving due to propagating precision farming practices. Due to

diversified agro-ecological situation and available irrigation facilities, various vegetable

crops are grown throughout the year. The total area under cultivation of vegetables,

flowers and aromatic and medicianl plant was about 17449 ha. The major vegetable

crops grown in the district are onions, tomato, brinjal and cabbage. Chilli is major crop

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grown under spices followed by garlic, coriander and ginger. Merigold, chrysanthemum,

roses and aster are important flower crops under cultivation in the distrcit.

Horticultural development is considered as one of major sectors for promoting the

overall agricultural growth rate in the ongoing plan period. It is the most promising

agricultural areas to boost the economic growth. Due to suitable agro-climatic situations

in the district, effective implementation of ongoing EGS linked horticultural development

programme and National Horticultural Mission components in the district, the area

under different horticultural crops is increasing. Post–harvest infrastructure, farm ponds,

grading and packing supported activities, micro-irrigation like facilities are provided to

horticultural development. The projected increase in area and production of major

horticultural crops in Ahmednagar district is presented in table 5.5 and table 5.6

presents rejuvenation plan of horticultural crops. The total area under horticultural crops

is about 106216 ha. Out of which, area under fruit crops was 22797 ha, 885 ha was

under flower crops, vegetables accounts 78134 ha and spices were grown on 4400 ha.

During the XI Plan Period it proposed to increase the area under these crops from

106216 ha to 131161 ha, i.e.23.48 percent. Rejuvenation of K.lime, pomegranate and

guava is being implemented under National Horticultural Mission programmes for old

orchards in Ahmednagar district. Table 5.6 presents the yearwise projection of

rejuvenation activities for these fruit crops for improving crop productivity. About 2800

ha area is proposed for rejuvenation of fruit crops in the plan period. During the year

2006-07, about 200 ha area of K. Lime, Pomegranate and guava was covered by

rejuvenation programme. During the XI Plan Period, total 2600 ha area will be

additionally proposed for rejuvenation with expenditure of Rs.390 lakh.

Post Harvest Management

S.N. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption 1 15 -20% post harvest losses due to lack of proper handling fruits & vegetables.

2 No pack houses on farms for proper packaging

3

No facilities for for grading

4

Low prices due to lack of sorting of fruits and vegetables

5

No storage facilities for storage fruits and vegetables for short period

6 No possible to maintain quality standards for export marketing

7 No possible to maintain Eurep gaps specifications

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Table 5.2: Area, Production and Yield of Major Horticulture Crops (Fruits) in Ahmednagar district Sr. No.

Crop Area Production Yield t/ha

Irrigated % Rainfed % Total Irrigated % Rainfed % Total Irrigated Rain-fed Average

1 Grape 1309.7 100 0 0 1309.7 30553 100 0 0 30553 23.33 0 23.33

2 Banana 706.61 100 0 0 706.61 30457 100 0 0 30457 43.10 0 43.10

3 Mango 13044 100 0 0 13043.6 35242 100 0 0 35242 2.70 0 2.70

4 Mandrine 808.79 100 0 0 808.79 6456 100 0 0 6456 7.98 0 7.98

5 Orange 3103.8 100 0 0 3103.77 34125 100 0 0 34125 10.99 0 10.99

6 Coconut 1076.6 100 0 0 1076.6 2441 100 0 0 2441 2.27 0 2.27

7 K.lime 12424 100 0 0 12423.8 172836 100 0 0 172836 13.91 0 13.91

8 Pomegranate 6480.6 100 0 0 6480.63 30644 100 0 0 30644 4.73 0 4.73

9 Guava 4799.7 100 0 0 4799.72 147217 100 0 0 147217 30.67 0 30.67

10 Papaya 412.8 100 0 0 412.8 25057 100 0 0 25057 60.70 0 60.70

11 Sapota 10169 100 0 0 10168.6 59962 100 0 0 59962 5.90 0 5.90

12 Ber 0 0 3298.75 100 3298.75 0 0 10072 100 10072 0.00 3.0533 3.05

13 C.Apple 0 0 4508.49 100 4508.49 0 0 13913 100 13913 0.00 3.086 3.09

14 Tamarind 0 0 3975.6 100 3975.6 0 0 14516 100 14516 0.00 3.6513 3.65

15 Ramphal 5 0 0 0 5 42 100 0 0 42 8.40 0 8.40

16 Fig 312.95 100 0 0 312.95 2872 100 0 0 2872 9.18 0 9.18

17 Anola 1292.8 100 0 0 1292.77 5734 100 0 0 5734 4.44 0 4.44

18 Jamun 0 0 34.8 100 34.8 0 0 242 100 242 0.00 6.954 6.95

Total 55945 11817.64 67763 583638 1600 38743 400 622381 10.43 3.28 13.71

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Table 5.3: Area, Production and Yield of Major Horticulture Crops (Vegetables) in Ahmednagar district

Sr No. Crop

Area Production Yield t/ha

Irrigated Rainfed Total Irrigated Rainfed Total Irrigated Rainfed Average

1 Onion 45120 0 45120 740314 0 740314 16.41 0 16.41

2 Tomato 1828 0 1828 50526 0 50526 27.64 0 27.64

3 Potato 481 0 481 8549 0 8549 17.77 0 17.77

4 Sweet Potato 20 0 20 30 0 30 1.5 0 1.5

5 Brinjal 1277 0 1277 24813 0 24813 19.43 0 19.43

6 Cauliflower 323 0 323 4807 0 4807 14.88 0 14.88

7 Cabbage 628 0 628 11640 0 11640 18.54 0 18.54

8 Ladies Finger 507 0 507 5775 0 5775 11.39 0 11.39

9 Cluster Beans 30 0 30 80 0 80 2.67 0 2.67

10 Beans 206.25 0 206.25 2825 0 2825 13.7 0 13.7

11 Methi 753 0 753 5735 0 5735 7.62 0 7.62

12 Drumstick 20 0 20 40 0 40 2 0 2

13 Capsicum 35 0 35 1348.8 0 1348.8 38.54 0 38.54

14 Carrot 251.11 0 251.11 7582 0 7582 30.19 0 30.19

15 Radish 89.1 0 89.1 1073 0 1073 12.04 0 12.04

16 Cucumber 395.66 0 395.66 5831 0 5831 14.74 0 14.74

17 R. Gourd 184.95 0 184.95 2245 0 2245 12.14 0 12.14

18 B. Gourd 194.87 0 194.87 3099 0 3099 15.9 0 15.9

19 Gourd 283.65 0 283.65 3941 0 3941 13.89 0 13.89

20 Tondli 2 0 2 1 0 1 0.5 0 0.5

21 Padwal 9 0 9 90 0 90 10 0 10

22 Peas 6079 0 6079 24120 0 24120 3.97 0 3.97

23 Leafy veg. 294.52 0 294.52 2169 0 2169 7.36 0 7.36

TOTAL VEG. 59012.1 0 59012 906633.8 0 906633.8 15.36 0 15.36

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Table 5.4: Area, Production and Yield of Major Horticulture Crops (Spices and Flowers) in Ahmednagar district

Sr No. Crop

Area Production Yield t/ha

Irrigated Rainfed Total Irrigated Rainfed Total Irrigated Rainfed Average

1 Coriander 225 0 225 780 0 780 3.47 0 3.47

2 Chilly 1753 0 1753 17443 0 17443 9.95 0 9.95

3 Turmeric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 Ginger 44 0 44 4885 0 4885 111.02 0 111.02

5 Garlic 732 0 732 404 0 404 0.55 0 0.55

TOTAL SPICES 2754 0 2754 23512 0 23512 8.54 0 8.54

1 Merigold 804.35 0 804.35 59.1 0 59.1 0.07 0 0.07

2 Aster 223 0 223 386 0 386 1.73 0 1.73

3 Shevanti 381 0 381 3168 0 3168 8.31 0 8.31

4 Mogra 16.2 0 16.2 33.7 0 33.7 2.08 0 2.08

5 Nishigand 65 0 65 108.5 0 108.5 1.67 0 1.67

6 Rose 255.35 0 255.35 1341.75 0 1341.75 5.25 0 5.25

TOTAL FLOWERS 1744.9 0 1744.9 5097.05 0 5097.05 2.92 0 2.92

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Table 5.5: Area Expansion Plan of Horticultural Crops. ( Area 00 in ha)

Sr. No. Crops Year

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

A Fruit Crop

1 Mango 32.51 34.50 36.00 38.00 40.00 42.71

2 Pomogranet 60.93 64.00 68.00 72.00 76.00 80.00

3 Banana 3.00 3.40 3.80 4.20 4.60 5.00

4 Custarda Apple 12.00 12.20 12.40 12.60 12.80 13.00

5 Anola 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60 5.80 6.00

6 Tamriend (Chinch) 10.00 10.20 10.40 10.60 10.80 11.00

7 Guava 20.09 20.40 20.80 21.20 21.60 22.00

8 Grapes 8.00 8.20 8.40 8.60 8.80 9.00

9 Lemon 32.00 34.50 37.00 39.00 40.00 42.00

10 Fig 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00

11 Sapota 30.92 31.50 32.00 32.75 33.50 34.00

12 Sweet Orange 6.00 6.20 6.40 6.60 6.80 7.00

13 Papaya 2.00 2.20 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00

14 Jamun 0.02 0.34 0.50 1.00 1.20 1.50

15 Ber 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00

Total 227.97 238.44 249.2 260.55 270.6 282.21

B Flower Crops

1 Marigold 3.99 4.00 4.01 4.05 4.06 4.10

2 Galardia 1.10 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.20

3 Chrysanthemum 2.72 2.78 2.80 2.84 2.88 3.00

4 Aster 0.09 0.12 0.15 0.20 0.26 0.33

5 Rose 0.35 0.46 0.59 0.77 1.00 1.30

6 Tube Rose 0.60 0.62 0.64 0.66 0.68 0.70

Total 8.85 9.12 9.35 9.69 10.06 10.63

C Vegetable Crops

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1 Leady finger 5.00 10.15 10.60 10.85 9.85 11.31

2 Brinjal 14.00 14.20 14.20 14.40 14.80 15.00

3 Tomato 22.00 22.20 22.40 22.70 22.80 23.00

4 Bhendi 10.00 10.20 10.40 10.70 10.80 11.00

5 Onion 650.00 660.00 670.00 680.00 690.00 700.00

6 Chillii 18.00 18.20 18.40 18.60 18.80 19.00

7 Leafy vegitable 11.00 11.20 11.40 11.60 11.80 12.00

8 Cabbage 3.16 3.20 3.25 3.30 3.35 3.40

9 Cauliflower 4.81 4.83 4.85 4.90 4.95 5.00

10 Green peas 2.22 2.25 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00

11 Potato 11.15 11.20 11.40 11.60 11.80 12.00

12 Cucerbits 2.00 2.10 2.21 2.32 2.43 2.55

13 Watermelon 20.00 20.10 20.20 20.40 20.70 21.00

14 Muskmelon 5.00 5.10 5.20 5.30 5.40 5.50

15 Ginger 1.00 1.02 1.07 1.12 1.50 2.00

16 Garlic 2.00 2.02 2.12 2.23 2.34 3.00

17 Total 781.34 797.97 810.10 822.62 834.12 848.76

D Spices

1 Turmeric 0 0 0 0 20 20

2 Ginger 44 60 90 100 120 150

3 Total 44 60 90 100 140 170

Grand Total 1062.16 1105.53 1158.65 1192.85 1254.78 1311.61

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Table 5.6: Rejuvenation Plan of Horticultural Crops

( Area in ha)

Crops

Area brought under Rejuvenation

Yearwise Area Proposed under Rejuvenation

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Physical Financial Physical Financial Physical Financial Physical Financial Physical Financial Physical Financial

K. Lime 200 30 0 0 200 30 300 45 300 45 400 60

Pomegranate 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 30 250 37.5 300 45

Guava 0 0 100 15 100 15 100 15 150 22.5 200 30

Total 200 30 100 15 300 45 600 90 700 105 900 135

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Table 5.7: Area Expansion under Micro Irrigation-Horticulture Crops

Area hectare Rs. Lakh

Sr. No.

Name of Crop Planting Distance

Mts.

Rate of Subsidy Rs/ha.

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Area Amt. Area Amt. Area Amt. Area Amt. Area Amt.

1 Mango 10 X 10 9000 200 18 200 18 200 18 200 18 200 18

2 Pomegranate 5X 5 16400 400 65.6 400 65.6 400 65.6 400 65.6 400 65.6

3 Banana 1.5 X 1.5 27500 40 11 40 11 40 11 40 11 40 11

4 Cust Apple 5 X 5 16400 20 3.28 20 3.28 20 3.28 20 3.28 20 3.28

5 Amala 7 X 7 12500 20 3.5 20 2.5 20 2.5 20 2.5 20 2.5

6 Tamarind 10 X 10 9000 20 1.8 20 1.8 20 1.8 20 1.8 20 1.8

7 Guava 6 X 6 15100 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02

8 Grapes 3 X 1.5 20100 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02

9 K- Lime 6 X 6 15100 250 37.75 250 37.75 200 30.2 100 15.1 200 30.2

10 Sapota 10 X 10 9000 60 5.4 50 4.5 75 6.75 75 6.75 50 4.5

11 Fig 5 X 5 16400 10 1.64 10 1.64 10 1.6 10 1.64 10 1.64

12 Sweet orange 6 X 6 15100 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02

13 Papaya 1.5 X 1.5 27500 20 5.5 20 5.5 20 5.5 20 5.5 20 5.5

14 Ber 7 X 7 12500 1 0.13 1 0.13 1 0.13 1 0.13 1 0.13

15 Vegetables 1.5 X 1.5 27500 500 137.5 800 220 900 247.5 1000 275 1200 330

Drip Total 1601 300.16 1891 381.76 1966 403.96 1966 416.36 2241 484.21

Veg. Sprinkler 1000 71.35 1200 85.62 1300 92.76 1400 99.89 1500 107.03

Total Horticulture. 2601 371.51 3091 467.38 3266 496.72 3366 516.25 3741 591.24

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Table 5.8 : Perspective Drip-irrigation Plan for Horticultural Crops

Sr. No.

Crops Actual coverage

up to March 2011

Area coverage

in 2011 - 2012

Proposed coverage

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total

Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin.

A Drip Irrigation

1 Mango 200 18.00 200 18.00 200 18.00 200 18.00 200 18.00

2 Tamarind 20 1.80 20 1.80 20 1.80 20 1.80 20 1.80

3 Ber 1.00 0.13 1.00 0.13 1.00 0.13 1.00 0.13 1.00 0.13

4 Pomegranate 400 65.60 400 65.60 400 65.60 400 65.60 400 65.60

5 Sapota 60 5.40 50 4.50 75 6.75 75 6.75 50 4.50

6 Guava 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02

7 Papaya 20 5.50 20 5.50 20 5.50 20 5.50 20 5.50

8 Grapes 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02 20 4.02

9 Banana 40 11.00 40 11.00 40 11.00 40 11.00 40 11.00

10 Citrus 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02

11 C.apple 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02 20 3.02

12 Fig 10 1.64 10 1.64 10 1.64 10 1.64 10 1.64

13 Amala 20 2.50 20 2.50 20 2.50 20 2.50 20 2.50

14 Vegetables 500 137.50 800 220.00 900 247.50 1000 275.00 1200 330.00

15 Lime 250 37.75 250 37.75 200 30.20 100 15.10 200 30.20

Total Drip 1601 299.9 1891 381.5 1966 403.7 1966 416.1 2241 483.95 9665 1985.15

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Table 5.9 : Perspective Sprinkler Micro Irrigation Plan

Sr. No.

Crops Actual coverage

up to March 2011

Area coverag

e in 2011 - 2012

Proposed coverage under Sprinkler Irrigation

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total

Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin.

1 Leafy Vegetables / Flowers / Others

1000 71.35 1200 85.62 1300 92.76 1400 99.89 1500 107.03 6400 456.64

2 Cereals/ Pulses/ Oilseeds etc.

1000 71.35 1200 85.62 1300 92.76 1400 99.89 1500 107.03 6400 456.64

Total Sprinkler

2000 142.7 2400 85.62 2600 185.52 2800 199.78 3000 214.06 12800 913.28

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Table 5.7 présents the area expansion under Micro Irrigation-horticulture crops and table

5.8 presents yearwise installation of drip irrigation system for horticultural crops during

XI Plan Period in Ahmednagar district. It can be seen from the table that the différent

fruit crops and vegetable crops will be covered under drip irrigation system. Drip

irrigation system is most useful for fruits and vegetable crops. The installation of drip

irrigation system will in net saving of irriagation water, increase area under irrigation

,improved production a with quality. Moreover, the system is also helpful in efficient

utilization of inputs like fertilizers ,pesticides and other application of chemicals. During

the XII Plan Period the drip irrigation system will be installed over an area of 9665 ha

area with the proposed investment of Rs. 1985.15 lakhs. Table 5.9 presents the

yearwise area to be covered by means of sprinkler irrigation system in Ahmednagar

district. Sprinkler irrigation system is particularly useful for efficient utilization of

available irrigation water for leafy vegetables, onion, flower crops, cereal pulses and oil

seed crops. The proposed yearwise physical and financial targets are also given in the

table. It is seen from data that total 12800 sprinkler irrigation sets are proposed to

installed with expenditure of Rs. 913.28 lakh.

5.3. Sericulture Development:

Mulberry plantation and rearing of silk worm cocoon is a non traditional activity

for farmers of the district. But due to state government initiatives for expansion

sericulture enterprise as an employment generating farm based activity particularly for

farm women is getting slow momentum in the district. The procurement of cocoon by

Government has promoted for farmers to adopt sericulture. The new high yielding

mulberry varieties, biovoltine strains, simple rearing methods and mulberry production

technologies are now available for farmers. Area under mulberry plantation in

Ahmednagar district is of 180 Ha with 268 farmers. The total cocoon production during

the year 2006-2007 is of 30 tones. The major identified gaps in technology adoption are

listed below.

S.No. Identified Gaps in Technology adoption Sericulture

1 Low yield due to lack of technical know how being non traditional Crop in the district

2 Low yield due to under utilization of mulberry leaves for feeding the recommended silkworm larvae.

3 Low production, low quality and low rates due to non adoption of recommended sterilization and sanitation practices in cocoon rearing

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4 Scope for intensification of area under mulberry plantation and cocoon rearing enterprise

5 Promoting for diversification of area under mulberry plantation

Table: 5.10: Sericulture Plantation during XI th Five year Plan period-Ahmednagar

district

Sr. No.

Year Village Mulberry Plantation Varieties

Farmer Area (Acre)

V-1 M-5 S-36

1 2007-08 70 104

2 2008-09 123 193

3 2009-10 158 241

4 2010-11 196 305

5 2011-12 268 449

Source: DSAO, Ahmednagar

Table 5.11: Supply of CSR, DFLs and Cocoon Production during Tenth Plan period-

Ahmednagar district

Sr. No.

Year Area (Acre) Dfls Supply Cocoon Production

(Kg)

Yield per 100

Dfls(Kg)

DFLs Consumption

Per Acre

1 2007-08 104 78753 27607

2 2008-09 193 61539 17653

3 2009-10 241 51471 10267

4 2010-11 305 80050 26275

5 2011-12 449 125016 41004

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Table 5.13: Production planof Sericulture in - Ahmednagar district

Sr. No

Particular

Unit 2013-14

2014-15

2015-16 2016-17 Total

1 No of beneficiaries No 367 517 667 817 2368

2 Plantation acre 550 700 800 850 2900

3 Dfls to be reared

(thousand)

Lac

Nos

240 297.5 330 355 1222.5

4 Cacoon production Mt ton 96 119 132 142 489

Source: Same as in table 5.1.

Table 5.12: Sericulture Information(2012-2013)

Sr. No.

Taluka No. of

units

Area under

Mulberry (ha)

Average Cocoon production (kg/ha)

GAP in yield (kg/ha)

Reasons for GAP in yield

District State Dfls

District level

State level

1 Ahmednagar 51 74.5 116 - 46302 - - 1.Lack of infrastructure in training

2 Newasa 64 101 110 - 18906 - - 2. Non traditional crop.

3 Parner 165 218 149 - 50188 - - 3. Lack of new technology

4 Shrigonda 51 74.5 127 - 19276 - - 4. Lack of Bivotine silk worm rearing.

Total 331 468 127 - 134672 - - -

Source; Strategy for Developing Sericulture:

Mulberry plantation and rearing of silk worm cocoon is a non traditional activity

for farmers of the district. But due to state government initiatives for expansion

sericulture enterprise as an employment generating farm based activity particularly

for farm women is getting slow momentum in the district. The procurement of cocoon

by Government has promoted for farmers to adopt sericulture. The new high

yielding mulberry varieties, biovoltine strains, simple rearing methods and mulberry

production technologies are now available for farmers. Area under mulberry

plantation in Ahmednagar district is of 180 ha with 268 farmers. The total cocoon

production during the year 2011-2012 is of 30 tones.

Table No 5.13 presents the number of sericulture units in operation, area under

mulberry plantation, average cocoon production in kg per hactare in Ahmednagar

district. It is also seen from the table the talukawise average production of cocoons that

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ranges between 110 kg to 149 kgs per hectare. There is big gap identified between the

district and average yield obtained under Front Line Demonstrations in per hectare

cocoon production in the district. The reasons for this yield gaps is mentioned in the

table.

The area under Tuti plantation is 221 ha at 146 farmers. It will be increased

upto 830 ha at 550 farmers. The supply of eggs will be increased from 125016 to

559000. The production of cacoon will be increased from 41 tons to 280 tons 0f

which the worth value will be Rs. 58 Lakh & Rs. 406 Lakh respectively. The

additional income will be Rs. 348 Lakh

Organizing farmers training on mulberry plantation

Organizing farmers training on silkworm rearing technology

Organizing exposure visits of farmers to success stories.

Convergence with ongoing schemes.

Promoting for establishing Chowky rearing centre fulfilling demand of egg

masses for the sericulture farmers

Intensification of area under mulberry cultivation in the potential blocks where

mulberry cultivation is already introduced

Sericulture is one of the supplementary enterprises recently being adopted by

number of farm families as a major source of employment generating activity

perticularly in the talukas of Parner, Shrigonda, Ahmednagar and Newasa. Table No

5.14 presents the proposed yearwise physical and financial targets during XII th Plan

Period under Stream –I for sericultural activities in Ahmendnagar district. It is proposed

to increase the area under mulberry plantation to 500 ha during the plan period. The

investment proposed for development of sericulture entreprise in the district is of

Rs.185.17 lakh.

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Table 5.14 : Proposed Physical and Financial Targets for Sericulture for XII Plan Rs. in Lakhs

S. No

Items 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total

Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin.

Sericulture Stream - I

1 Support for mulberry plantation. 0 0 50 1.38 100 2.75 150 4.12 200 5.5 500 13.8

2 Assistance for irrigation &other water conservation

0 0 10 1 30 3 40 4 50 5 130 13

3 Rearing house 0 0 25 13.8 35 16.5 45 21 50 23.8 155 75

4 Chawki rearing center 0 0 2 3.44 4 6.88 6 10.3 8 13.8 20 34.4

5 Support for construction of vermicompost sheds 0 0 10 0.7 30 2.1 40 2.8 50 3.5 130 9.1

6 Realing unit 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 5 19 7 32

7 Contractual staff 0 0 4 1.44 6 2.16 6 2.16 6 2.16 6 7.92

Total (Stream I) 21.7 33.4 57.4 72.7 185

Sericulture Stream - II

1 Mulberry plantation cuttings supply Rs. 1500 / acre

- - - - - - - - - - - -

2 Training for farmers Rs. 2000 / farmer - - - - - - - - - - - -

3 Eggs (Dfls) supply Rs. 3 / Dfls. - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 Cocoon purchase avg. cost / kg. Rs. 125/- - - - - - - - - - - - -

5 Farmers study tour Rs. 2000 / farmer - - - - - - - - - - - -

6 Reeling unit - - - - - - - - - - - -

7 Demonstration farm - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total (Stream II) - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total (Stream I and II) 0 0 0 21.71 0 33.39 0 57.4 0 72.67 0 185.17

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5.4. Animal Husbandry:

Live-stock still plays a pivotal role in the agricultural economy of the district and

also constitutes one of the valuable possessions of the farmer. Among various

livestock, cross breed cows occupies the most important place. Due to the network of

milk co-operative societies at village level and payment to the dairymen at regular

intervals of 15 days, most of the farmers have adopted dairy as an important

supplementary enterprise in irrigated farming system. Farmers are interested in cross

breed cows because of more milk production and less inter-calving period. So local

cows are crossed with exotic animals by means of artificial insemination and produced

cross breeds at farm level. So milk production has increased. Because of successful

cross breeding, number of local cows have reduced and number of cross breed cows

increased. Sheeps are reared in specific areas of the district. It is mainly concentrated

in dry land and non command areas where land is available for free grazing. These

sheep flocks are migrating depending upon availability of free grazing land in near by

areas. The sheeps are reared for meat and milk purpose. As goat is dual purpose it for

milk production and meat. Goat meat has more market price as compare to broiler.

These goats are reared partially on free grazing and partially on stall feed.In non-

command zone; there is availability of free grazing land. Back yard poultry is being

looked after only by family women. These are reared partially by free grazing and only

night caging. The eggs production from back yard poultry supports family income.

Table 5.15 presents the talukawise area under fodder crops and grazing lands

that supports the livestock population of Ahmednagar district. It also gives the

information about talukawise cross-bed & indigenous cattle population, buffaloes, goats

and sheep population in the district. It cane be seen from the table the about 48.33 lakh

livestock population is available in the district that supports agriculture by means

drought power and also as a supplementary enterprises. Poultry is also one of the

important enterprises and district has 19.68 lakh number of broilers.

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Table 5.15: Taluka-wise Livestock Population in Ahmednagar district 2007

Taluka

Area under Fodders (ha) Cattle (Nos.) Buffaloes (Nos)

Sheep Goats

Poultry -Broiler (Nos)

Total Livestock

Fodder crops

Grazing Land

CB Ind Total Imp Ind Total

Parner 123083 29739 51860 64918 116778 14020 91271 96178 309863 628110

Shrigonda 83489 8340 51750 67809 119559 21459 31123 95639 178420 446200

Karjet 31914 33047 32127 33373 65500 6840 39088 52409 119201 283038

Jamkhed 61470 13161 22820 33388 56208 10234 4134 36322 75736 182634

Newasa 45302 15058 57770 59104 116874 24259 29259 93396 151186 414974

Shevgoan 61903 10843 20364 52886 73250 15263 11836 67017 130911 298277

Shrirampur 22344 2569 35351 14158 49509 7196 5665 35627 94668 192665

Kopargoan 39141 2940 47965 17978 65943 11148 6701 49597 131843 265232

Pathirdi 84769 11184 32444 67302 99746 25331 20200 90461 125659 361397

Nagar 104144 12935 41243 38370 76613 23158 22848 74674 200723 398016

Rahuri 32898 13041 88944 23858 112802 8243 27073 86232 128516 362866

Rahata 28803 1581 56005 8144 64149 5009 14480 49690 136478 269806

Sangamner 69322 20770 102464 39957 142421 5507 66014 83264 184951 482157

Akole 39496 12450 33841 61430 95271 14529 1609 50199 86431 248039

District 4833411

Source: Livestock census 2007.

Gaps in Technology Adoption:

Cows- Cross Breeds

S.N Identified Gaps in Technology Adoption

1 Repeat breeding due to malnutrition, inbreeding, infections.

2 Reducing trend of productivity due to indiscriminate and poor quality Artificial

Insemination service

3 No clean milk production

4 Poor housing management for milk cattle

5 Ecto and endo parasite infection

6 Inadequate forage production and its availability

7 No balanced ration and feed supplement

8 No sufficient dry fodder

9 Frequent sickness in lactation

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Buffaloes:

S.N Identified Gaps in Technology Adoption

1 Long inter-calving period due to inadequate care and nutrition management in

pregnancy and after lactation period

2 Deterioration of genetic status due to use of N.D natural service

3 Low conception rate in buffaloes due to salient heat, imbalance ration.

4 Mortality in buffalo calves due to improper care of calves

5 Decreasing production due to improper feed and fodder management, lack of

concentrate, minerals, vitamins in diet

Goat / sheep:

S.N Identified Gaps in Technology Adoption

1 Slow weight gain and low productive due to indiscriminate breeding practices

2 Non-availability of graded bucks for natural service,

3 Lack of concentrates, vitamins and minerals

4 Warm land due to free grazing, negligence towards animals

5 Foot & mouth disease & foot rot disease due to lack of preventive vaccination

and hygiene management practices

6 Low income in Goat enterprise due to Kid mortality due to mineral deficiencies

Strategies to improve production:

Cows Cross breed

Organizing training on feeding, breeding and health care management.

Educating about hygienic clean housing for dairy chattels

Promoting for timely vaccination

Promoting for diversification of Animal Husbandry & Dairy enterprise

Promoting for deworming and seasonal vaccination for sheep and goat

herds

Educating farmers for better management of animals for higher returns

Promoting for forage crop cultivation by introducing high yielding forage

crops

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Promoting for adoption of recommended management practices and

timely vaccinations

Utilization of available livestock biomass for generating electricity in rural

areas

Buffaloes

Organizing training on feeding, breeding and health care management.

Educating about hygienic clean housing for dairy chattels

Promoting for timely vaccination

Promoting for diversification of Animal Husbandry & Dairy enterprise

Promoting for deworming and seasonal vaccination for sheep and goat

herds

Educating farmers for better management of animals for higher returns

Promoting for forage crop cultivation by introducing high yielding forage

crops

Promoting for adoption of recommended management practices and

timely vaccinations

Goat / sheep

Organizing training on feeding, breeding and health care management.

Educating about hygienic clean housing for dairy chattels

Promoting for timely vaccination

Promoting for diversification of Animal Husbandry & Dairy enterprise

Promoting for deworming and seasonal vaccination for sheep and goat

herds

Educating farmers for better management of animals for higher returns

Promoting for forage crop cultivation by introducing high yielding forage

crops

Promoting for adoption of recommended management practices and

timely vaccinations

1) Artificial insemination in cows & buffaloes.

Declaring two villages as NIYAT KENDR per veterinary hospital

Providing year round supply facility for BA3 container & LN2 to every

dispensary

Monitoring health of 50 animals per village

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Organizing health check camp every village every month

Providing semen of superior genetic bull for insemination to private

practitioners.

Giving facility of artificial insemination coverage for at least 60%

animals

2) Increasing Production of milk –

Scientific rearing of calves.

Providing deforming, mineral supplement & preventive vaccine to calve

Reducing infertility by scientific approach

1. Developing proficiency in Artificial Insemination for increasing success

2. Making availability of green fodder

3. Scientific approach towards malformation

4. Providing nutritious feed supplement

Fooder Development

1.Supply of fodder minikit to growers including seed, fertilizer, bio fertiser.

2. Demonstration of fodder plot

Providing milk animals

1. Designing scheme for supply of 3 milk animal for a family

2. Adoption of milk animal for its care and to achieve targeted milk

production at 200 cows/buffalos per veterinary hospital

Strategy for Dairy Development:

Ahmednagar is leading district in dairy development. Majority of production is

marketed in Mumbai. The collection of milk, processing and transport gives

employment to about 5000 people. So it is now becoming prime enterprise than

secondary one. In the district, there are 15 milk federation having 3003 dairy co-

operatives with 183171 members, collecting 17 lakh liters of milk daily. Out of which,

private milk collection is 7.38 lakh liters & co-operative government dairy collecting 9

lakh liters. The total number of chilling plants in the district are 85, out of which govt –

16, Private-55, Co-opertaive-14 with total chilling capacity of 23.50 lakh liters per day.

The registered primary milk co-operative societies are 2858. There are 5 milk

processing units with 4.40 lakhs liters per day. The availability of per capita milk for the

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district is 397.22 ml/day(State average – 169 ml/day). The strategies for dairy

development are as follows:

Mobile milk testing van

Computerization of dairy societies

Training women for clean & hygienic milk production

Providing Bulk cooler for dairy societies

Training of office bearers of Co op

HACCP certification of dairy federation & processing centers

Increasing milk processing & branding of product.

Creating Outlate for marketing of milk & milk product

Training SHG for processing in milk

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Artificial insemination is being carried out by both public and private sector its

required improving of quality of semen and A.I. services for breed up gradation

Improving quality of free zed semen, liquid semen its availability which is

affecting the expected programme of by A.I.

Removing infertility in productive Cows and buffaloes by scientific treatments

Promoting by A.I. for production of high milking generation of cows and buffaloes

Promotion breeding for production of useful bullock draft and Breeds.

Promoting higher production of green and dry fodder as per number of animals

and available land

Educating farmers for efficient utilization of crop residues for converting it into

palatable ration

Promoting farmers for increasing productivity of green fodder.

Creating awareness among farmers for vaccination programme.

Educating farmers for vaccination of animals before and after monsoon

Promoting farmers for taking benefits of venture capital scheme for dairy and

poultry.

Convincing and co-ordination among service providers for quality semen and

A.I. services for breed up gradation

Undertaken necessary steps and quality control measures for improving quality

of free zed semen, liquid semen its availability

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Infertility Diagnosis camps and treatments

Capacity building of extension officers

Training to paravets for A.I for exotic blood regulation.

Fodder fortification with minerals & vitamaines in Dryland area

Supply of Kadaba Kutti machine to farmers from weaker section s/small

/marginal farmers in dry land areas for effective utilization of available fodder.

Demonstration on improve high yielding forage crops

Assistance for Life saving drugs to agencies

Infertility Diagnosis camps

Use of mass media for dissemination information.

Out State Exposer Visit

Table 5.16 presents the talukawise veterinary institutions established in

Ahmednagar district. There are total 327 veterinary institutions established supporting

the animal husbandry and dairy enterprise.

Table 5.16: Taluka wise Existing Veterinary Institutions

Taluka Institutions (Nos) No. of GP without any veterinary institutions

VH VD MVC PVC AIC KVS sub -centre

Diagn-ostic Labs

PEC Total

Parner 1 20 9 30

Shrigonda 17 5 22

Karjet 12 3 15

Jamkhed 11 3 14

Newasa 15 6 21

Shevgoan 15 4 19

Shrirampur 1 10 5 16

Kopargoan 1 12 5 18

Pathirdi 16 5 21

Nagar 1 20 6 27

Rahuri 1 15 8 24

Rahata 1 15 9 25

Sangamner 24 9 33

Akole 1 28 1 12 42

Total 7 230 1 89 327

Notes: VH-Veterinary Hospital, VD-Veterinary Dispensary, MVC – Mobile Veterinary Centres, PVC – Proposed Veterinary Centres, AID – AI Centres, PEC – Source: District livestock department

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Table 5.17 and 5.18 presents production plan of Animal Husbandry for XIth plan.

Proposed physical and financial achievement of animal husbandry and diary

department is presented in Table 5.19 and 5.20.

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Table 5.17: Proposed Production Plan for XIIth Five Year Plan for Animal Husbandry in Ahmednagar district

Sr. No.

Enterprise/Activities

2011-2012 2016-2017

Present No. Present

Productivity Kg/day (Milk)

Present Production MT

Present Gross Value RS

Production MT Gross

Value (Rs. Million)

1 COW Cross Bred 241744 6.423 566743.425 3967203974 775627.5108 5429

Non Discript 95714 1.448 50586.7633 354107343 69231.47859 484

Total 337458

617330.188 4321311317 844858.9894 5914

2 BUFFALOES Improved 66779

Indigenous 53450 Total 120229 3.599 157937.022 57647013181 216147.7208 78893

3 GOAT milk 344637 0.211 26542.2186 132711092.8 36324.85884 181

meat 205812 12 kg net meat 2469.744 29636928 3245.592136 38

4 SHEEP meat 363399 12 kg net meat 4360.788 261647280 5730.690808 343

Wool 363399 0.8 kg/year 290.7192 4360788 340.1003447 5

5 POULTRY LAYER Desi 392253 70eggs/ year 27457710 27457710 34664726.25 34

LAYER Improved 39043 200eggs/ year 7808600 7808600 9858177.59 9

Total 431296

35266310 35266310 44522903.84 44

BROILER 201240 1.3 kg/bird 261612 6278688 306049.0379 7

Source:

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Table 5.18: Production Plan of Livestock during the Next Five Years

Name of commodity

Baseline (2011-12) 2012-13 2013-14

Nos Prod..in M.Tons

Product-ty Per year kg./

No. Nos

Prod.in M.Tons

Product-ty Per year kg./

No. Nos.

Prod.in M.Tons

Productivity Per year kg./

No.

Milk 1) Crossbreed-Cow

241744 566743

251744 596455

26744 626845

2) Indigenous-Cow 95714 50586 96345 50586 97718 50586

3) Buffalo 120229 159763 130229 189763 140229 199763

Total

Eggs 431296 35266310 431296 35266310 431296 35266310

Broiler 201240 261612 201240 261612 201240 261612

Meat 1) Cattle Beef - - -

2) Buffalo Beef - - -

3) Sheep & Goat 363399 2769 363399 2769 363399 2769

Total

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Milk 1) Crossbreed-cow 271744 646342 281744 666768 291744 686231

2) Indigenous-Cow 98724 50586 99312 50586 100678 50586

3) Buffalo 150229 219763 160229 259763 170229 279763

Total

Eggs 431296 35266310 431296 35266310 431296 35266310

Broiler 201240 261612 201240 261612 201240 261612

Meat 1) Cattle Beef - - -

2) Buffalo Beef - - -

3) Sheep & Goat 363399 2769 363399 2769 363399 2769

Total

Source: District Dy. Commissioner Animal Husbandry, Ahmednagar.

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Table 5.19: Proposed Physical and Financial Programmes of Animal Husbandry Department (Phy – Number, Rs. In lakh)

Sr. No.

Name of Scheme 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 TOTAL

Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin

Animal Husbandry Stream -I

1 Increase in milk production 0 500 500 223 7000 1223

2 Establishment of Hatcheries at I.P.D. Block

1 105 0 0 1 105

3 Fodder production 0 15 16 8 38

4 Strenthening of TMPC

0 21 42 59 7 108

5 Development of sheep and goat 0 276 300 300 0 876

6 Infertility reduction 0 5 10 13 0 28

TOTAL (Stream I)

0 922 868 603 7 2379

Animal Husbandry Stream -II

1 Fodder development programme

2 Scientific Tackling of Infertility in Dairy Animals

3 Demonstration of Scientific calf rearing

NIL

4 Up gradation existing mini-polyclinics veterinary dispensaries

5 Certified fodder seed marketing subsidy

TOTAL (Stream II)

Animal Husbandry - I 922 868 603 2379

Animal Husbandry - II 0 0 0 0

Total (Animal Husbandry) 922 868 603 2379 Source:

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Table 5.20: Proposed Physical and Financial Programmes of Diary Department

Sr. No.

Item’s 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total

Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin

Dairy Stream I

1 Providing milk testers. 0 0 71 19.88 59 16.52 59 16.52 59 16.52 248 69.44

2 Computerized milk acceptance

0 0 84 105 84 105 83 103.75 83 103.75 334 417.5

3 Subsidy to primary dairy cooperative

0 0 145 26.10 133 23.94 133 23.94 132 23.76 543 97.74

4 Milk processing 0 0 5 2472.15 5 2206 5 2206 5 2206 20 9090.19

5 Bulk coolers 0 0 67 599.65 67 599.65 68 608.28 60 547.42 262 2355

6 NDDB Adulteration kit 0 0 57 1.42 57 1.42 58 1.45 57 1.42 229 5.72

7 Market insulation vehicle

0 0 1 15 2 30 2 30 2 30 7 105

Total 0 0 3239.21 2982.57 2989.92 2928.91 1643 12140.63

Dairy Stream II

1 Directors Training 0 0 1144 8.58 1036 7.77 1032 7.76 0 0 3215 24.112

2 Secretary Training 0 0 164 18.45 164 18.45 136 15.30 0 0 464 52.20

3 Milk testers Training 0 0 78 1.092 80 1.12 78 1.092 0 0 236 3.304

4 Clean milk production training

0 0 1913 5.739 1913 5.739 1913 5.739 0 0

5739 17.216

5 Farmer Training 0 0 2209 16.56 1950 14.62 1952 14.65 0 0 6111 45.85

Total 0 0 5508 50.421 5143 47.69 5111 44.541 0 0 15765 142.68

Dairy - I 0 0 3239.21 0 2982.57 0 2989.92 0 2928.91 0 12140.63

Dairy -I I 0 0 50.421 0 47.69 0 44.541 0 0 0 142.68

TOTAL Dairy 0 0 3289.64 0 3030.264 0 3034.46 0 2928.919 0 12283.286

Source:

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5.5. Fisheries Development: :

Fishery is an important farm based activity capable of supporting farm families

by utilizing available resources with few modifications in existing structures and

adoption of recommended technologies. Due to satisfactory rains received during last

two years in the district all the storage structures are having good water storage. This

can be utilized for fish farming. Under National Horticulture Mission and Maharashtra

Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the farmers are constructing farm pond for

storing water during requirement. These ponds can be utilized for fish rearing.

Length of Rivers in District : 587 Kms.

Water spread Area Favorable for Fisheries : 18182 ha.

Fish Production in 2006-07 : 1955 MT

No. of Fish seed farms/hatcheries : 01

Total Irrigation Tanks : 72 (0-20 ha- 20 ponds, 20-200 ha-58

ponds and above 200 ha- 04 ponds)

Area covered under tanks : 10580.77 ha

Source- District Fishery Development Officer, Ahmednagar

To rear fish in this area, 142.78 lakh fingerlings are necessary which would result

in fish production about 4151 MT. To achieve 6 percent growth rate, 180.17 lakh

fingerlings are require from which 5240.80 mt fish production is expected to achieve.

Fisheries seed production center is at Mula Dam with production capacity of 300 lakh

fingerling. In the district there are 63 co op fisherman societies with 4547 members. In

the district 4292 fisherman, 250 fish rearing ponds,250 fish retailers are present. Near

about 15000 people are surviving on the fishing enterprise. There are 14 fish collection

centers, 14 Sale points & 20 small sale centers with 30 wholesalers are engaged in fish

treading. The total water spread area under pesciculture is Ponds-10, Tanks – 58,

Reservoir – 4 (Total 72 structures with 10581 ha). It is estimated that area will be

increased upto 20710 ha. The fish seed & fish production will increased from 143 and

4151 tons upto 180 & 5241 tons respectively ( 26%). The private aqua culturist will be

increased from 250 to 281. For this the infrastructure will be increased as 20 co-op

societies,1020 fisherman, 41 fisher traders ,410 persons engaged in allied activities, 8

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each of fish collection centers & wholesale market, 15 each of mini market, retail market

will be developed. The additional income will be of (Rs. 2096 Lakh -1660 Lakh) 436

Lakh (20.80%)

The source-wise water spread areas available for fishing in the district is

presented in the Table 5.21. The water spread areas are available with

Granpanchayats and with department tanks. There are 296 units of waterspread areas

having less than 40 ha, with total 1547 ha under Grampanchayats and 34 water-spread

units of having more than 40 ha areas with total 3516 ha are with department available.

There are 3 major reservoirs in the district with total water spread area of 7127 ha.

Apart from this there are 200 community farm ponds constructed under National

Horticulture Mission programme in the district having scope for fishing.

Table 5.21: Source wise Water Spread Area (WSA) in the Ahmednagar District

Taluk

Grama Panchayat Tanks

Department Tanks

Reservoirs Rivers < 40 ha > 40 ha

No W.S.A (ha) No W.S.A(ha) No W.S.A (ha) No km

A,nagar 21 79 9 516 0 0 0 0

Parner 58 366 2 207 0 0 0 0

Pathardi 28 105 4 320 0 0 0 0

Karjat 40 172 7 1376 0 0 0 0

Jamkhed 34 229 4 434 0 0 0 0

Shrigonda 34 101 5 384 1 2632 0 0

Shrirampur 9 43 1 93 0 0 0 0

Shevgaon 9 43 1 93 0 0 0 0

Newasa 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rahuri 18 50 1 52 1 3511 0 0

Sangamner 28 206 0 0 0 0 0 0

Akole 14 117 1 134 1 984 0 0

Kopargaon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rahata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 296 1547 34 3516 3 7127 0 0

Source:

Constraints in Fish Farming:

S.N. Constraints

1 No technical knowledge of fish farming

2 Unutilization of available water bodies for fish

3 Poor management of existing fish farms farming.

4 Unavailability of fisherlings

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5 No technical information regarding pond construction

Table 5.22 presents the talukawise inland fisheries unit in operation, fish

species cultured, average yield per hectare expected yield per hectare yield and

existing gap in per hectare production in Ahmednagar district. The reasons for existing

gap in expected fish production is also mentioned in the table. It is seen from the table

that only inland fishery is important in the district. There are total 333 inland fisheries

unit in the district with average production of 700 tones per hectare. There are 3 major

reservoirs in the district where fishing is practiced with 225 boat net units.

Table 5.25 presents the yearwise proposed fish production, seed required to

stocked and hatcheries & fish nurseries for improving fish production in the district. The

total fish production is projected to be 11978 MT. The seed to be stocked is proposed

to be of 712.86 lakh. At present, there is one fish hatchery and two fish nursery units in

the district. During XII th Plan Period total 16.08 fisherings will be prepared to meet the

demand of fish rearing farmers.

Table 5.26 presents the financial targets achieved by Fisheries sector during

XIth Paln Period in Ahmednagar district. The major schemes implemented during the

XIth Plan Period were related for development of fisheries enterprise in the district. The

major schem components consisted of fish seed production, stocking of fish seed,

organizing and strengthening of fish farmers. The total outlay was Rs. 23.64 lakh and

expenditure incurred was Rs.13.10lakhs. It is seen from the table that 55.42 % targets

achieved by fisheries sector.

Table 5.27 presents the proposed fisheries development activities under Stream

–I and II during XII th Plan Period in Ahmednagar district by Fisheries Department.

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Table 5.22: Fisheries Information in Ahmednagar district

Source:

Sr. No.

Taluka Details of Fisheries Units

Inland Ponds Rivers Reservoirs

Nos. Units

Species Cultured

Average yield

per ha.

Expected yield per

ha.

Gap in

Yield (kg)

Reasons for gap in

yield

Boat &

Net Units

Species Harves

ted

Average Catch

per boat (kg)

Gap in catch

per boat (kg)

Reasons for

gap in yield

Nos. No. of boat and net

units

Species Harveste

d per boat unit

(kg)

Average catch

per boat in kg

Expected catch per boat

(kg)

Gap in yield catch per

boat (kg)

Reasons for gap in yield

1 Nagar

30 Major carp

700 1500 800

Lack of culture, Knowledge poor, Financial condition of fisher man, & cannot fulfill the optimum Stating of fish

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

net net net

2 Rahuri

20 Major Carp

700 1500 800 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 10 15 20 5

3 Shirampur 10 Major carp

700 1500 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 Shrigonda 40 Major carp

700 1500 800 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 12 15 20 5

5 Parner

60 Major carp

700 1500 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 Karjat 47 Major carp

700 1500 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Pathardi 32 Major carp

700 1500 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 Jamkhed

38 Major carp

700 1500 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 Sangamner

28 Major carp

700 1500 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 Akole 16 Major carp

700 1500 800 0 0 0 0 0 1 75 10 15 20 5

11 Kopergoan -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12 Newasa 3 Major carp

700 1500 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

13 Shevgoan 9 Major carp

700 1500 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

14 Rahata -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 333 8400 18000 9600 3 225 32 45 60 15

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Table 5.23: Fisheries Resources

Sr.No. Item Present area in ha Proposed Area in ha

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Number ha

1 Total water spread Area suitable

(A) Ponds below 20 Ha 10 137.60 745.82 154.56 163.83 173.66

(B) Tanks 21 Ha to 200 Ha 58 3091.06 3276.52 3473.11 3681.49 3902.37

(C) Reservior Above 200 Ha 4 7352.11 7793.23 8260.82 8756.46 9281.84

Total 72 10580.77 11815.57 11888.49 12601.78 20709.98

2 Total water spread Area under Preciculture

(A) Ponds 10 137.60 145.82 154.56 163.83 173.66

(B) Tanks 58 1091.06 3276.52 3473.11 3681.49 3902.37

(C) Reservior 4 7352.23 7793.23 8260.82 8756.46 9281.84

Total 72 10580.77 11215.57 11888.49 12601.78 20709.98

Source:

Table 5.24: Fish Production Potential

Sr. No Category of Tank

2011-12

2016-17

Fish seed Fish

Production Fish seed Fish seed Fish

Production

1 Ponds 6.88 207 7.29 8.67 261.32

2 Tanks 88.64 2701 93.95 111.9 3410.27

3 Reservoirs 47.26 1243 50.07 59.62 1569.21

Total 142.8 4151 151.31 180.2 5240.8 Source:

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Table 5.25: Projections for Fish Production, Seed to be stocked and Hatchery Requirement for XI IPlan Period.

a) Fish Production ( in Tonnes)

Year

Production at different yields from different areas

@2000kg/hect for 500hect @500kg/hect for 2000hect @100kg/hectare

6000 hectare Total

2012-13 1500 711 2211

2013-14 1560 740 2300

2014-15 1622 770 2392

2015-16 1687 801 2488

2016-17 1754 833 2587

Total 10623 6355 11978

b) Seed to be stocked advance fingerlings 50 mm size in lakhs

Year

2012-13 70 40 110

2013-14 77.35 53.2 130.56

2014-15 85 58 143

2015-16 93.5 63.8 157.3

2016-17 102 70.18 172

Total 427.85 285.18 712.86

C) Year Hatchery required (Assumption 0.6 ha of hatchery can produce 20 Lakh fingerling and 40 Lakh fingerlings required per ha )

Present 1 Hatchery & 2 Nursery

2012-13 -- 1

2013-14 1 Nursery unit 3.26

2014-15 1 Nursery unit 3.57

2015-16 -- 3.93

2016-17 -- 4.32

16.08

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Table 5.26: Financial Targets and Achievements during XI Plan for Fisheries Development in the District

Schemes 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

T A T A T A T A T A

Establishment of fish seed production center

0.53 0.46 0.25 0.25 0.83 0.83 1.27 1.27 1.3 1.3

Stocking of fish seed in impounded water

0.28 0.28 1.93 1.93 - - 0.15 0.15 0.2 0.2

Fish Farmer Development Agency

0.5 0.3 0.15 0.15 - 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.4 0.4

Susidy for supply of fisheries requisites

1.5 1.23 1.38 1.38 0.35 0.21 1.16 1.25 1.33 1.33

Srengthening of fisheries Co-operatives

- - 0.03 0.06 - - - - 0.09 0.09

Total

2.81 2.27 3.74 3.77 1.18 1.06 2.59 2.68 3.32 3.32

Notes: T- Target and A-Achievement Source:

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Table 5.27: Projected Outlay for Fisheries Development during XI Plan-Ahmednagar district

Annual Expenditure incurred Proposed Outlay (Rs.in lakh)

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total

phy fin phy fin phy fin phy fin phy fin phy fin

Stream I

Establishment of fish seed production centre

0 0 0 0 0

60

0

60

0

80

0

200 stocking of fish seed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fish farmer development agency 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Strengthening of fishery cooperative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 0 0 0 0 0 60 60 80 200

Stream II

Training ongoing schemes 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 24

Training 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 .30

Total 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 0 18 0 54

Fishery – I 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 60 0 80 0 200

Fishery -I I 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 0 18 0 54

Total Fishery

0 0 0 0 0 78 0 78 0 78 0 254

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5.6 Watershed Development:

Watershed conservation is widely recognized as a major strategy for rural

development throughout the developing world. In India, the apparent success of

participatory approaches to watershed development resulted in a decentralization of

project planning, implementation, and management to local communities at the village

scale. Comprehensive Watershed Development Programme is being implemented

since 1983 which is now followed by Jal Sandharan Programme through out the

Maharashtra State since 1996 onwards.

Table 5.28 presents talukawise geographical area, area suitable and suitable for

watershed development in Ahmednagar district. Talukawise watershed area already

treated and balanced area is also given in the table. It can be seen from the table that

the proposed talukawise area to be completed in the district. So far

Strategy for Watershed Development Work:

1) To create protective irrigation facility in adverse scarcity conditions, so as to enable

the farmers to harvest at least one crop in a year.

2) To protect and strengthen existing drinking water sources and to bring the

sustainability in supply of drinking water in villages.

3) To promote concepts of NGO’s & peoples participation in the rural area.

4] To imbibe concepts of “Water Planning” and “Water Budgeting” in the minds of rural

masses so as to inoculate the confidence about water resources.

Ahmednagar district is pioneer in watershed work. The success stories of

Ralegan Sidhi & Hivare Bazaar are torch bearer to the nation in implementing the

watershed development work. 10 blocks of the district come under DPAP which

receives rainfall of less than 500 mm rainfall. The rainfall is also erratic & not

sustainable .After every three to four year scarcity & draught occurs creating hardship

to the farmer. To mitigating the drought the water shed development is the only answer.

The work done in this reg through employment guarantee scheme is very remarkable.

Because of good implementation of work now the following results are observed

Even after receipt of 500 mm of well distributed rainfall, farmers are growing two

crop due to water conserved from watershed development work.

Because of protective irrigation availability farmers diversifying from traditional crop

to high value crop like vegetable, horticulture & floriculture.

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Because of fodder availability from water shed work the animal husbandry flourished

& milk collection increased which brought stabilization in the farmers economy.

Because of increased agriculture activity farmers are getting employment on there

own field, resulted decreasing labor attendance on EGS works.

By using remote sensing technology the delineation of the watershed work has

been completed. The total districts major watershed declared by GSDA delineated in to

micro watershed up to 500 ha. The perspective plan for the watershed development

work on the basis of watershed atlas is also completed. Because of good watershed

work the scope for drainage line treatment is nearly exhausted. Still there is good scope

for Cement Nala Bunding activity. There is huge demand from farmers and people

representative for this activity because of its immediate effect by water availability.

There is big scope for in situ soil moisture conservation which will conserve water on

farm. For this purpose activity like compartment bunding, well recharging, farm pond,

CCT are very useful. The sufficient outlay is also available for this work through various

schemes like NREGA, EGS, western ghat development, river valley project, Hariyali,

DPAP, Tribal sub plan, DPDC, Rashtriy Sam Vikas, Backward Region Grant Fund.

Presence of good NGO like WOTR, Social Center, Bosco gramin kendra, Hind swaraj

trust, Yashawant gramin vikas kendra & other NGO are performing well in ensuring

peoples participation in the watershed development work.

The five year plan of soil and water conservation work in the district is presented

in Tables 5.28 to 5.31. The above activities will be completed through State & Central

Govt. schemes as E.G.S, MREGS, DPDC, TSP, OTSP, Jalsandharan Mahamandal,

NWDP, NWDP, WGDP, RVP, and RSVY & DPAP Hariyali

Expected Benefits:

1] The on going 766 watersheds those have completed 75% will be 100 % completed.

2] The on going 912 watersheds those have completed 50% will be 100 % completed.

3] The on going 247 watersheds those have completed 25% will be 100 % completed.

4] New watersheds no. 605 will be started & 100 % completed.

Total 2530 Watersheds will be 100 % completed through above plan. The

benefits of completed watershed will result in crop production, fodder production,

Timber production.

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Table 5.28 : Area Available for Watershed Development and Plan

(Area in ha)

Name of the Taluka

Geograph-cal Area (ha)

Area not Suitable

for watershed

(ha)

Area available for

w/w develop-ent

(ha)

Area treated so far (ha)

Balance Area (ha) 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

A,nagar 150956 0 150956 100021.16 50934.84 7360.33 12270.83 12206.17 10126.17 7743.17

Parner 186072 0 186072 111363.16 74708.84 15459.17 18662.17 16333.33 14149.67 10104.50

Pathardi 119381 0 119381 73039.00 46342.00 6524.00 11439.67 10592.67 9310.17 8435.50

Karjat 149157 28021 121136 12433.00 108703.00 26380.13 24490.68 23438.97 20957.26 13435.96

Jamkhed 87525 2125 85400 7773.75 77626.25 8358.40 12139.78 12291.26 12209.44 11672.34

Shrigonda 160445 0 160445 122670.56 37774.44 4586.66 8630.82 9512.15 8089.49 6955.32

Shrirampur 56107 1207 54900 50169.16 4730.84 571.33 1233.84 1278.50 965.00 682.17

Shevgaon 108498 10422 98076 43995.46 54080.54 6058.42 14453.49 13226.34 11914.04 8428.25

Newasa 126226 0 126226 117366.50 8859.50 926.50 1816.67 1617.67 1420.00 1162.50

Rahuri 101778 66778 35000 20765.84 14234.16 2199.83 3620.83 3473.88 2735.00 2204.62

Sangamner 167394 10963 156431 112585.50 43845.50 9679.67 10252.83 8772.00 8767.67 6373.33

Akole 150400 0 150400 68826.84 81573.16 17849.21 16165.00 15563.08 15529.98 16465.89

Kopargaon 70807 0 70807 66494.00 4313.00 694.76 1367.86 1122.94 688.09 439.35

Rahata 65196 0 65196 59504.16 5691.84 944.17 1265.83 1281.67 1024.50 1175.67

Total

1699942 119516 1580426 967008.09 613417.91 107592.58 137810.3 130710.63

117886.48

95278.57

Source :

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Table 5.29: District five year plan of Soil and Water Conservation work (Amount in lakhs)

Sr. No

Item Phy. Fin. Increase in irr.area ha.

Wells to be benefited No.

T.C.M. Watershed to be completed

1 C.C.T. 57509 ha 5750.90 23004 11502 11502 75 % to 100 % =766

50 % to 100 % =912 25 % to 100 %

= 247

2 C.B. 364095 ha 8736.04 72819 36410 36410

3 Terracing 500 ha 210.00 100 100 100

4 N.B. 4313 10782.50 43130 21565 21565

5 C.N.B 3152 9456.00 47280 22064 22064

6 Farm pond 5000 1750.00 5000 5000 3500

7 Other 2538.17

Total 39223.61 191333.00 96641 95141 1925

Table 5.30: Proposed 5 year plan of water conservation works 2012-13 to 2016-17 (Area in ha)

Sr. No Activity Physical Amount Lakh Rs

1 CCT 57509 5750.90

2 Waste land plantation 700 133

3 Terracing 500 210

4 Reclamation of salty soil 200 26

5 Compartment bunding 364095 8736.04

6 Loose bolder 53984 1079.68

7 Earthen structure 25959 324.49

8 Gabion structure 1000 200

9 Diversion bund 50 50

10 Farm pond 5000 1750

11 Nala bandh 4313 10782.5

12 CNB 3152 9456

13 Recharging trench 150 225

Total 38723.6

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Table 5.31: Soil & Water conservation [ year & activitywise ] District five year plan 2012-13 to 2016-17 [ Amount in lakhs ].

Year CCT

C.B

Terracing

N.B

C.N.B

Farm pond

LBS

Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin.

2012-13 9000 900.00 60500 1451.40 50 21.00 530 1325 247 741 1000 350 9500 190

2013-14 12000 1200.00 72500 1739.28 125 52.50 1157 2892 725 2175 1000 350 11500 230

2014-15 12000 1200.00 72500 1739.28 125 52.50 1150 2875 725 2175 1000 350 11500 230.

2015-16 13509 1350.90 72500 1739.28 125 52.50 831 2077 725 2175 1000 350 12500 250

2016-17 11000 1100.00 86095 2066.82 75 31.50 645 1612 730 2190 1000 350 8984 179

Total 57509 5750 364095 8736 500 210 4313 10782 3152 9456 5000 1750 53984 1079

Year

Earthen

structure

Recharing

trench

Sustainable dry land

Diversion bund

Gabiyan str.

West land vegetation

Reclamation of saline soils

Total

Phy. Fin. hy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Fin.

2012-13 4000 50.00 30 45 100 100 10 10.00 200 40 100 19 50 6.50 5248

2013-14 5500 68.75 30 45 100 100 10 10.00 200 40 150 28 50 6.50 8938

2014-15 5500 68.75 30 45 100 100 10 10.00 200 40 150 28 50 6.50 8920

2015-16 5500 68.75 30 45 100 100 10 10.00 200 40 150 28 50 6.50 8293

2016-17 5459 68.24 30 45 100 100 10 10.00 200 40 150 28. 0 0.00 7822

Total 25959 324 150 225 500 500 50 50 1000 200 700 133 200 26 39223

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5.7 Social Forestry Development

Forests play an important role in maintaining the ecological balance of nature

and one of the major renewable sources of our state. They include harmonious cycling

of water resources, storage of soil & moisture, moderating influence of floods, control

over air, water and noise pollution moderation of temperature, better rainfall distribution,

providing decentralized rural employment and food supply to disadvantageous section

of population. Due to continued degradation and destruction of the forests in our State

in the past, the evil effects in the form of soil erosion, floods, increased run-off, loss of

genetic diversity etc. are manifested. The loss of forest cover is causing great concern

to ecology in general and environment in particular. Forest, being the precious natural

renewable resource, a sustainable management of this resource is most essential.

Over the last twenty years, large-scale planting of Eucalyptus, as a fast growing exotic,

has occurred in India, as part of a drive to reforest the subcontinent, and create an

adequate supply of fuel and timber for rural communities under the augur of ‘social

forestry’. Initially in response to the international community’s consternation regarding

deforestation, social forestry was, in its early days, largely a product of development aid

Government of Maharashtra decided to implement Wasteland Development

Programme on large scale over an area of 1.35 million ha vide its Resolution dated

3/6/1987, in which the F.D.C.M. Ltd. was also involved as line agency with Forest

Deptt. and Social Forestry.

Table 5.32 : Technologies for Insitu Soil -Moisture Conservation Plan (Area in ha )

Sr. No .

Name of Activity Total area covered (ha) up to 2006-07 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

1 Contour Cultivation 65680 91935 110842 133595 147193

2 Dead Furrows 53150 60067 71227 82093 92103

3 Ridges & Farrows 34370 45805 49982 70305 75743

4 Other Activities 1615 1815 1912 2005 2613

Total 65680 91935 110842 133595 147193

Table 5.32 presents the yearwise insitu soil –moisture conservation activities to be

undertaken in Ahmednagar district. The activities proposed to be completed are of

contour cultivation, opening of dead furrows, ridges and furrows and other such

activities to conserve the available rains in the soils to support the growing crops during

kharif and rabi season for sustaining crop productivity. The insitu soil–moisture activities

useful for conserving rains as well as for avoiding the soil erosion due to excess rainfall

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protecting the fertile top layer of soil. Table 5.33 presents action plan for social forestry

for XI Plan.

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Table 5.33: Action Plan for Social Forestry for XI Plan (Rs. In lakh)

Sr. No.

Particulars Activity

year 2006-07

Total Programme 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin

1 Social Forestry Infrastructure Development

1 )Seedling prepration 0 0 158.69 0 0 0 39.67 0 39.67 0 39.67 0 39.67

2) Nursery modernization 0 0 300 0 0 0 70 0 70 0 70 0 90

3) Roadside Plantation 3yrs 0 0 1650 0 0 0 648 0 334 0 334 0 334

4) Roadside Plantation 15 mnt 0 0 837 0 0 0 186 0 279 0 279 0 93

Total (Stream I)

0 0 2945.69 0 0 0 943.67 0 722.67 0 722.67 0 556.68

C C T 0 0 370 0 0 0 148 0 92.5 0 92.5 0 37

Block plantation 0 0 306 0 0 0 126 0 72 0 72 0 36

Roadside Plantation 3yrs 0 0 324 0 0 0 162 0 162 0 0 0 0

Roadside Plantation 15 mnt 0 0 93 0 0 0 46.5 0 46.5 0 0 0 0

Total 0 0 1093 0 0 0 482.5 0 373 0 164.5 0 73

Social Forestry -I

0 0 0 943.67 0 722.67 0 722.67 0 556.68 0 2945.6

9

Social Forestry -I I 0 0 0 482.5 0 373 0 164.5 0 73 0 1093

TOTAL

0 0 0 1426.1

7 0

1095.67

0 887.17 0 629.68 0 4038.6

9

Source:

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5.8 Agro-based Rural Development Programme:

The Rural Agro-Based Industrial Development Programme is charged with the

responsibility of researching into and developing small-scale manufacturing (usually

food processing techniques) using locally manufactured equipments. It is evident that

the Agro-Industrial Development programme has achieved some degrees of successes

especially in village Agri processing, Palm oil processing among others. The concern of

this plan is to develop strategies of small scale /agro industrial development. The

challenges, prospects and opportunities of the small –scale industrial development will

also be highlighted.

A. Apiculture-

Apiculture is one of the emerging important subsidiary occupations sponsored by

KVIC. Till today honey collection from forest area is livelihood activity in hilly areas of

Pune district. Scientific rearing of apiculture has a very wide scope in increasing

agricultural production up to 30 per cent by activating pollination process. Agro climatic

conditions of Ahmednagar district especially Akole taluka are suitable for commercial

implementation of this enterprise. KVIC organizes different scientific training

programme of commercial apiculture for the rural unemployed youth. Apis Melifera is a

new species having more disease resistance capacity than the existing local species

(Satari). Apiculture is eco-friendly enterprise which does not compete with any other

enterprise and hence, it has wide scope in district.

Activities organized by KVIC

1. Training-

Scientific training of honey bee rearing for10 days is being organized by KVIC.

During the training, Rs. 500/- stipend is also supplied to participating person.

2. Demonstrations-

Technical demonstrations of honey bee rearing are organized by KVIC across

the district.

3. Educational tour-

Intrastate and interstate educational tours are being organized by the KVIC to

encourage the people and popularize commercial honey bee rearing activity

among the rural people.

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Sericulture

Sericulture is one of the most important trustworthy agro based subsidiary

enterprise leading sound economic gain to the farmer. Agro climatic conditions of

scarcity zone of the district are suitable for mulberry cultivation and silk worm rearing.

With a view to give thrust for the sector, a separate Directorate had been established

under the ministry of textile. Now Govt. had planned to expand the area under

Mulberry, in a planned manner. Under integrated cropping practices proposed by the

state, thrust has been given to mulberry cultivation and silk rearing in the district.

Table 5.34 indicates activities projected by Khadi and Village Industries under

stram-I & stream- II during XI th Plan

Table 5.34: Action Plans for (K.V.I) Khadi & Village Industries Programmes during XI Plan

Programmes

Unit cost (Rs)

No. of Beneficiary

Target (Rs. In lakh)

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Units Phy. Fin Phy. Fin Phy. Fin Phy. Fin Phy. Fin

Stream I

Training Infrastructure 155000 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.55 1 1.55 1 1.55

Total 155000 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.55 1 1.55 1 1.55

Stream II

Bee Keeping Training 2500 100 0 0 0 0 100 2.5 100 2.5 100 2.5

Bee Breeder Training Programme 1500 50 0 0 0 0 50 0.75 50 0.75 50 0.75

Training for capacity Building 1500 50 0 0 0 0 50 0.75 50 0.75 50 0.75

Distribution of Bee Boxes 50000 100 0 0 0 0 100 50 100 50 100 50

Total 300 0 0 0 0 300 54 300 54 300 54

Khadi & Village- I 0 0 0 0 - 1.55 - 1.55 - 1.55 - 4.65

Khadi & Village - II 0 0 0 0 300 54 300 54 300 54 900 162

Total 0 0 0 0 300 55.55 300 55.55 300 55.55 900 166.7

Source:KVIC Ahmednagar

5.9 Food Processing Units:

It is a well known fact that the processing of agricultural and horticultural

produce improves quality and life of the products, besides fetching a higher price by

value addition in it. Value addition is one of the two fronts in increasing net income of

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the farmer. Hence, agro based industries assume great importance in providing

assured return to the farmers. Table 5.35 presents the taluka-wise information on agro-

processing facilities available in and outside the district but serving the need of the

district.

Table 5.35: Agro Processing Unit in the District (including Sugar, Milk, Silk, etc., related to Agriculture only) Sr. No.

Agro- Processing unit

Taluka No. of units

Per day capacity (tonnes),000 liters

Produce Processed 2006-07 (tonnes) lakh liters

1

Milk Processing

Nagar 2 110 216.44

Parner 2 20 138.19

Jamkhed 1 20 49.16

Karjet 2 30 212.67

Shrigonda 1 10 87.8

Shevgoan 1 10 44.29

Pathirdi 2 30 146.26

Shrirampur 1 0 31.04

Rahuri 1 0 98.45

Newasa 1 0 246.63

Kopargoan 1 100 399.08

Sangamner 1 100 810.6

Akole 2 20 194.34

Rahata 3 140 632.15

Total 21 590 5306.1

2 Silk Reeling Unit Newasa 1 60 kgs 6kgs

3

Sugarcane Processing

Nagar 1 2500 382090

Parner 1 1250 230070

Karjat 1 800 273687

Shrigonda 3 2500 1600000

Shevgoan 1 2500 397606

Pathirdi 1 2500 517664

Shrirampur 1 2600 546987

Rahuri 1 4250 844899

Newasa 2 4500 1740000

Kopargoan 3 2500 1700000

Sangamner 1 3500 116470

Akole 1 2500 440475

Rahata 1 4000 114782

Total 18 35900 8904730

Table 5.33 presents talukawise different agro-processing units present in

Ahmednagar district. The major agro- processing units include milk and sugarcane

processing. There is total 21 major milk processing units under private & public sector

control with capacity of 590000 litres per day of milk processing and total milk

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processed by these units during the year 2011-12 was of 5306.1 lakh litres. There is

only one Silk Reeling unit under public sector in Ahmednagar district situated at Bhenda

vilage in Newasa taluka with reeling capacity of 60 kgs per day.

Co-operative sector is well established in Ahmednagar district. Milk and sugarcane

are major agricultural commodities being processed by Co-operative sector. There 17

Co-operative sugarcane processing factories and only one is operated under private

sector. The processing capacity of all sugarcane factories in Ahmednagar district is of

35900 MT /day.

5.10 Development of Rural Industries:

Besides adding the value, processing of agricultural and horticultural produce

improves quality and shelf life of the products. Value addition increases the net income

of the farmer by reducing cost of production. Therefore, agro based industries play a

major role in providing assured return to the farmers.

Table 5.36: Productwise number of SSI Units in the District

Sr. No

Category of Industry Nos. Investment (Rs.in lakh)

Employment

1 Manufacturing of food Product 414 639 3507

2 Manufacturing of Textile 38 40 441

3 Manufacturing Wearing apparel Dressing & Dyeing of Fur

28 113 176

4 Training & Dressing of Leather, Mfg. luggage hand Bags Sandal Harmless & Footwear

44 141 239

5 Manufacturing of Wood products Plating Material Except Furniture

143 165 644

6 Manufacturing of paper Products 120 21 1175

7 Manufacturing of Publishing Printing And Reproduction of Recorded Media

230 957 840

8 Manufacturing of chemical & Chemical Products

265 3245 1975

9 Manufacturing of Rubber & Plastic Products

240 217 1850

10 Manufacturing of other Non Metallic Mineral Products

320 250 4499

11 Manufacturing of Basic Metals 146 325 1510

12 Manufacturing of Fabricated Metal Products Except Machinery & Equipment

347 100 2043

13 Manufacturing of Machinery & Equipments

482 531 3248

14 Manufacturing of Electrical Machinery & Apparatus

99 178 806

15 Manufacturing of Radio television 33 123 343

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Communication Equipment and Apparatus

16 Manufacturing of Medical 09 66 68

17 Manufacturing of Motor Vehicles Trailers & Semi Trailers

12 96 87

18 Manufacturing of Furniture 164 536 84

19 Maintenance & Repair of Motor Vehicles & Motor

30 58 277

20 Computer Related Activities 123 315 484

21 Other Business Activities 76 388 705

22 Other Service Activities 1190 1006 4874

Total 4553 9510 29875

Table 5.36 presents the productwise Small-Scale Industrial units established in

Ahmednagar district.There are total 4553 numbers of SSI units in operation and total

investment in these units is of Rs.9510 lakhs and have generated employment

opportunities by absorbing 29875 workers in the district. Table 5.37 indicates the

financial achievements by District Industries Centre during XIth Plan Period in

Ahmednagar district. DIC achieved the given targets under different components and

schemes for district in last Plan Period

Table 5.37: Progress during X IPlan under District Industrial Centre (Financial in lakh)

Programme 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

T A T A T A T A T A

Seed Money Scheme

20 18.41 11.95 11.95 11.86 11.86 21.11 21.11 32.66 32.66

DIC Loan Scheme

2.5 10.41 1.31 1.31 0.92 0.92 1.47 1.47 3.5 3.5

PMRY

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

EDTP

0.30 0.30 2.89 2.89 0.16 0.16 1.39 1.39 1.5 1.5

Total

22.8 29.12 16.15 16.15 12.94 12.94 23.97 23.97 37.66 37.66

Notes: T-Target, A- Achievement

Table 5.38 presents the activities projected by District Industries Centre under stream-

II during XII th Plan Period for Ahmednagar district. The total project outlay under

ongoing schemes is of Rs. 264.6 lakhs.

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Table 5.38: Action Plan of DIC for XII Plan ((Rs.in lakh))

Programme 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 TOTAL

Phy. Fin Phy. Fin Phy. Fin Phy. Fin Phy. Fin Phy. Fin

District Industry Center- Stream II

Agro Processing Entrepreneurship

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Co-op Industrial estate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Agro-park Incentive Scheme

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capital For Agro processing units

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Scheme for Quality Standards

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Agro Inform. Technology centre

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

District Industry Center- Stream II

SMS Scheme 73 30 40 20 40 25 40 20 40 20 233 115

DIC Loan Scheme 02 3 5 1 5 10 5 1 5 1 22 7.00

EDTP 150 0.3 2249 67.3 833 25 833 25 833 25 4898 142.6

Total 225 33.3 2294 88.3 878 51.0 878 46 878 46 5153 264.6

DIC - I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DIC -I I 225 33.3 2294 88.3 878 51.0 878 46 878 46 5153 264.6

TOTAL DIC

225 33.3 2294 88.3 878 51.0 878 46 878 46 5153 264.6

5.11 Agriculture Marketing-

An efficient agriculture marketing system is indispensable for the overall

development of the district/state/country's economy. It requires a healthy environment,

smooth channels for the transfer of produce, physical infrastructure to support

marketing of the produce, easy cash support to widely scattered community of

producers and also promotes a sense of market orientation among the farmers. The

absence of rural road connectivity and other infrastructure, combined with improper

management, lack of marketing intelligence has resulted in a system that is unfavorable

to the farmers. The adverse impact of all theses is more pronounced in the case of the

small and marginal farmers who constitute about 70 % of the entire farming community.

Table 5.39 presents the talukawise marketing infrastructure available in Ahmednagar

district. It can be seen from the table that total number of rural godowns are 43 with

storage capacity of about 12650 MT. There are 8 cold storages with 18000 tones of

capacity. The onion is on the major agricultural cash crops grown throughout the district

covering almost all the talukas and in all the three seasons. During last few years the

2527 numbers of onion storage structures constructed by the farmers under the

subsidizedcomponent of agricultural department. Presently the storage capacity of

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these structures is about 63900 MT. There are 14 main APMC market yards one at

each taluka and 29 sub-market in the district.

Table 5.39: Basic Marketing Infrastructure for Agriculture Produce (Post Harvest Management) (Capacity in tonnes)

Sr. No.

Taluka Storage Structures Markets (Numbers)

Rural Godowns Cold storage Onion Storage Main market

Sub market Nos. Capacity Nos. Capacity Nos. Capacity

1 A,nagar 7 3500 4 8000 262 6550 1 2

2 Parner 2 400 1 2000 296 7400 1 2

3 Pathardi 1 250 248 6200 1 4

4 Karjat 1 200 72 1800 1 3

5 Jamkhed 4 750 53 1325 1 1

6 Shrigonda 4 800 176 4400 1 2

7 Shrirampur 5 1250 1 2000 208 5200 1 2

8 Shevgaon 2 500 358 8950 1 3

9 Newasa 2 600 106 4000 1 1

10 Rahuri 2 400 62 1550 1 1

11 Sangamner 3 750 2 4000 308 7700 1 1

12 Akole 2 500 57 1425 1 3

13 Kopargaon 4 1250 165 4550 1 2

14 Rahata 4 1500 1 2000 102 2550 1 2

Total 43 12650 8 18000 2527 63900 14 29

Table 5.40 presents the storage capacities created during the year 2009-10 to

2011-12 and proposed plan for the next three years. It is seen from the table that at the

end of the present Five-Year Plan the total 8112 numbers of farm storage structure will

be created with total 240202.33 MT capacity. This farm storage structure will be helpful

in storage of farm produce.

Table 5.41 presents the talukawise existing marketing infrastructure established by

Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees in Ahmednagar district. Different

agricultural commodities are marketed in the APMC yards. There are total 14 main

markets and 28 numbers of sub-market yards in the distirict. Some APMC sub markets

have marketing facilities for certain commodities like foodgrains, fruits and vegetables.

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Table 5.40: Farm Level Storage Plan

(Capacity in tonnes and investment Rs. In lakh)

Existing facilities

( 2006-07)

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total

No. Capa Invest No. Capa Invest No. Capa Invest No. Capa Invest No. Capa Invest No. Capa Invest

Onion storage structures

1167 29175 875.25 1327 43175 1199.32 2527 63900 2260.92 1200 30000 1800 1500 37500 2250 7721 203750 8385.49

Zero energy chamber

32 25 2.07 37 28.90 2.39 40 31.25 2.58 42 32.81 2.71 44 34.37 2.84 195 152.33 12.59

43 12650 190.2 43 12650 190.2 20 2000 40 40 4000 80 50 5000 100 196 36300 600.40

TOTAL 1242 41850 1067.52 1407 55853.9 1391.91 2587 65931.25 2303.5 1282 34032.81 1882.71 1594 42534.37 2352.84 8112 240202.33 8998.48

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Table 5.41: Marketing Infrastructure Plan

Sr. No Taluka Existing marketing facilities (2006-07)

Main markets Sub-Markets

1 Akole 1 0

2 Sangamner 1 5

3 Kopargoan 1 0

4 Rahata 1 2

5 Shrirampur 1 2

6 Newasa 1 4

7 Shevgoan 1 3

8 Pathirdi 1 4

9 Nagar 1 0

10 Rahuri 1 2

11 Parner 1 3

12 Shrigonda 1 1

13 Karjet 1 2

14 Jamkhed 1 0

Total 14 28

Source:

Strategies for Marketing:

In the district ,there are 14 agriculture produce market committee, 31 sub

markets & 325 madies. District has 52 co-operative agriculture produce and marketing

societies. The strategies & activities for marketing for better realization of agri produce

to increase the growth rate is as follows

Promoting farmers for producers to consumers direct marketing

Minimizing the middlemen chain in agricultural marketing

Promoting farmers for supply of clean and graded agricultural produce to

consumers as per demand.

Developing producers to consumers direct linkages

Promoting for contract farming

To encourage farmers to understand consumer preferences during marketing

Educating farmers to understand marketing trends

Educating farmers to provide quality products to consumers.

Promoting Group Approach for export marketing

Promoting cultivators for adoption of technical know-how for production of

exportable crop.

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Promoting cultivators adoption of improved package of practices of post harvest

management for export.

Capacity building of cultivators regarding export marketing procedures and

practices

Promoting group approaches for production and export marketing.

Educating farmers about sanitary and Phyto-sanitory measures for export,

Eurepgaps and other quality standards

Creating Godown facilities in rural areas.

Promoting of Refer Van Facilities ,cold storage to establishing cold chain

Encouraging KVM, FIGs to have its own godown, storage and packaging

centers.

Developing SMS messaging system for FIG /KVM for market intelligence and

providing daily marketing prices of Agril..Commodities.

Promoting and educating Krishi Vigyan Mandals to provide market information at

village level.

Educating farmers about importance of branding and quality maintenance.

Providing residual testing facilities with the help of KVK, SAU/ ZRS etc

Activities for Marketing

Organizing Kisan Bazars for providing famers produce to consumers.

Mobilizing farmers for participation in Kisan Bazars

Providing common marketing place for marketing.

Training farmers for consumers’ preferences, packaging size and clean graded

produce.

Organising exposure visit to marketing Centres initiated and success Stories

Identification of cultivators for export marketing

Formation of Commodity Interest Group of cultivators

Organising training on exportable production

Identification of cultivators for export marketing

Formation of Commodity Interest Group of cultivators

Organising training on exportable production

Strengthening of Krishi Vigyan Mandals and formation of Commodity Interest

Groups for exportable commodity

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Organising workshop by linking all stakeholders in export marketing

Establishment of spot markets with help of SNX, Safal ,National Exchanges

Converting KVM into Special commodity for the commodity prevailing in those

areas.

Exposure visits to Terminal Markets, Export Hub and grading, processing plants.

Arranging interactions of farmers with traders, processors and exporters.

Providing marketing information by Internet, E-mail Connectivity to Commodity

Interest Groups formed under Krishi Vigyan Mandals.

Organising workshop on branding, quality Maintenance with the help APEDA &

MSAMB experts.

Establishing residual testing facilities KVK, SAU/ ZRS.

Preparing Directory of Service Providers, Exporters, Refer Van, Transporters,

Cold storage units, Bankers, Market Agents and retailers.

5.12 Agriculture Credit:

Credit is one of the critical non-land inputs, has two-dimensions from the

viewpoint of its contribution to the argumentation of agricultural growth viz., availability

of credit (the quantum) and the distribution of credit. With the increasing application of

modern technology in agriculture, the requirement of agricultural credit has assumed

significant importance. Credit plays a crucial role in oiling the wheels of agricultural

production. The strategy based on intensive use of improved seeds, insecticides,

pesticides, irrigation etc. and taking allied activities, which are capital intensive. Lack of

adequate credit has been acknowledged as one of the most inhibiting serious factor in

modernization of traditional agriculture and as the key element behind the vicious circle

of poverty and low productivity.

The district has 118 credit institutions, 95 Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperative

Societies, 13 Cooperatives, and 10 commercial banks. Table 5.42 presents the different

credit institutions available in Ahmednagar district. It can be seen that there are 191

branches of commercial and 283 branches are working in Co-operative sector. There

are also 138 other credit institutions functioning in different talukas of Ahmednagar

district. Table 5.43 presents the talukawise Crop loans disbursed during the year 2007-

2008 by the Co-operative and Commercial Banks in Ahmednagar district. The data

shows that there were total 185730 number of loans disbursed with an amount of Rs.

59524 lakhs. The percentage coverage of loans by Co-operative sector in total loans

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was about 81.35 % and that of commercial banks was 18.35% and amount coverd by

Co-operative sector was about 72.34% and that of commercial sector was of 27.66%.

Table 5.42: Details of Credit Institutions in the District

Name of Taluka

No. of Institutions

Total

Commercial Banks

RRBs Cooperative PACS Others

Ahmednagar 37 11 12 12 7

13 13 8

13 10 17 11 12 15

283

138

Parner

Pathardi

Karjat

Jamkhed

Shrigonda

Shrirampur

Shevgaon

Newasa

Rahuri

Sangamner

Akole

Kopargaon

Rahata

191 283 138

Source:

Table 5.43: Crop Loan disbursement in District (short term credit)

(Rs. In lakh)

Taluka

Loan disbursed in 2011-12

Coop. Banks Commercial Banks RRBs TOTAL

No. of loans

Amount No. of loans

Amount No. of loans

Amount No. of loans

Amount

A,nagar 10647 2440 2441 933 0 00 13088 3373

Parner 7345 3717 1684 1422 0 0 9029 5139

Pathardi 6278 1587 1439 607 0 0 7717 2194

Karjat 9009 2959 2065 1132 0 0 11074 4091

Jamkhed 7112 2002 1631 766 0 0 8743 2768

Shrigonda 10868 3907 2492 1494 0 0 13360 5401

Shrirampur 13832 3491 3171 1336 0 0 17003 4827

Shevgaon 10983 2963 2518 1133 0 0 13501 4096

Newasa 16249 4800 3725 1836 0 0 19974 6636

Rahuri 11842 3764 2715 1440 0 0 14557 5204

Sangamner 15535 3785 3562 1448 0 0 19097 5233

Akole 9316 2445 2136 935 0 0 11452 3380

Kopargaon 15749 3568 3610 1365 0 0 19359 4933

Rahata 6326 1627 1450 622 0 0 7776 2249

Total 151091 43054 34639 16470 0 0 185730 59524

Source:

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Table 5.44: Loan Disbursement for investment credit during XII Five Year Plan

(Rs. In lakhs)

Sr. Taluka No.of farm

families

No.of member of PACS

No.of loany

farmers

Loan disbursed

during 2006-07

Loan distribution target in next five years

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

1 A,nagar 18333 25990 30358 45537 68306 102458 153687

2 Parner 10978 4199 9002 13503 20255 30382 45573

3 Pathardi 9714 3388 5456 8184 12276 18414 27621

4 Karjat 12843 4550 7485 11227.5 16841 25262 37893

5 Jamkhed 10344 1323 5258 7887 11831 17746 26619

6 Shrigonda 16250 8482 19380 29070 43605 65408 98111

7 Shrirampur 18870 5356 9497 14245.5 21368 32052 48079

8 Shevgaon 15554 6329 6576 9864 14796 22194 33291

9 Newasa 22328 9100 32433 48649.5 72974 109461 164192

10 Rahuri 16359 4351 12549 18823.5 28235 42353 63529

11 Sangamner 22025 8193 15785 23677.5 35516 53274 79912

12 Akole 13966 2604 6376 9564 14346 21519 32279

13 Kopargaon 21490 5168 17359 26038.5 39058 58587 87880

14 Rahata 9622 6471 6982 10473 15710 23564 35346

District Total

680609 218676 95504 184496 276744 415116 622674 934011

Table 5.45: Credit plan for Ahmednagar District (Rs.Lakh)

Particular Achievement of 2011-12 Proposed 2012-13 Proposed 2016-17

Crop Loan 25279 59225 72000

Term Loan 14564 32054 38000

Total Agriculture. 39843 91579 110000

Small Scale 2887 7655 9000

Other Opportunity 12582 17858 20000

Total Priority Sector 55312 117092 139000

Agricultural crops are subjected to the vagaries of nature like untimely, uneven

and insufficient rainfall. Sometimes crops also suffered due to hail, storms, droughts

and floods, pest and disease infestations severely affecting the crop production and

productivity. Due tothis calamities the economy of farming community get restricted.

Table 5.46 presents the talukawise farmers covered under National Crop Insurance

Scheme.During the year 2006-07 total 140952 farmers were covered with an area of

about 161987 ha.

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Table 5.46 : Agriculture Insurance Status

Sr. Name of Taluka Actual coverage of farmers upto 2011-12 Area coverage (ha) in 2011–12

1 A,nagar 22692 36288

2 Parner 26439 31520

3 Pathardi 20048 24239

4 Karjat 3307 3629

5 Jamkhed 7284 8965

6 Shrigonda 13909 16102

7 Shrirampur 3128 2829

8 Rahuri 2593 2237

9 Newasa 1011 1197

10 Shevgaon 4874 4398

11 Sangamner 17602 15774

12 Akole 9642 8166

13 Kopargaon 3184 2453

14 Rahata 5239 4190

District Total 140952 161987

5.13 Special Projects/Programmes on Going in the District- A) Dairy development schemes-

Sr. No

Name of the scheme Implementing authority

1 Improving AI delivery system District Deputy commissioner and District Animal Husbandry Officer, ZP

2 Establishment of small Ruminants market yard

District Deputy commissioner

3 Breed village scheme for Sheep and Goat

District Deputy commissioner and District Animal Husbandry Officer, ZP

4 Modernization of existing veterinary Hospitals

District Deputy commissioner

5 Establishment of small Ruminants slaughter house

District Deputy commissioner

6 Establishment of poultry dressing plant

District Deputy commissioner

7 certified Fodder Seed Marketing Subsidy

District Deputy commissioner

8 Scientific Tackling of Infertility in Dairy Animals

District Deputy commissioner

9 Demonstration of Scientific Calf Rearing

District Deputy commissioner

10 Upgradation of existing Mini polyclinic, Veterinary Dispensaries

District Deputy commissioner

Source- District Dairy Development Officer, Satara.

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B) Programmes of Social Forestry-

1. Western Ghat Development Programme

2. Plantation on selected Watershed Programme.

3. Development of nurseries.

C) Sericulture development programmes-

Sericulture development programmes includes following aspects-

1. Supply of high yielding varieties.

2. Construction of rearing house.

3. Supply of disinfectant material.

4. Chawaky rearing centers.

5. Farmers training.

6. Sericulture polyclinics.

7. Support for improved cottage basin reeling units.

D) Apiculture Programmes-

1. Farmers Trainings.

2. Demonstrations.

3. Field visits.

E) Fishery Development Programmes-

1. Reservoir development

2. Establishment of training centre.

3. Supply of cold storage facility, transport facilities etc.

4. Establishment of mini wholesale markets.

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Allied Agriculture Sector : Proposed under RKVY

Sr

No

Name of

department

Scheme Proposed Total Infrastru

cture &

Asset

Producti

on

Growth

A Agriculture

1

Soil Health Improvement-Establishment

& Strengthning Of Soil Test Lab. 250.00 250.00

2

Agri Mechanization-Community

implement service center 1000 1000

3 Agri clinics- Establishment 100 100

4 Integrated Pest Management 100 100

5 Women Farmer Field School 100 100

6

Infrastructure for Strenthening of District

Training Center 615 615

7

Surveillance & monitering of pest on

cotton, Soyabean and various crop 200 200

8 Human Resource Devlopment 4380 4380

9 Agriculture Tourism 140 140

10 Precision farming 50 50

11 Group/ Integrated Farming 50 50

12 Organic farming-end to end Project 50 50

9 Mahatma Phule Agriculture University 4882 2441 2441

10 Increasing Water use efficiency 1705 1705

Total 13622.00 6301.00 7321.00

B Water Conservation

1

Introducing Farm Pond and drip irrigation

for cotton crop 1500 1500

2 Development Of Rainfed Farming System 15500.00 15500.00

3 Insitu Conservation 100.00 100.00

Total 17100.00 17100.00 0.00

C Horticulture

1

Rejuvenation Of Lemon garden for

Productivity 50 50

2 Medow Orchad in Guava 25 25

3 pre cooling chambers 40*15 lakh 600 600

4 Ripening chambers 20*10lakh 200 200

Total 875 875 0

D Animal Husbandary

1

Improving Artificial insemensation

DeliverySystem 619 619

2 Breed Village System for Sheep &Gaot 70 70

3

Strenthening/mordenisation of existing

Veternery Dispenseries(g1) 431.87 431.87

4

Strenthening of Intensive poultry

devlopment blocks 75 75

5 Supply of mini hatheries to SHGs 22.53 22.53

Total 1218.4 1218.4 0

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Allied Agriculture Sector : Proposed under RKVY

Sr

No

Name of

department

Scheme Proposed Total Infrastructure

& Asset

Prod

uctio

n

Grow

th

E Dairy Development

1

Capital subsidy to primary dairy co op

society 98 98

2 Providing milk tester 69 69

3

Providing coputerised milk acceptance

system 417 417

4 Providing N D D B adulteration kits 5 5

5 Market insulation vehicle 105 105

6 Installing milk product manufacturing units 9090 9090

7 Installing bulk coolers 2355 2355

8 IDFP- Dairy Farm Project 3824.1 3824.1

Total 15963.1 15963.1 0

F Fisheries

1

Enhance of fish poduction in agriculture

farm pond.Establishment of fish seed

production centre , stocking of fish seed,

Fish farmer devlopment agency,

Strenthning of fishery cooperative 200 200

G Sericulture

1 Mulberry Plantation 13.75 13.75

2 Assistance for irrigation 13 13

3 Rearing house 75 75

4 Chawki rearing center 34.4 34.4

5 Const of vermicompost shed 9.1 9.1

6 Reeling unit(post cacoon ) 32 32

7 Contractual staff 7.92 7.92

Total 185.17 163.5 21.67

H Social Forestry

1 seedling prepration 158 158

2 mordenisation of nerseries 300 300

3 Roadside Plantation(3yrs) 1650 1650

4 Roadside Plantation (15mon) 837 837

Total 2945 2787 158

I Minor irrigation

1 Drip &sprikler 6668 6668

J Cooperative &marketing Dept

1

market mordenisation system for fruits &

veg 159.5 159.5

2 cooprative society Godown Repairs 495.43 495.43

3 Export facility center 504.94 504.94

4 Onion Storage Structures 1292.38 1292.38

Total 2452.25 2452.25 0

H KVIC Bee Keeping 56.28 56.28

Grand Total 61285.20 53784.53

7500

.67

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Allied Agriculture Sector : Ongoing schemes

Sr

No

Depar

tment

Scheme Proposed Total Infrastru

cture & Asset

Productio

n Growth

1 Agriculture

1 Cereals Development Programme 250 250

2 National Food Security Mission 2900 580 2320

3 Sugarcane Devlopment Project 510 510

4 Cotton development project 125 125

5 Organic farming 250 250

6 Pulses Devlopment 150 150

7 Oil seed Devlopment Programme 200 200

8 Maize Devlopment Programme 30 30

9 Cereals seed production in selected area 500 500

10

Womens Participation in agriculture

Training,Exibition, Marketing survey Training 100 100

11 NATP -ATMA 500 500

12 Strenthning of extension institutes 500 500

13 Imformation support in agriculture extension 200 200

14 Seed treatment Campaign 20 20

15 Agriculture Mechanisation 40 40

16 Strenthening of agropolyclinic 40 40

17 Strenthening of bio control lab 20 20

18 Accelarated pulse production 20 20

19 Maintaining Agriculture Statistics 20 20

20 strenthening of TSF 20 20

Total 6395 1200 5195

B Water Conservation

1 Farm Pond 5000 5000

2 Integrated watershed devlopment programme 10000 10000

3 Western ghat watershed Devlopment 1000 1000

4 soil reclamation 1000 1000

5 Nala bund 1000 1000

6 National Watershed Devlopment Programme 1000 1000

6 CNB 7000 7000

Total 26000 26000 0

C Horticulture

1 E G S Horticulture Area Expansion 2500 2500

2 NHM –Estb of new Nursery 100 100

3 Vegetable seedling production 50 50

4 Estb of new gardens 100 100

5 Farm ponds 3000 3000

6 NHM 2000 1000 1000

7 Strenthening of horticulture Nursery 40 40

10 Plant Protection 80 80

14 Value addition Units 50 50

15 Post Harvest Management 100 100

16 Marketing Infrastructure 50 50

17 BBD 1000 1000

Total 9070 6600 2470

D

Micro Irrigation

4000 4000

E Animal Husbandary (General ,TSP,OTSP) 400 400

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Allied Agriculture Sector : Ongoing schemes

400

F Dairy Development

1 Training for secretaries 52 52

2 Training of milk producers 45 45

3 Training for milk testers 3 3

4 Training for director of societies 24 24

5 Training for clean milk production 17 17

Total 141 0 141

G Fisheries

1 Training ongoing schemes 25 25

2 Training 30 30

Total 55 0 55

H Sericulture

I Social Forestry

1 CCT 370 370

2 Plantation 306 306

3 Roadside Plantation 324 324

4 other 93 93

Total 1093 1000 93

J KVIC 28.89 28.89

Grand Total 47182.8

9

38828

.89 8354

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TotalAllied Agriculture Sector:

Sr.

No.

Department Head Scheme Proposed under RKVY Ongoing Schemes Total

Total Infrastructure

& Asset

Production

Growth

Total Infrastructure

& Asset

Production

Growth

1 2 8 8 8

1 Agriculture 13622.00 6301.00 7321.00 6395.00 1200.00 5195.00 20017.00

2 Water conservation 17100.00 17100.00 0.00 26000.00 26000.00 0.00 43100.00

3 Horticulture 875.00 875.00 0.00 9070.00 6600.00 2470.00 9945.00

4 Micro Irrigation 0.00 0.00 0.00 4000.00 4000.00 0.00 4000.00

5 Animal Husbandry 1218.40 1218.40 0.00 400.00 0.00 400.00 1618.40

6 Dairy Development 15963.10 15963.10 0.00 141.00 0.00 141.00 16104.10

7 Fisheries 200.00 200.00 0.00 55.00 0.00 55.00 255.00

8 Minor irrigation 6668.00 6668.00 0.00 0.00 6668.00

9 Sericulture 185.17 163.50 21.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 185.17

10 Social Forestry 2945.00 2787.00 158.00 1093.00 1000.00 93.00 4038.00

11 Co-operation Department 2452.25 2452.25 0.00 0.00 2452.25

12 KVIC 56.28 56.28 0.00 28.89 28.89 0.00 85.17

Total 61285.20 53784.53 7500.67 47182.89 38828.89 8354.00 108468.09

Percentage 100 87.76 12.24 100 82.29 17.71 100

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Chapter VI

Ahmednagar District Plan

6.1 Introduction:

Economic reforms initiated since 1991 have put the Indian economy on a higher growth

trajectory. Annual growth rate in the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has accelerated from

below 6 per cent during the initial years of reforms to more than 8 per cent in recent years. The

Planning Commission in its approach paper to the Eleventh Five-Year-plan has stated that 9 per

cent growth rate in GDP would be feasible during the Eleventh Plan period. However, the

agricultural sector which accounted for more than 30 per cent of total GDP at the beginning of

reforms, failed to maintain its pre-reform growth. On the contrary, it witnessed a sharp

deceleration in growth after the mid-1990s. This happened despite the fact that agricultural

productivity in most of the states was quite low as it were, and the potential for the growth of

agriculture was high.

The GDP of agriculture increased annually at more than 3 per cent during the 1980s.

Since the Ninth Five-Year Plan , India has been targeting a growth rate of more than 4 per cent

in agriculture, but the actual achievement has been much below the target. More than 50 per cent

of the workforce of the country still depends upon agriculture for it’s livelihood. Slow growth in

Agriculture and allied sectors can lead to acute stress in the economy because the population

dependent upon this sector is still very large. A major cause behind the slow growth in

agriculture is the consistent decrease in investments in the sector by the state governments.

While public and private investments are increasing manifold in sectors such as infrastructure,

similar investments are not forthcoming in Agriculture and allied sectors, leading to distress in

the community of farmers, especially that of the small and marginal segment. Hence the need for

incentivising states that increase their investments in the Agriculture and allied sectors has been

felt to achieve 4% growth rate of agriculture in the 12th

Plan period, which is a target fixed by

the government. Therefore to achieve this target an appropriate planning of area specific

cropping patterns, proper crop management techniques, sound marketing facilities, good export

technology and its awareness are the most essential targets before Indian Agriculture. For that

the Government has embarked on a district planning process in order to give direction to its

support and facilitation of agricultural economic development.

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The present District Plan is prepared with an objective to achieve an overall growth rate

for agriculture and allied sector of 13.65 percent during the 12th Plan period (2012-13 to 2016 to

2017). More specifically, the 12th

Plan aims at achieving a growth rate of 11.29 per cent per

annum in agricultural sector and a growth rate of 21.91 per cent in the allied sector. This growth

rate was targeted after conducting a SWOT analysis and observing the potential that exists in the

district. Discussions have been held with all departments in the agriculture and allied sector at

district level. There were informal discussions at taluka level, village level and with ATMA

officials to understand the needs of the district which will help to stimulate growth. Based on

the outcome of this exercise, innovative schemes have been devised in this plan. This plan

reflects the completion of the situation assessment phase of the planning process. It covers:

• An initial review of existing resource-based information, leading to preliminary

conclusions on resource based opportunities and implications for strategy and policy.

• An initial industry analysis of the key agricultural sectors within the district.

• A consultation process with a broad range of interested parties who are involved directly or

indirectly in commercial activity, in agricultural enterprises for small farmers and in support of

rural livelihoods.

Thus the present comprehensive district agriculture plan aims at solving major

constraints faced by the agricultural sector in the district and attempts to capitalize on the

potential of agriculture with the help of new innovative schemes suggested under stream I.

6.2 Growth Drivers:

A number of initiatives have been taken with regard to the support of emerging farmers

in both the commercial and traditional areas in an attempt to promote and improve levels of

management and production. Some of these include:

1. Soil and water management and resting demonstrations aimed at improving

production and reducing degradation.

2. Livestock Improvement Scheme through conditional, supplementary funding of

participating communities.

3. Wool Production Development (Rams and Shearing Sheds)

4. Field crops, Fruit, vegetables and floriculture.

5. Soil health

6. Fertilizer testing laboratories

7. Insecticide residue testing laboratories.

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8. Sericulture development

9. Fishery development.

10. Social forestry development.

11. Village cottage industry development, etc.

6.3 Innovative Schemes:

Strategy for achieving five year plan projections:

A) Agriculture Department

• Strengthening of Krishi Vigyan Mandal (Kvm)

• Organization of Agriculture Exhibition

• Establishing Contract Farming

• Development of Agro-tourism

• Reclamation of ill-drained Soil

• Agriculture Mechanization

• Establishment of Soil Testing Lab at Taluka Level

• Strengthening of Rameti

B) Dairy Department

• Revival of non functional DCSs

• Formation of SHGs & Shetkari Mandal

• Strengthening of existing DCSs

• Clean milk production promotion schemes

• Artificial Insemination Facility

• Improving green fodder supply to DCSs members

• Extension & Training Center

• Plant Machinery

• Civil Construction

C) Animal Husbandry Department

• Improving A.I. Delivering System

• Establishment of Hatcheries at block level

• Strengthening Distribution network of Govt. Hatcheries by involving producer

association

• Establishment of small ruminant market yard

• Breed village of Sheep/Goat

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• Strengthening modernization of existing Vet. Hospital

D) Sericulture Department

• Infrastructure for training staff

• Infrastructure for training for farmers

• Consultancy Centers

• Cocoon purchase center

• Starting New reeling Center

• Subsidy for construction of rearing houses

E) Fishery Department

• Reservoirs Development for Fish

• Establishment of Training Centre

• Subsidy for Mechanized Crafts

• Subsidy for Fish Preservation, Transport & Marketing

F) District Industry Centre

• Agro processing Entrepreneurship

• Development of Cooperative industrial Estate

• Agro park incentive Scheme

• Capital for Agro-Processing unit

• Scheme for Quality standards

• Agro information Technology Center

• Food testing Lab

• Export promotion schemes for Agro units

6.4 Vision of the Next Plan

The envisaged vision for the 12th

Plan is as follows:

Crop Diversification during 2012-13 to 2016-17

Area under cropping to be increased by - 6.38 %

Area under Wheat & soyabean to be increased- 40000 ha

Area of Sugarcane to be reduced by - 17 %

Area under horticulture crop to be increased by – 11.34 %

Existing cropping intensity - 109.88 %

Proposed cropping intensity – 118.13 %

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CROP PRODUCTION during 2012-13 to 2016-17

Food grain production to be increased by -12.09 % - ( 2.42 % per year )

Horticulture & Vegetable production to be increased by – 30.53 % ( 6.11% per year)

Overall agriculture production to be increased by – 27.93%- ( 5.58 % per year )

GROWTH VALUE ADDITION during 2012-13 to 2016-17

Agriculture to be increased by -23.39% ( 4.68 % per year )

Secondary sector to be increased by - 37.07% ( 7.42 % per year )

Overall of the district – 27.37% ( 5.47 % per year )

6.5 District Plan:

As mentioned earlier, the RKVY scheme aims at strengthening the agricultural sector

through innovative and ongoing schemes. In table 6.1, the sector-wise outlay under Stream I

and Stream II is presented.

Table 6.1: Sector-Wise Outlay for 12th

Plan

Sr. No.

Department Head

Scheme Proposed under RKVY Ongoing Schemes Total

Total Infrastructure & Asset

Production Growth

Total Infrastructure & Asset

Production Growth

1 2 8 8 8

1 Agriculture 13622.00 6301.00 7321.00 6395.00 1200.00 5195.00 20017.00

2 Water conservation 17100.00 17100.00 0.00 26000.00 26000.00 0.00 43100.00

3 Horticulture 875.00 875.00 0.00 9070.00 6600.00 2470.00 9945.00

4 Micro Irrigation 0.00 0.00 0.00 4000.00 4000.00 0.00 4000.00

5 Animal Husbandry 1218.40 1218.40 0.00 400.00 0.00 400.00 1618.40

6 Dairy Development 15963.10 15963.10 0.00 141.00 0.00 141.00 16104.10

7 Fisheries 200.00 200.00 0.00 55.00 0.00 55.00 255.00

8 Minor irrigation 6668.00 6668.00 0.00 0.00 6668.00

9 Sericulture 185.17 163.50 21.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 185.17

10 Social Forestry 2945.00 2787.00 158.00 1093.00 1000.00 93.00 4038.00

11 Co-operation Department

2452.25 2452.25 0.00 0.00 2452.25

12 KVIC 56.28 56.28 0.00 28.89 28.89 0.00 85.17

Total 61285.20 53784.53 7500.67 47182.89 38828.89 8354.00 108468.09

Percentage 100 87.76 12.24 100 82.29 17.71 100

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6.6 Conclusion:

The proposed plan aims at an overall growth rate of 13.65 percent in the agricultural and

allied sector. Besides achieving this growth rate, the plan will also lead to improvement in

infrastructure in all sectors. This will give a major boost for sustained development of the

agricultural and allied sector.

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Table 6.2: Area, Production and Productivity Trend of Main Crops in the Ahmednagar District ( Area - 00 ha. , Production - 00 MT, Productivity - Kg/ha. )

Sr. Name of Crop Normal 2009-10 to 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

A P Y A P Y A P Y A P Y A P Y A P Y

Kharif Season

Cereals

1 Paddy 63 53 840 64 56 869 65 58 900 66 61 931 67 64 964 67 67 998

2 Maize 65 75 1151 200 280 1400 221 354 1600 222 400 1800 225 428 1900 230 460 2000

3 Bajara 2704 1679 621 2672 1737 650 2641 1777 673 2611 1828 700 2580 1935 750 2500 2000 800

4 Other cereals 24 15 605 24 15 626 23 15 648 23 16 671 23 16 694 23 16 719

Total Kh. Cereals 2856 1821 3217 2960 2087 3546 2950 2204 3821 2922 2304 4102 2894 2443 4308 2820 2543 4516

Pulses

1 Mung 188 71 378 270 104 386 273 109 400 278 118 425 282 127 450 286 143 500

2 udid 37 14 378 97 39 400 98 44 450 99 50 500 101 56 550 111 67 600

3 Tur 176 79 448 225 103 457 228 114 500 231 127 550 235 141 600 250 175 700

Total Kh. Pulses 401 164 1204 592 246 1243 599 267 1350 608 295 1475 618 323 1600 647 385 1800

Total Kh. Foodgrains 3257 1985 4421 3552 2333 4788 3550 2471 5171 3530 2599 5577 3512 2766 5908 3467 2928 6316

Oilseeds 0 191 0 198 0 207 0 217 0 246 0

1 Soyabean 102 120 1174 700 840 1200 713 891 1250 727 946 1300 741 1000 1350 756 1058 1400

2 Groundnut 66 53 797 67 55 813 67 57 850 70 63 900 71 68 950 72 72 1000

3 Sunflowar 102 38 375 125 48 383 110 50 450 129 65 500 132 73 550 135 81 600

Total Kh.Oilseeds 270 211 2346 892 943 2395 890 998 2550 926 1073 2700 944 1141 2850 963 1211 3000

Sugarcane 1030 61800 60000 730 44895 61500 700 45500 65000 665 46550 70000 665 49875 75000 665 59850 90000

Cotton 134 29 218 400 89 223 450 103 229 460 115 250 470 129 275 480 144 300

Total 1164 61829 60218 1130 44984 61723 1150 45603 65229 1125 46665 70250 1135 50004 75275 1145 59994 90300

Total Kharif Season 4691 64025 66985 5574 48260 68907 5590 49072 72950 5582 50337 78527 5592 53911 84033 5575 64133 99616

Rabi Season

Cereals

1 Wheat 1021 1427 1398 1230 1784 1450 1250 1875 1500 1260 1953 1550 1350 2160 1600 1500 2550 1700

2 Jowar 4998 1749 350 4996 1790 358 4993 1872 375 4990 1996 400 4988 2245 450 4985 2493 500

3 Maize 107 143 1336 107 146 1367 100 150 1500 106 170 1600 106 180 1700 107 192 1800

Total Rabi Cereals 6126 3320 3084 6333 3719 3176 6343 3897 3375 6356 4119 3550 6444 4585 3750 6592 5235 4000

Pulses

1 Gram 601 331 551 620 353 569 630 362 575 640 384 600 650 423 650 660 462 700

Total Rabi Pulses 601 331 551 620 353 569 630 362 575 640 384 600 650 423 650 660 462 700

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Total Rabi Foodgrains 6727 3651 3635 6953 4072 3744 6973 4259 3950 6996 4503 4150 7094 5007 4400 7252 5697 4700

Oilseeds 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 Sunflowar 71 47 662 71 49 685 73 51 700 72 54 750 72 58 800 73 65 900

2 Safflower 290 138 476 291 144 493 293 149 510 294 155 528 296 161 546 297 178 600

Total Rabi Oilseeds 361 185 1138 363 192 1178 365 200 1210 366 209 1278 368 219 1346 370 244 1500

Total Rabi Season 7088 3836 4773 7315 4264 4922 7338 4459 5160 7362 4712 5428 7462 5227 5746 7621 5940 6200

Summer Season

Cereals

Total Summer Cereals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pulses 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 mug 1 1 600 2 1 750 2 1 757 2 1 764 2 1 771 2 2 900

Total Summer Pulses 1 1 600 2 1 750 2 1 757 2 1 764 2 1 771 2 2 900

Total Summer

Foodgrains 1 1 600 2 1 750 2 1 757 2 1 764 2 1 771 2 2 900

Oilseeds 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 Groundnut 12 20 1728 12 21 1780 14 26 1833 16 30 1888 18 35 1945 20 44 2200

Total Summer Oilseeds 12 20 1728 12 21 1780 14 26 1833 16 30 1888 18 35 1945 20 44 2200

Total Summer season 13 21 2328 13 22 2530 16 27 2590 18 31 2652 20 36 2716 22 46 3100

Cereals 8982 5141 6301 9292 5807 6721 9293 6101 7196 9278 6423 7652 9338 7027 8058 9411 7778 8516

Pulses 1003 496 2355 1214 599 2561 1231 631 2682 1250 680 2839 1270 747 3021 1309 848 3400

Foodgrains 9985 5637 8656 10506 6406 9282 10524 6732 9878 10528 7103 10491 10608 7775 11079 10720 8626 11916

Oilseeds 643 416 5212 1267 1156 5353 1270 1224 5593 1309 1313 5866 1330 1395 6141 1353 1499 6700

cash crops 1164 61829 60218 1130 44984 61723 1150 45603 65229 1125 46665 70250 1135 50004 75275 1145 59994 90300

Note: A-Area, P- Production, Y- Productivity, K/R/S-Kharif/Rabi/Summer

Source: DASO, Ahmednagar

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Table 6.3: Area Expansion Plan of Horticultural Crops ( Area in 00 ha)

Existing Cropping

Pattern (2011-12) 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Crops Area Area Area Area Area Area

Fruit Crops

Mango 32.51 34.5 36 38 40 42.71

Pomogranet 60.93 64 68 72 76 80

Banana 3 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.6 5

Casterd apple 12 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.8 13

Amala 5 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 6

Tamrin (Chinch) 10 10.2 10.4 10.6 10.8 11

Gava 20.09 20.4 20.8 21.2 21.6 22

Grapes 8 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.8 9

Lemon 32 34.5 37 39 40 42

Fig 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2

Sapota 30.92 31.5 32 32.75 33.5 34

Sweet Orange 6 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.8 7

Papaya 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3

Ber 4 4 4 4 4 4

Total Fruit Crops 227.95 238.1 248.7 259.55 269.4 280.71

Vegetable Crops 10.15 10.6 10.85 9.85 11.31

Brinjal 14 14.2 14.2 14.4 14.8 15

Tomato 22 22.2 22.4 22.7 22.8 23

Bhendi 10 10.2 10.4 10.7 10.8 11

Onion 650 660 670 680 690 700

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Chillii 18 18.2 18.4 18.6 18.8 19

Leafy vegitable 11 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.8 12

Cabbage 3.16 3.2 3.25 3.3 3.35 3.4

Cauliflower 4.81 4.83 4.85 4.9 4.95 5

Green peas 2.22 2.25 2.4 2.6 2.8 3

Potato 11.15 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.8 12

Cucerbits 2 2.1 2.205 2.31525 2.431013 2.552563

watermelon 20 20.1 20.2 20.4 20.7 21

muskmelon 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5

ginger 1 1.02 1.071 1.12455 1.5 2

garlic 2 2.02 2.121 2.22705 2.338403 3

Total Vegetable Crops 776.34 787.82 799.497 811.7669 824.2694 837.4526

Flower Crops

Marigold 3.99 4 4.01 4.05 4.06 4.1

Galardia 1.1 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.2

Chrysanthemum 2.72 2.78 2.8 2.84 2.88 3

Aster 0.09 0.117 0.1521 0.19773 0.257049 0.334164

Rose 0.35 0.455 0.5915 0.76895 0.999635 1.299526

Tube Rose 0.6 0.62 0.64 0.66 0.68 0.7

Total Flower Crops 8.85 9.122 9.3536 9.68668 10.05668 10.63369

Spices

Tarmaric

Ginger

Total Spices 0 0 0 0 0 0

1013.14 1035.042 1057.551 1081.004 1103.726 1128.796

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Table 6.4: IPM Demonstrations in Next Five Years (Phy – Area covered in ha) (Fin – Rs. In lakh)

Name of crop TOF Trained

Available Man

power (Nos.)

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under FFS

In 11-12 Quntl/ha

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2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

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Paddy 1 4 4 40 7.30 6.20 1 1 3 3 4 4 5

5 5 5

Wheat 0 49 49 1275 105 79 36 36 42 45 38 43 54 44 43 43

Soyabean 5 77 77 2070 135.20 109.20 52 52 57 69 67 68 67 67 71 71

Rabi. Jawar 13 58 63 1535 4140.75 2828.55 37 37 48 40 59 59 65 65 76 76

Gram 4 69 71 1910 89 55.20 51 55 65 60 76 77 82 83 97 98

S.cane 12 45 45 1345 16965 72.85 42 42 70 70 80 80 82 82 90 90

Cotton 21 50 47 1625 72 56.50 50 50 67 67 76 76 98 98 140 120

Gr.Nut 1 4 4 60 85 68 1 1 1 1 4 4 3 3 4 4

Sunfiower 9 12 15 400 3024 81.50 8 8 19 19 24 24 35 35 41 41

Tur 1 15 15 440 54 42 6 6 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12

Maize 0 2 2 60 40 30 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Bajra 6 36 36 1110 55 36.25 32 32 33 35 36 39 36 38 40 40

Fruit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 73 421 428 11870 - - 319 323 419 423 479 489 542 535 622 603

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Table 6.5: INM Demonstrations in Next Five Years (Phy Area covered in ha) (Fin – Rs. In lakh)

Name

of crop

Average

Area per

demon-

stration

(ha.)

Present

Area

under

Varietal

demon.

(ha)

Varietal Demonstrations

In 2011-12 Varietal Demonstration Projection (Phy in No)

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin No. of

Demos

conducted

Area

covered

(ha)

Paddy 0.40 932 4 1.60 3 0.06 480 9.60 545 1.09 550 11.00 600 12.00

Red gram 1.0 200 30 30.00 8 0.24 30 0.40 55 1.65 60 1.80 70 2.10

Bajara 0.40 1282 73 29.20 26 0.52 80 1.60 455 9.10 480 9.60 500 10.00

R. Jawar 0.40 5163 106 42.40 24 0.48 1369 27.38 1017 20.34 1100 22.00 1150 23.00

Wheat 0.40 1346 91 36.40 16 0.32 570 9.43 600 12.00 650 13.00 700 14.00

K & S

Gr.Nut 1.00 200 4 6.00 2 0.02 235 3.09 300 9.00 350 1050 400 12.00

Sunflower 1.00 400 5 5.00 18 0.54 0 0 33 0.99 40 1.20 50 1.50

Soyabean 1.00 555 55 55.00 26 0.78 381 6.22 400 12.00 450 13.50 500 15.00

Gram 1.00 890 166 166.00 9 0.27 484 6.45 500 15.00 550 16.50 600 18.00

Mung 1.00 60 0 0 31 0.93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sugarcane 0.50 768 112 421.80 873 43.05 98 6.68 6.30 47.25 600 48.75 700 52.50

Cotton 0.40 593 9 9.00 8 0.32 491 7.25 290 6.60 250 7.50 500 9.00

Maize 1.00 202 6 6.00 7 0.12 90 3.60 75 3.00 80 3.20 90 3.60

Total - 12591 661 808.4 1051 47.65 4308 81.7 4276.3 138.02 5160 1198.05 5860 172.7

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Table 6.6 : Proposed production of organic input and formation of organic groups in the next five years ( Year 2012 –13 to 2016-17)

Taluka Production of organic inputs (q) Other activities District Level Activities

Required

Amount

(in lakh Rs.)

Biofertilizers

in ( Ton ) Vermi

Compost

Produc-tion

in ( Ton )

Biodyna-mic

Compost

Producti-on

in (ton )

Biopest

-icides

Group

Botani-cal

pesti-

cides

Organic

farming

seeds

O.F.

Group

Organic

Certifi-

cation

Group

Vermic

ulture

Center

Vermico

mpost

Center

Bio-

Dynamic

compost

center

Pub

li-

city

Train

ing

&

work

shop

Exhi-

bition

A,nagar 104144 12935 41243 38370 76613 23158 22848 74674 200723

Parner 123083 29739 51860 64918 116778 14020 91271 96178 309863

Pathardi 84769 11184 32444 67302 99746 25331 20200 90461 125659

Karjat 31914 33047 32127 33373 65500 6840 39088 52409 119201

Jamkhed 61470 13161 22820 33388 56208 10234 4134 36322 75736

Shrigonda 83489 8340 51750 67809 119559 21459 31123 95639 178420

Shrirampur 22344 2569 35351 14158 49509 7196 5665 35627 94668

Shevgaon 61903 10843 20364 52886 73250 15263 11836 67017 130911

Newasa 45302 15058 57770 59104 116874 24259 29259 93396 151186

Rahuri 32898 13041 88944 23858 112802 8243 27073 86232 128516

Sangamner 69332 20770 102464 39957 142421 5507 66014 83264 184951

Akole 39496 12450 33841 61430 95271 14529 1609 50199 86431

Kopargaon 39141 2940 47965 17978 65943 11148 6701 49597 131843

Rahata 28803 1581 56005 8144 64149 5009 14480 49690 136478

Total 828088 187658 674948 582675 1254623 192196 371301 960705 2054586

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Table 6.7: Facilities Available in Agri Polyclinics

SrNo

Taluka Name of

Agri

polyclinic

Facility available (Yes or No) Average

No. of

farmers

benefited

/ year

Average

Receipts/

year (Rs

in Lakhs)

Farmers

Training

Demons

tration

Diagnosis

of Soil &

Water

Samples

Diagnosis

of Pest &

Diseases

Producti

on of

Vermi

compost

Green

House

Dormito

ry

facility

Librar

y

Museum

(crop /

impleme

nt)

Comput

er with

modem

1 Nagar Savedi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 4483 1.50

2 Parner Bhalawni Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes 1000 2.00

3 Pathardi Pathardi yes yes yes yes yes no no no yes yes 6372 2.10

4 Karjat Karjat Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes(1) Yes(1) Yes(1) 5067 3.00

5 Jamkhed Arangaon Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 1850 2.00

6 Shrigonda Kashti Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No 6388 6.00

7 Shrirampur Shrirampur Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 4148 2.00

8 Shevgaon T.Pimpalgaon Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 542 1.50

9 Newasa Kukana Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes 2749 1.20

10 Rahuri Rahuri Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No 1343 3.00

11 Sangamner Kokangoan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No 2012 15.00

12 Akole Akole 100 50 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Yes 1616 0.50

13 Kopargaon Kopargaon Yes Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes 2268 3.70

14 Rahata Puntamba Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 8119 3.00

Total -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 47957 46.5

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Table 6.8: COMPOUND GROWTH RATE DURING XITH PLAN AND PROPOSED FOR XII TH PLAN.

S.No

Compound Growth rate 2007-08 to 2011-12

Proposed Growth Rate XII TH PLAN

Crops

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Growth

rate 2012-13

Average10

-11&12-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Total

Production

00 ton

production

00 ton

production

00 ton

production

00 ton

production

00 ton

production productio

n

00 ton

production

00 ton

production

00 ton

production

00 ton

production

00 ton

1 Cereals 4628 3953 1875 6112 6735 10.85 5806 6270.5 6100 6422 7027 7777 5.09

2 Pulses 456 471 294 573 517 3.96 599 558 630 679 747 848 9.14

3 Food

grain 5084 4424 2169 6685 7253 10.16 6405 6829 6731 7102 7774 8626 5.45

4 Oil seed 535 469 309 888 587 7.41 1155 871 1223 1312 1395 1499 11.15

5 Cash

crop 36130 53113 14972 10285 37128 -12.87 44984 41056 45603 46665 50004 59994 7.66

6 Total 46833 62430 19619 24543 52220 -6.02 58949 55584.5 60287 62180 66947 78744 7.21

7 Fruit

crops 2166 3070 2660 6800 7900 34.15 2866 5383 4272 5689 8962 10965 20.67

8 Vegetab

les 10120 8328 12400 14800 18200 16.38 13009 15604.5 14429 16839 19930 24398 11.14

9 Flower

crops 52 70 125 190 250 43.26 78 164 129 251 392 574 36.91

10 Medice

ne crops 46 75 111 125 135 26.03 88 111.5 144 200 243 280 22.89

59217 73973 34915 46458 78705 0.9 74990 76847.5 79262 85159 96474 114961 9.09

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Table 6.9: Growth Value Addition

S.No Particular 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 GVA % S.No particular 2012-

13

Average1

0-11&12-

13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 GVA %

A Agriculture

1 Cereals 19262 16621 8247 27954 24177 8.83 1 Cereals 34086 29132 35716 37529 41105 45635 9.43

2 Pulses 3712 4299 3530 5293 4987 7.18 2 Pulses 8581 6784 9051 9766 10732 12209 12.39

3 Oilseed 3794 4004 2397 6016 4662 7.36 3 Oilseed 9781 7222 10359 11161 11890 12838 11.84

4 cash crops 17312 16260 13578 5620 22412 -4.7 4 cash crops 26527 24469 27071 27840 29919 35736 7.73

5

Drugs &

narcotics 53 34 34 34 52 -0.3 5

Drugs &

narcotics 60 56 62 63 65 70 4.38

6 Fruts & vegi 41270 43981 86633 77461 82384 18.44 6 Fruts & vegi 89032 85708 108921 127188 173193 203233 20.95

7 Fodder 24725 26075 27629 27383 27421 2.24 7 fodder 25800 26611 27000 29000 31000 32000 4.5

8 By products 17801 17621 17703 19863 21380 4.31 8 By products 26937 24159 27300 27930 29835 31488 5.52

9 Floriculture 1892 2901 3353 3540 3545 13.47 9 flowers 390 1968 667 1329 2093 3117 19.62

10

Kitchen

Garden 77 80 84 83 83 1.63 10

Kitchen

Garden 80 82 82 84 87 88 1.75

total GVA 131705 133619 164858 174222 192399 9.29 total GVA 221274 206836 246229 271890 329919 376414 13.81

B Animal

husbandry 0

1 Milk 22095 20877 19178 21439 22208 0.31 1 milk 54000 38104 58000 62000 66000 68845 11.71

2 Meat 3207 3457 3051 2339 3267 -3.02 2 meat 3100 3184 3300 3500 3700 3827 4.27

3 Poultry 3640 3440 3155 3248 2146 -9.22 3 poultry 434 434 454 474 495 518 3.89

4 Others 2477 2379 2195 2288 2338 -1.33 4 sericulture 62.35 62 162.4 246.5 332 406 47.34

5 value of input 31419 30153 27579 29314 29960 -1.06 5 fisheries 132 132 140 148 157 165 4.99

Total district 163124 163772 192437 203536 222359 7.54 total district 279002 248752 308286 338258 400603 450175 12.26

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Table 6.10: Proposed Research Strategies

Sr.

No. Identified Problems/Issues Proposed Research Strategies Proposed Activities

A Re-synthesis of Existing Technological Package for Making It Situation Specific

1 Refinement of Integrated Pest Management

package for udid

Promoting for carrying out Re-synthesis of

IPM package by KVK

Organizing frontline demonstrations on

farmers fields

2 Refinement of Integrated Pest Management

package for udid

Promoting for carrying out Resynthesis of

IPM package by KVK

Organizing frontline demonstrations on

farmers fields

3 Refinement of dry land production technology

for Rabi jowar ,safflower

Promoting for carrying out Resynthesis of

IPM package by ZRS

Organizing frontline demonstrations on

farmers fields

4 Refinement of Pest Management package for

Soybean

Promoting for carrying out Resynthesis of

IPM package by KVK

Organizing frontline demonstrations on

farmers fields

5 Refinement of Integrated nutrient management

package for groundnut

Promoting for carrying out Resynthesis of

INM package by KVK

Organizing frontline demonstrations on

farmers fields

6 Refinement of Integrated nutrient management

package for wheat

Promoting for carrying out Resynthesis of

INM package by KVK

Organizing frontline demonstrations on

farmers fields

8 Refinement of integrated nutrient management

for maize for grain

Promoting for carrying out resynthesis of

INM package by KVK

Organizing frontline demonstrations on

farmers fields

9 Refinement of Integrated nutrient management

for onion

Promoting for carrying out resynthesis of INM

package by KVK

Organizing frontline demonstrations on

farmers fields

10 Refinement of Integrated Pest management

package for onion

Promoting for carrying out resynthesis of

IPM package by KVK

Organizing frontline demonstrations on

farmers field

B On-Farm Research Activities for Validation Technologies

13 Refinement of rainwater harvesting

techniques

Promoting for carrying out refinement and validation

of rain water harvesting techniques.

by ZRS/SAU

Arranging On farm trials

14 Developing agro–forestry –dry land

horticulture- dairy and animal husbandry

Promoting for carrying out refinement and validation

of production technology

Arranging On farm trials

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farming system model by ZRS/SAU

15 Promotion of nutrient enrichment of

agro –wastes for fodder

Promoting for carrying out refinement and validation

of production technology by ZRS/SAU

Arranging On farm trials

16 Standardization of organic production

technology for vegetables and fruit crops

Promoting for carrying out refinement and validation

of production technology by ZRS/SAU

Arranging On farm trials

C On-Station Research for Evolving New Technological Package.

17 Processing and value addition for jowar

Promoting for new production technology

by ZRS/SAU

Undertaking research programme by ZRS

/SAU

18 Promoting for Goat breed up gradation

Promoting for new production technology

by ZRS/SAU

Undertaking research programme by ZRS

/SAU

19

Suitable variety for late sowing

conditions for safflower

Promoting for new production technology

by ZRS/SAU

Undertaking research programme by ZRS

/SAU

20

Suitable variety for late sowing

conditions for wheat

Promoting for new production technology

by ZRS/SAU

Undertaking research programme by ZRS

/SAU

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6.5 : DISTRICT PLAN OF AHMEDNAGAR DISTRICT

Table 6.11: Budget Required in Existing Schemes and New Schemes- Ahmednagar district

AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS: STREAM I

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

1

1 Soil Health Improvement-Establishment &

Strengthning Of Soil Test Lab. 45.00 95.00 85.00 25.00 250.00

2 Agri Mechanization-Community implement service

center 100.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 1000

3 Agri clinics- Establishment 25.00 25.00 25.00 25 100

4 Integrated Pest Management 25.00 25.00 25.00 25 100

5 Women Farmer Field School 25.00 25.00 25.00 25 100

6 Infrastructure for Strenthening of District Training

Center 150.00 150.00 165.00 150.00 615

7 Surveillance & monitering of pest on cotton, Soyabean

and various crop 50.00 50.00 50.00 50 200

8 Human Resource Devlopment 1000.00 1000.00 1380.00 1000 4380

9 Agriculture Tourism 70.00 70 140

10 Precision farming 25.00 25 50

11 Group/ Integrated Farming 25.00 25 50

12 Organic farming-end to end Project 25.00 25 50

9 Mahatma Phule Agriculture University 1882.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000 4882

10 Increasing Water use efficiency 500.00 500.00 500.00 205 1705

Total 3802.00 3170.00 3700.00 2950.00 13622.00

2

1

Introducing Farm Pond and drip irrigation for

cotton crop 200.00 500.00 500.00 300.00 1500

2 Development Of Rainfed Farming System 4000.00 4000.00 4000.00 3500.00 15500.00

3 Insitu Conservation 50.00 50.00 100.00

Total 4200.00 4500.00 4550.00 3850.00 17100.00

3

1

Rejuvenation Of Lemon garden for Productivity

20 10 10 10 50

2 Medow Orchad in Guava 10 5 5 5 25

3 pre cooling chambers 40*15 lakh 150 150 150 150 600

4 Ripening chambers 20*10lakh 50 50 50 50 200

Total 230 215 215 215 8754

1

Improving Artificial insemensation DeliverySystem

154.75 154.75 154.75 154.75 619

2 Breed Village System for Sheep &Gaot 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 70

3

Strenthening/mordenisation of existing Veternery

Dispenseries(g1) 107.97 107.97 107.97 107.97 431.87

4

Strenthening of Intensive poultry devlopment

blocks 18.75 18.75 18.75 18.75 75

5 Supply of mini hatheries to SHGs 5.63 5.63 5.63 5.63 22.53

Total 304.6 304.6 304.6 304.6 1218.4

Agriculture

Water Conservation

Outlay of Stream - I under RKVY scheme for Ahmednagar district.

(Rs. In lack)

Sr.N

o.

Name of

department

Scheme Proposed Year wise programme (Financial) Totoal

Horticulture

Animal Husbandary

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Sr.N

o.

Name of

department

Scheme Proposed Year wise programme (Financial) Totoal

5

1 Capital subsidy to primary dairy co op society 25 25 25 23 98

2 Providing milk tester 15 15 15 24 69

3 Providing coputerised milk acceptance system 100 100 100 117 417

4 Providing N D D B adulteration kits 5 5

5 Market insulation vehicle 25 25 25 30 105

6 Installing milk product manufacturing units 3030 3030 3030 9090

7 Installing bulk coolers 1000 1355 0 0 2355

8 IDFP- Dairy Farm Project 0 1365.75 1365.75 1092.6 3824.1

Total 4200 5915.75 4560.75 1286.6 15963.1

6 Fisheries

1

Enhance of fish poduction in agriculture farm

pond.Establishment of fish seed production centre ,

stocking of fish seed, Fish farmer devlopment

agency, Strenthning of fishery cooperative

50 50 50 50 2007

1 Mulberry Plantation 3 3 3 4.75 13.75

2 Assistance for irrigation 4 3 3 3 13

3 Rearing house 25 25 25 0 75

4 Chawki rearing center 10 10 10 4.4 34.4

5 Const of vermicompost shed 3 3 3.1 9.1

6 Reeling unit(post cacoon ) 8 8 8 8 32

7 Contractual staff 2 2 2 1.92 7.92

Total 55 54 54.1 22.07 185.177

1 seedling prepration 40 40 40 38 158

2 mordenisation of nerseries 75 75 75 75 300

3 Roadside Plantation(3yrs) 400 400 400 450 1650

4 Roadside Plantation (15mon) 237 200 200 200 837

Total 752 715 715 763 29458

1 Drip &sprikler 2000 2000 2000 668 6668

9 Cooperative &marketing Dept

1 market mordenisation system for fruits & veg 0 0 0 159.5 159.5

2 cooprative society Godown Repairs 495.43 0 0 0 495.43

3 Hindustan multi state co.op- Onion radiation Center 1500 1500 1500 1500 6000

4 Export facility center 378.71 126.23 504.94

5 Onion Storage Structures 358.65 333.73 600 1292.38

Total 2354.08 1833.73 2478.71 1785.73 8452.25

10 KVIC Bee Keeping 18.76 37.52 56.28

Grand Total 19607.00 18596.00 17964.81 11924.30 68092.11

Update:16 march 2015

Ahmednagar

District Superintending Agriculture Officer

Ahmednagar

Minor irrigation

Dairy Development

Sericulture

Social Forestry

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

1

1 Cereals Development Programme 60 60 60 70 250

2 National Food Security Mission 700 700 700 800 2900

3 Sugarcane Devlopment Project 125 125 125 135 510

4 Cotton development project 30 30 30 35 125

5 Organic farming 60 60 60 70 250

6 Pulses Devlopment 40 40 40 30 150

7 Oil seed Devlopment Programme 50 50 50 50 200

8 Maize Devlopment Programme 7 7 7 9 30

9 Cereals seed production in selected area 125 125 125 125 500

10

Womens Participation in agriculture Training,Exibition,

Marketing survey Training material

25 25 25 25 100

11 NATP -ATMA 125 125 125 125 500

12 Strenthning of extension institutes 125 125 125 125 500

13 Imformation support in agriculture extension 50 50 50 50 200

14 Seed treatment Campaign 5 5 5 5 20

15 Agriculture Mechanisation 10 10 10 10 40

16 Strenthening of agropolyclinic 10 10 10 10 40

17 Strenthening of bio control lab 10 10 20

18 Accelarated pulse production 20 20

19 Maintaining Agriculture Statistics 5 5 5 5 20

20 strenthening of TSF 5 5 5 5 20

Total 1557 1567 1557 1714 63952

1 Farm Pond 1250 1250 1250 1250 5000

2 Integrated watershed devlopment programme 2500 2500 2500 2500 10000

3 Western ghat watershed Devlopment 250 250 250 250 1000

4 soil reclamation 250 250 250 250 1000

5 Nala bund 250 250 250 250 1000

6 National Watershed Devlopment Programme 250 250 250 250 1000

6 CNB 1000 2000 2000 2000 7000

Total 5750 6750 6750 6750 260003

1 E G S Horticulture Area Expansion 600 600 600 700 2500

2 NHM –Estb of new Nursery 25 25 25 25 100

3 Vegetable seedling production 20 10 10 10 50

4 Estb of new gardens 25 25 25 25 100

5 Farm ponds 1000 1000 1000 3000

6 NHM 500 500 500 500 2000

Agriculture

Outlay of Stream - II under RKVY scheme for Ahmednagar district.

(Rs. In lack)

Sr.N

o.

Name of

department

Scheme Proposed Year wise programme (Financial) Totoal

Water Conservation

Horticulture

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Sr.N

o.

Name of

department

Scheme Proposed Year wise programme (Financial) Totoal

7 Strenthening of horticulture Nursery 10 10 10 10 40

10 Plant Protection 20 20 20 20 80

14 Value addition Units 25 25 50

15 Post Harvest Management 25 25 25 25 100

16 Marketing Infrastructure 20 20 10 50

17 BBD 250 250 250 250 1000

Total 2520 2510 2475 1565 9070

4 Micro Irrigation 1000 1000 1000 1000 40005 100 100 100 100 400

6

Training for secretaries 12 12 12 16 52

Training of milk producers 11 11 11 12 45

Training for milk testers 1 1 1 3

Training for director of societies 6 6 6 6 24

Training for clean milk production 5 4 4 4 17

Total 35 34 34 38 141

7 Fisheries

Training ongoing schemes 6 6 7 6 25

Training 9 7 7 7 30

Total 15 13 14 13 558 Sericulture 0

9

CCT 100 100 100 70 370

Plantation 100 100 100 6 306

Roadside Plantation 100 100 100 24 324

other 25 25 25 18 93

Total 325 325 325 118 109310 KVIC 9.38 18.76 28.89

Grand Total 11062 12049 11965 10978 46054

Date:16 march 2015

Ahmednagar

District Superintending Agriculture Officer

Ahmednagar

Social Forestry

Dairy Development

Animal Husbandary (General ,TSP,OTSP)

RKVY Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan -Ahmednagar

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total

1 2 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 8

1 Agriculture 3802 3170 3700 2950 13622 1557 1567 1557 1714 6395 20017

2 Water conservation 4200 4500 4550 3850 17100 5750 6750 6750 6750 26000 43100

3 Horticulture 230 215 215 215 875 2520 2510 2475 1565 9070 9945

4 Micro Irrigation 0 0 0 0 0 1000 1000 1000 1000 4000 4000

5 Animal Husbandry 304.6 304.6 304.6 304.6 1218.4 100 100 100 100 400 1618.4

6 Dairy Development 4200 5915.75 4560.75 1286.6 15963.1 35 34 34 38 141 16104.1

7 Fisheries 50 50 50 50 200 15 13 14 13 55 255

8 Minor irrigation 2000 2000 2000 668 6668 0 0 0 0 0 6668

9 Sericulture 55 54 54.1 22.07 185.17 0 0 0 0 0 185.17

10 Social Forestry 752 715 715 763 2945 325 325 325 118 1093 4038

11 Co-operation Department 2354.08 1833.73 2478.71 1785.73 8452.25 0 0 0 0 0 8452.25

12 KVIC 18.76 37.52 56.28 9.38 18.76 28.14 84.42

Total 17947.68 18758.08 18646.92 11932.52 67285.2 11302 12299 12264.38 11316.76 47182.14 114467.34

Ahmednagar- 16 march-

2015

District Superitending Agri officer,

Ahmednagar

Total Outlay of all Department Stream I and Stream II , Ahmednagar

( Rs. In lack )

Sr.

No.

Department Head Stream I Stream II Total

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Executive Summary

Executive Summary

This Chapter should bring out in brief, the contents of the C- DAP. It should cover the features

and peculiarities of the district vis- a- vis the Agriculture and Allied Sectors, the latent potentials

of the various sectors, the activities needed to realise these potentials and a gist of the Plan

which has been prepared. An indicative outline for the Chapter is given below.

1.1: A brief introduction to the District, its location, features, etc.

1.2: Main points of SWOT of the District

1.3: Areas/ Sectors which need to be addressed in the district

1.4: Various on- going programmes in the district- a brief contextual gist

1.5: The District Plan at a Glance

1.6: Public Private Partnerships that can be envisaged in the proposed Plan

1.7: Expected outcomes as a result of implementation of the Plan

1.1. Location and Geographical Units:

Ahmednagar district is the largest district in the state of Maharashtra. The total geographical

area of the district is 17.02 lakh hectares, constituting 5.66 per cent of the state’s geographical

area. Ahmednagar District is surrounded by Ahmednagar district in the west, Nasik district in

the north, Aurangabad district in the north-east, Beed district in the south-east and Solapur

district in the south. Ahmednagar district has a glorious history. Being a drought prone area in

the state of Maharashtra, the district gets an annual rainfall of over 500 mm

Ahmednagar district lies between 18.2 to 19.9 degree North latitude and 73.9 to 75.5

degree eastern longitude. The district comprises of 14 talukas namely Ahmednagar, Parner,

Pathardi,Shewgaon, Karjat, Shreegonda,Jamkhed, Shrirampur, Nevasa,Akole, Sangamner,

Kopergaon,Rahuri, Rahta. The district is divided into four subdivsion, namely Shrirampur,

Sangamner, Karjat, Nagar.

The whole district lies on the elevated table land of the Deccan which has a general slope

from west to east. The western sub-division of Akola, which abuts on the Sahyadris, is the

highest part of the district, and indeed of the Deccan, averaging 2500 feet above the sea-level.

The plain of Shevgaon which lies to the extreme east of the district is not more than 1500 feet

above the sea. The Sahyadri mountains form, for a distance of about twenty- five miles, a

continuous natural boundary between the Ahmadnagar and Thana districts. When viewed from

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the west or low level of the Konkan the appearance of this range is that of a mighty wall of rock,

2000 to 3000 feet high, of dark hue relieved by narrow horizontal belts of grass and evergreen

forest, surmounted by isolated peaks and rocky bluffs rising in many places to a further height of

1000 to 1500 feet.

The different landforms in a region constitute its physical setup. If we consider the

physical setup of Ahmednagar district we see that there are three physical divisions.

1. Western Hilly Region: Akole Taluka and of Sangamner Taluka are included in this region.

The hill ranges of Adula, Baleshwar and Harishchandragad lie in this region and various high

peaks are found in the same region. Kalsubai of height of 5427 feet, the highest peak in the

Sahyadris, lies in this Region.

2. Central Plateau Region: Parner and Ahmednagar Taluka and parts of Sangamner, Shrigonda

and Karjat Taluka are included in this region.

3. The Region of Northern and Southern plains: This region includes northern Kopargaon,

Rahata, Shrirampur, Rahuri, Newasa, Shevgaon and Pathardi Taluka. This is the region of the

Godavari and the Pravara river basins. Parts of the southern Taluka of Shrigonda, Karjat, and

Jamkhed are also included in this physical division.

Agro climatic Zones:

Ahmednagar district is divided into three agro-climatic zones viz., Ghat (Hilly) zone, Plain

(Transition) zone and Scarcity zone

The characteristic features of Agro climatic Zones are as follows:

(A) Scarcity zone: This zone is spread over the whole district except one Taluka i.e.Akole, the

remaining 13 Taluka are under this zone.

(B) Plain (Transition) Zone: This zone is confined only to eastern part of Akole Taluka

consisting only about 4% of geographical area of the district.

(C) Ghat (Hilly) Zone: This zone is situated in northwestern part of the district in western part

of Akole Taluka. Geographically this zone has only 4% of the district area. This zone spread

along with crest of Sahyadri ranges is having mostly tribal population with smallholdings and

are economically backward.

Forests: The western hilly part of Ahmednagar district has forests. Teak, babul, dhavada, haldu

and neem are trees found in these forests. Fruit trees like Mango, Tamrind, Amala, Ber are also

found in the district.The district receives an average annual rainfall of 566 mm. It can broadly be

categorized into three separate zones namely Scarcity zone (receiving 500-700 mm rainfall);

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Transition zone (receiving 700-1250 mm rainfall) and hilly zone (receiving 1250-3250 mm

rainfall).

Soil Type:The soil types of the district are broadly divided into four categories namely coarse

shallow soil; medium black soil; deep black soil and reddish soil occupying about 38, 41, 13 and

8 percent of the cultivated area respectively. In the first two categories, soil moisture is the

predominant limiting factor affecting productivity of crops particularly under rainfed condition.

Though there is good growth rate in agriculture compared to other districts the target of 4 %

growth rate can be achieved by --

Reducing area under sugarcane and diversify in to Soyabean, onion, wheat, fodder,

vegetable, horticulture.

More emphasis is needed to expand the dairy and animal husbandry for sustainability of

agriculture.

The productivity of the field and horticulture crop is to be increase by adoption

integrated crop management practices.

There is a good scope to diversify dry land area with plantation of dry land horticulture.

The growth rate can be enhanced by improving the marketing of horticulture crops by

forming co-operatives for marketing, exports and value addition.

It is needed to increase the productivity of soil and water by improving soil health by

following proper INM, crop rotations, organic practices and using drip and sprinkler

irrigation systems.

Good scope is for increasing area under sericulture as it is labor intensive can generate

rural employment.

Because of good transport infrastructure by road & rails, Ahmednagar is well connected

to metros like Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Baroda, Nashik, and Hyderabad. To take

advantages of these urban markets there is scope to increase area under vegetable,

horticulture, floriculture and protected cultivations.

Good marketing infrastructure like cold chain, pack house, market yard & storage god

owns is needed for better price realization to the Agril Commodity.

For better delivery of extension services well equipped Agril Polyclinic, soil testing labs,

bio fertilizer units with quality resource persons and use of innovative farmers for

extension service is recommended.

Considering the small size of farm, to add group dynamics amongst farmer, it is needed

to strengthen FAC, KVM, FIG, and Commodity group.

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To increase availability of irrigation it is needed to expedite incomplete medium, minor

irrigation project & watershed works with emphasis on using drip & sprinkler

technology

Use of information technology to disseminate technology, market information is

necessary.

In order to capitalize on the potential of the agricultural sector in the state so as to

improve the productivity in this sector and thus enhance the incomes of farmers, the following

innovative schemes are being proposed for the 11th

Five Year Plan:

Innovative Schemes:

A) Agriculture Department

Strengthening of Krishi Vigyan Mandal (KVM)

• Organization of Agriculture Exhibition

• Establishing Contract Farming

• Development of Agro-tourism

• Reclamation of ill-drained Soil

• Agriculture Mechanization

• Establishment of Soil Testing Lab at Taluka Level

• Strengthening of Rameti

B) Dairy Department

• Revival of non functional DCSs

• Formation of SHGs & Shetkari Mandal

• Strengthening of existing DCSs

• Clean milk production promotion schemes

• Artificial Insemination Facility

• Improving green fodder supply to DCSs members

• Extension & Training Center

• Plant Machinery

• Civil Construction

C) Animal Husbandry Department

• Improving A.I. Delivering System

• Establishment of Hatcheries at block level

• Strengthening Distribution network of Govt. Hatcheries by involving producer

association

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• Establishment of small ruminant market yard

• Breed village of Sheep/Goat

• Strengthening modernization of existing Vet. Hospital

D) Sericulture Department

• Infrastructure for training staff

• Infrastructure for training for farmers

• Consultancy Centers

• Cocoon purchase center

• Starting New reeling Center

• Subsidy for construction of rearing houses

E) Fishery Department

• Reservoirs Development for Fish

• Establishment of Training Centre

• Subsidy for Mechanized Crafts

• Subsidy for Fish Preservation, Transport & Marketing

F) District Industry Centre

• Agro processing Entrepreneurship

• Development of Cooperative industrial Estate

• Agro park incentive Scheme

• Capital for Agro-Processing unit

• Scheme for Quality standards

• Agro information Technology Center

• Food testing Lab

• Export promotion schemes for Agro units

Special Programmes and the Ongoing Projects in the District-

Agricultural department, (state government) which receives funds from both state and

central government executes the major Extension and developmental schemes in the district. In

the present system, the schemes are planned and designed at the state and central level and

implemented at district level. The agricultural department Zilla Parishad also executes some of

the state/central schemes. Part of cess funds available with Zilla Parishad is used for designing

the schemes at district level as per the need of agriculture in the district.

Ongoing Schemes of Agriculture Department

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1) National Oilseed Development Programme

2) National Pulses Development Programme

3) Maize Development Programme

4) Sugarcane Development Programme

5) Cotton Development Programme

6) Centrally Sponsored Farmer Study Tour

7) Irrigated And Balanced Use Of Fertilizers And Organic Farming Scheme

8) Centrally Sponsored Efficient Participation Of Women In Agriculture

9) Integrated Cereals Development Programme

10) Strengthening Of District Training centers

11) Strengthening Of Agro Poly Clinics

12) Strengthening Taluka Seed Multiplication Farm

13) Horticulture Development Programme Through EGS

14) National Watershed Development Programme

15) Sampurna Gramin Rojgar Yojana

16) Drought Prone Area Programme

17) Western Ghat Development Programme

18) River Valley Project

19) National Horticulture Mission

Ongoing Scheme of Animal Husbandry

1) Veterinary polyclinics at district level.

2) Taluka Veterinary Dispensaries.

3) District Artificial Insemination centre.

4) Cross breeding, artificial insemination & preservation of indigenous breeds.

5) Upgradation of rural backyard poultry by supply of day old chicks / hatching eggs.

6) Foot and mouth disease control Programme.

7) A S C A D – Assistance to State for control of Animal Diseases (H.S., B. Q., P.P.R.,

R.D.)

Ongoing Schemes of Fishery

1) Fish farming Development Agency.

2) Development of Fisheries Co-op. Society.

3) Fish farming in impounded water

4) Fisheries Requisites.

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5) Fish seed farming.

Ongoing Schemes of Social Forestry

1) Western Ghat Development Scheme

2) Central Nursery Development Scheme.

3) Vanmahotsav

4) Kisan Nursery.

5) Selected Water Development Scheme.

6) Publicity.

7) I W D P Scheme.

8) Hariyali Water Shed Development Scheme.

9) Road Side Plantation Scheme.

10) M.S.S.R.D.C., N.H.A.I. Scheme.

11) S.G.R.Y. Scheme

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Compound Growth Rate During X th Plan

S.N

Compound Growth rate 2001-02 to 2005-06

Crops

2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Growth rate

Production

00 ton

production

00 ton

production

00 ton

production

00 ton

production

00 ton

production

1 Cereals 4628 3953 1875 6112 6735 10.85

2 Pulses 456 471 294 573 517 3.96

3 Food grain 5084 4424 2169 6685 7253 10.16

4 Oil seed 535 469 309 888 587 7.41

5 Cash crop 36130 53113 14972 10285 37128 -12.87

6 Total 46833 62430 19619 24543 52220 -6.02

7 Fruit crops 2166 3070 2660 6800 7900 34.15

8 Vegetables 10120 8328 12400 14800 18200 16.38

9 Flower

crops 52 70 125 190 250 43.26

10 Medicene

crops 46 75 111 125 135 26.03

59217 73973 34915 46458 78705

0.9

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Growth Rate Proposed for XI th Plan.

S.No

Proposed Growth Rate

Crops

2007-08 Average 05-06to07-

08

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total

production

00 ton

production

00 ton

production

00 ton

productio

n

00 ton

production

00 ton

1 Cereals 5806 6270.5 6100 6422 7027 7777 5.09

2 Pulses 599 558 630 679 747 848 9.14

3 Food grain 6405 6829 6731 7102 7774 8626 5.45

4 Oil seed 1155 871 1223 1312 1395 1499 11.15

5 Cash crop 44984 41056 45603 46665 50004 59994 7.66

6 Total 58949 55584.5 60287 62180 66947 78744 7.21

7 Fruit crops 2866 5383 4272 5689 8962 10965 20.67

8 Vegetables 13009 15604.5 14429 16839 19930 24398 11.14

9 Flower

crops 78 164 129 251 392 574 36.91

10 Medicene

crops 88 111.5 144 200 243 280 22.89

74990 76847.5 79262 85159 96474 114961 9.09

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Vision of the Next Plan

The envisaged vision for the 11th

Plan is as follows:

Crop Diversification during 2007-08 to 2011-12

Area under cropping to be increased by - 6.38 %

Area under Wheat & soyabean to be increased- 40000 ha

Area of Sugarcane to be reduced by - 17 %

Area under horticulture crop to be increased by – 11.34 %

Existing cropping intensity - 109.88 %

Proposed cropping intensity – 118.13 %

CROP PRODUCTION during 2007-08 to 2011-12

Food grain production to be increased by -12.09 % - ( 2.42 % per year )

Horticulture & Vegetable production to be increased by – 30.53 % ( 6.11% per year )

Overall agriculture production to be increased by – 27.93%- ( 5.58 % per year )

GROWTH VALUE ADDITION during 2007-08 to 2011-12

Agriculture to be increased by -23.39% ( 4.68 % per year )

Secondary sector to be increased by - 37.07% ( 7.42 % per year )

Overall of the district – 27.37% ( 5.47 % per year )

6.5 District Plan:

The present District Plan is prepared with an objective to achieve an overall growth rate

for agriculture and allied sector of 13.65 percent during the 11th Plan period (2007-08 to 2011 to

2012). More specifically, the 11th

Plan aims at achieving a growth rate of 11.29 per cent per

annum in agricultural sector and a growth rate of 21.91 per cent in the allied sector. This growth

rate was targeted after conducting a SWOT analysis and observing the potential that exists in the

district. Discussions have been held with all departments in the agriculture and allied sector at

district level. There were informal discussions at taluka level, village level and with ATMA

officials to understand the needs of the district which will help to stimulate growth. Based on

the outcome of this exercise, innovative schemes have been devised in this plan. This plan

reflects the completion of the situation assessment phase of the planning process. It covers:

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• An initial review of existing resource-based information, leading to preliminary

conclusions on resource based opportunities and implications for strategy and policy.

• An initial industry analysis of the key agricultural sectors within the district.

• A consultation process with a broad range of interested parties who are involved directly or

indirectly in commercial activity, in agricultural enterprises for small farmers and in support of

rural livelihoods.

Thus the present comprehensive district agriculture plan aims at solving major

constraints faced by the agricultural sector in the district and attempts to capitalize on the

potential of agriculture with the help of new innovative schemes suggested under stream I

As mentioned earlier, the RKVY scheme aims at strengthening the agricultural sector

through innovative and ongoing schemes. In table 6.1, the sector-wise outlay under Stream I

and Stream II is presented.

Table :Sector-Wise Outlay for 11th

Plan

Sr.

No.

Department Financial Budget (Crore)

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total

1 Agriculture 86.5 118.35 108.45 313.3

2 Horticulture 52.58 59.63 52.88 165.1

3 Drip irrigation 12.5 12.5 15 40

4 Water conservation 83.33 83.33 83.33 250

5 Animal Husbandry 9.22 8.68 6.03 23.79

6 Dairy 43.15 42.27 37.38 122.8

7 Fishery 0.78 0.78 0.98 2.55

8 Minor Irrigation 30 30 6.68 66.68

9 Sericulture 0.22 0.22 0.22 1.85

10 Social Forestry 13.45 11.27 15.65 40.38

11 Co-operative &

Marketing

0 0 0 0

12 MPKV Rahuri 4.82 36.5 5.5 46.82

13 Khadi & Village Industry 0.05 0.1 0.1 0.25

Grand Total 336.61 403.89 333.17 1073.52

Conclusion:

The proposed plan aims at an overall growth rate of 13.65 percent in the agricultural and

allied sector. Besides achieving this growth rate, the plan will also lead to improvement in

infrastructure in all sectors. This will give a major boost for sustained development of the

agricultural and allied sector.