District Profile
Major farming systems / enterprises (based on the analysis made by the KVK)
Major farming systems/enterprises (based on the analysis made by the KVK)
| S.N. | Farming System/ Enterprises |
|---|---|
| 1 | Resource Rich* : Rice-wheat, Oilseed, Pulse Crop, Vegetable Crop, Mango / Guava Orchard, 2 to 3 Graded Buffalo / Cow. |
| 2 | Resource Poor**: Rice-Wheat, Jawar, Arhar, Vegetables, 1 to 2 Buffalo / Cow |
| 3 | Landless*** : Labour, Buffalo, Goat, Pig, Daily Wages Vegetable / Cereals (Land on Lease) |
Resource Rich* : Farmers with medium to large land holding assured irrigation ploughing facilities and good credit support.
Resource Poor** : Farmers with marginal to small land holdings with occasionally assured irrigation
With no tractor and low credit support.
Landless*** : Land on lease or share cropping or without land
Description of Agro-climatic Zone & major agro ecological situations (based on soil and topography) :
| S.N. | Agro-Climatic Zone | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Plain Zone | Soil - Sandy, Sandy Loam, Clay Loam, Sodic / Saline Soil |
| Holding Size - Small and marginal farmers and landless farmers | ||
| Temperature - 08-440c | ||
| Rainfall - 667-1044mm. | ||
| Irrigation Facilities - Tube well, Canal, | ||
| Production System - Rice-wheat, Arhar, Barley, Pea, Mustard, Vegetable. |
| S.N. | Agro-Climatic Zone | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AES-I | Irrigated clay loam soil |
| AES-II | Irrigated loam soil | |
| AES-III | Water logged clay condition | |
| AES-IV | Sodic / Saline soil |
Soil Type
| S.N. | Soil Type | Characteristics | Area in ha |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy to sandy loam | Good for cultivated | 34059 |
| 2 | Loam to clay loam | Water logged | 63578 |
| 3 | Sodic soils/saline | Usar | 75894 |
Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district.
| S.N. | Crop | Area (ha) | Production (Qtl) | Productivity (Qtl /ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy | 42021 | 848820 | 20.20 |
| 2 | Maize | 3109 | 45700 | 14.70 |
| 3 | Arhar | 4816 | 68200 | 14.16 |
| 4 | Wheat | 70642 | 1980070 | 28.03 |
| 5 | Pea | 3048 | 50350 | 16.52 |
| 6 | Gram | 2236 | 21600 | 9.66 |
| 7 | Rai / Musterd | 760 | 9090 | 11.96 |
| 8 | Urd + Moong | 2267 | 14740 | 06.50 |
| 9 | Barley | 245 | 4530 | 18.49 |
| 10 | Lentil | 203 | 1580 | 7.76 |
| 11 | Bajra | 5626 | 65500 | 11.64 |
| 12 | Jawar | 2525 | 30610 | 12.12 |
Weather Data
| Month | Rainfall (mm) | Temperature C | Relative Humidity (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | Maximum Minimum |
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Production and productivity of livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc. in the district
| Category | Population | Production C | Productivity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle 175991 | |||
| Crossbred | 36845 | ||
| Indigenous | 139146 | ||
| Buffalo | 143589 | ||
| Sheep | |||
| Crossbred | 936 | ||
| Indigenous | 15570 | ||
| Goats | 104912 | ||
| Pigs | 104912 | ||
| Crossbred | 830 | ||
| Indigenous | 6549 | ||
| Rabbits | |||
| Poultry | 354144 | ||
| Hens | |||
| Desi | |||
| Improved | |||
| Ducks | 1844 | ||
| Turkey and others | |||
| Fish | |||
| Marine | |||
| Inland | 467 ha. | ||
| Prawn | |||
| Scampi | |||
| Shrimp |
Details of Operational area / Villages
| S.N. | Taluk | Name of the Block | Name of the Village | Major Crops & Enterprises | Major Problem Identified | Identified Thrust Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadar Pindra | Araziline, Pindra, Kashi Vidypeeth, Chiraigaon, Harhua | Rajpur, Chatou, Vishunpur, Uraha, Barbaspur, Ateshua | Rice-Wheat, gram, pea fruit & vegetables ,Dairy ,Poultry, goatry | Late sowing of Paddy, imbalance use of fertilizer, excessive use of pesticide in plant protection & unawareness in treatment, imbalance use of concentrates and green fodders | Transplanting of paddy in time to avoid delay in wheat sowing. Use of balance dose of fertilizer on the basis of soil testing. Use of ZT machine in rice wheat cropping system, Replacement of wheat by Rabi Maize / Mustard/pulse in rice wheat system. |
Priority Thrust Areas
| Crop / Enterprise | Thrust Area |
|---|---|
| Paddy | Transplanting of paddy in time to avoid in wheat late sowing. |
| IPNM | Use of balance dose of fertilizer involving the integrated nutrient supply system (inorganic, organic and biological components) in irrigated/ rain fed areas. |
| Wheat | Use of Zero trill seed-cum –ferti drill in rice - wheat cropping system. |
| Pulse, Oilseed | Replacement of wheat by rabi maize/mustard/pulses in rice –wheat cropping system. |
| Pigeon Pea | Increasing the area under short duration, high yielding varieties of pigeon pea. |
| Organic Farming | NADEP- compost, wermi compost, recycling of biomass and green manuring etc. |
| Medicinal Plant | Plantation of medicinal crop to increase prosperity. |
| Vegetable Crop | Increasing the cropping intensity with inclusion of short duration vegetables in existing cropping systems. |
| IPM | Use of IPM technologies in food and horticulture crop. |
| IPNM in Mango | Proper nutrient management and cultural practice in new mango orchard and rejuvenation of old mango orchard. |
| Karonda | Plantation of karonda in rain fed areas and woody plants in wastelands. |
| Karonda, Aomla | Plantation of Aonla and Karonda in saline-alkali soils. |
| Mashroom Pro. | Mushroom production with available materials. |
| Teak Plant | Plantation of teak plants along bunds and boundaries of agricultural farms. |
| Dairy, Poultry unit | Dairy, poultry, piggery, goatry should be included in the farming system to increase additional income and utilize by-products of the various crops. |