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1 Directorate of Pulses Development, (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare) Bhopal (MP) Summary-Field visit report for the period July-September- S. N Name of visiting Dr. A. K. Shivhare Shri Vipin Kumar Statistical Investigator District Visited Hoshangabad & Harda (July, 15-17) Sagar & Damoh (July, 15-17) Raisen July, 15 Durg, Kanker & Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) July, Scheme/Programme NMOOP & NMOOP & ATMA ATMA, NMOOP, BGREI *Area under summer moong has been reduced to ha due to non availability of irrigation water from canal as lining work is going on in the canals. *Records were not provided by concern field staff/officials for verification of implements. It is suggested that name of scheme, year etc. should be mentioned on implement *More demand of rotavator, seed drill and sprinkler set. *Cluster demonstration not conducted due to delayed Administrative approval. *Implements subsidy has not been released to the beneficiary farmers in the month of March, for * Lentil Variety L-4594 (C-1) recorded 14 Quintal per ha yield in demonstration field in comparison to local variety with 5 quintal per ha in village Mukarampur, Block Khurai. *The Administrative approval for implementation of the NFSM scheme during -16 has been received too late on i.e on , will hamper kharif programme. *Delayed rains has increased the sowing of urd & Moong crops *Beneficiary farmers were well apprised with all the CSS schemes running in the district and requested for continuation of the same. *As per farmer s perception, the effective benefits of farm machinery, reduced the cost and increase their crop yield over the traditional method. *There is no any shortage of inputs like Urea, DAP, MOP and seed and planting material as reported by the DDA of the district. *The assistance received under Godown (NFSM) has restricted distress sale & helped to got remunerative price. *Visited IPM based ATMA scheme Demonstration wherein beneficiaries provided the pheromone trap (10 no per acre) and crop is free of chemical fertilizers. Cont...,

2 -2- S. No Name of visiting Ashwini Bhoware Sateesh Dwivedi Statistical Investigator Dr. A. K. Shivhare District Visited Indore July, Shahdol & Umaria July, Ashoknagar & Guna August, Ambikapur (CG) September, 11 Scheme/Programme NFSM, NMOOP, ATMA, RKVY NFSM, NMOOP, ATMA, RKVY NFSM, NMOOP, ATMA, RKVY, FLD on Rice *Soybean and Pigeon pea demonstrations were observed affected by Yellow Vein Mosaic &Bacterial Blight (at below ETL) & suggested to use of resistance varieties like NRC 37, JS 20-29, JS etc.. *No display board was installed at the demonstration site, suggested for the same. *Honorarium of Technical Assistant of PMTs is pending since (March 2014 to date of visit). *Demand for Reaper and Cono weeder reported in the district. *Farm School & Kishan Mela has been conducted by SDA at crop season. *About 75% of urd crop damaged due to infestation of Yellow Mosaic Virus (YMV), (White Fly vector). Farmers were advised to use certified seeds. *Farmers informed that various soil and water conservation structures created under scheme very utilizable, due to this they are able to irrigate their Rabi crops of nearby area surrounded by the structures. *FLD on NFSM-Rice conducted in 30 acres. Two varieties of hybrid rice KRH-4 and Indira Sona was given to 5 Kg of seed for line transplanting on *Average Tillers were per plant. Crop was at tillering stage. No demonstration board is observed on site. Infestation of blast observed in some fields. *Interacted beneficiaries informed that only 5 kg seed was provided to them, other inputs were arranged by farmers at their own level. No field day was organized till the date of visit. Cont...,

3 S. N. Name of visiting Dr. A. K. Tiwari Director Dr. A. L. Waghmare Senior Technical Assistant Statistical Investigator Ashwini Bhoware Sateesh Dwivedi Dr. A. K. Shivhare Dr. A. L. Waghmare Senior Technical Assistant Statistical Investigator District Visited Sehore (September, 14) Shivpuri September, 14 Khandwa September, 15 Khargone September, 15 Bhopal September, 19 Indore September, 19 Scheme/Progra mme -3- FLD on Intercropping with Pigeon pea, soybean & Urd bean FLD on Pearl millet FLD on Cotton FLD on Pigeon pea Soil Testing Laboratory under CSS of Soil Health Card Soil Testing Laboratory under CSS of Soil Health Card *Soybean FLDs were at maturity to harvesting stage, Cluster approach adopted, recommended inputs used. *Pigeon pea variety ICPL demonstrated under FLDs which was in vegetative to flowering stage, only seed was provided under demonstration. No other inputs were provided. *Urd bean varieties TJM 3 & RBU-38 demonstrated under FLD, recommended inputs used, Crops at maturity to harvesting stage. *FLDs field were not at road side/farmers approaching area, organized in the very interior area failed to fulfil the criteria of FLDs. *Only 2 Kg hybrid seed (86M88) was provided to beneficiary. *Crop is at flowering to grain filling stage and facing moisture stress due to continued dry spell. *Delay of fund allotment by ICAR to KVK-Khandwa, for FLD demonstration. *Total 20 Acre area covered in FLDs under Sole Cotton & Intercropping with Pigeonpea. *No inputs including seed provided by the KVK-Khandwa, only technical support given by the KVK. * Seed (1kg/acre) and Zinc 10 kg provided. *Total 50 Acre area covered in FLDs under Sole crop of Pigeon pea which was sown manually by the beneficiary. *Crop stage was vegetative & facing moisture stress, recommended inputs used. *Air conditioner is required for precise analysis through Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS). *Edit option should be made available in new software at data entry level. *Fertilizer recommendation is not showing in Soil Health Card. This problem needs to be rectified at programmer level. *Strengthening of Technical staff. *Skill up-gradation training related to new software of Soil Health Card is required.

4 Directorate of Pulses Development, (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare) Bhopal (MP) Summary-Field visit report for the month of October-November- S. N. 1. Name of visiting Dr. A K Shivhare 2. Shri Vipin Kumar 3. SI District Visited Scheme/Programme Jabalpur & Katni Oct , Morena & Bhind Oct , Shahdol & Anuppur Oct , Deficient rainfall situation & CSS/CS schemes viz, NFSM, RKVY, NMOOP & Deficient rainfall situation & CSS/CS schemes viz, NFSM, RKVY, NMOOP & Deficient rainfall situation & CSS/CS schemes viz, NFSM, RKVY, NMOOP & *About 27% less coverage of kharif target and 21% yield reduced due to deficit rains. Major kharif crops of the districts are paddy, arhar & til. *Sowing is hampered due to deficit rains, poor soil moisture conserved and prevailing high temperature C in both the districts. *Soybean crop damaged due to dry spell, YMV (Yellow Mosaic Virus) and insect pest, about 2 to 3 quintals yield obtained in crop cutting data in Jabalpur district. *Sowing of wheat is delayed due to prevailing high temperature ranging from C in bpth the diatricts. *As on rains received mm against the normal rainfall of the district is mm., % irrigated area from Rivers, Tubewells, Wells and other sources. and % rainfed area in the district. *Major Crops of Kharif Season i.e. Bajra, Til, Paddy, Jowar, Arhar, Guar, Urd and Moong. Mostly Bajra, Til, Urd, Moong, have been harvested. *15-20 % loss in Bajra, Paddy & Til in irrigated areas and 50 % loss in rainfed area. About 80 % loss in Urd & Moong and 75 % loss in Arhar crop. *Paddy crop is normal condition in irrigated area. *As on rains received mm against the last year rain mm in the same period and normal rains of the district mm. *About 13% less coverage of kharif target and 50 % yield reduced due to deficit rains. *DDA/Field staff, informed some wheat area diverted to Gram, Lentil & Mustard crop this year due to less irrigation water availability in water reservoir. *Due to deficit rains in the district, more emphasis being given to less water requirement crop like Gram, Lentil, Mustard and Linseed.

5 S. Name of visiting N. 4. Shri Sateesh Dwivedi (TA-Nfsm) 5. Shri Vipin Kumar 6. Smt. Ashwini Bhowre TA (NFSM) District Visited Scheme/Programme Sagar & Deficient rainfall Damoh situation & CSS/CS Oct , schemes viz, NFSM, RKVY, NMOOP & Rewa & Satna Nov, 30 th & Dec, 01 st, Ratlam & Ujjain Nov , NMOOP & NMOOP & * As on rains received mm against the normal rainfall of the district is mm. *Soyabean crop affected by YMV after DOS due to high temperature & long dry spell. *Major kharif crop are soybean, paddy, urd & mung. *Farmers informed the estimated soybean crop yield obtained 4 to 5 quintals per ha. *According to DDA instruction to all field extension workers for selection of farmers in rabi demonstration should be based on irrigation facility of availability on demo plot. *About 83% area has been covered in Rabi season -16 against the target in the district as on date. Crop condition is normal and germination of cluster demonstration of gram & wheat is good crop is under seedling stage about 22 days. * Fungal disease has been found in the variety JAKI-9218 of Gram below ETL in cluster demonstration under NFSM Pulses in the block Rewa. The leaves start yellowing and afterwards drying. The plants to become yellowish and finally dry out. * Amount of subsidy input may be flexible to change in other inputs in the limit of Rs. 7500/- per ha in cluster demonstration under NFSM Pulses & Wheat to reduce the farmer s share or not required the farmer s share in case of Wheat. *As on , about 90% sowing of Rabi crops has been completed in the District as reported by the concerned staff in both the districts. *Visited NFSM-Pulses Cluster Demonstration (variety JAKI-9218). Crop is about DAS and at the 2-3 branching stage found to be minor infested by the pod borer due to sudden weather change. *Due to early withdrawal of monsoon & low irrigation water availability, crops are sown delayed resulting of shorter growth of crops like wheat, gram, and oilseeds crops in the visited districts.

6 S. Name of visiting N. 7. Shri Sateesh Dwivedi (TA-Nfsm) District Visited Scheme/Programme Panna & Chhattarpur ATMA Nov , * As on about 75% sowing of Rabi crops has been completed and continued in the District as reported by the concerned staff in both the districts. Crop condition is normal and at seedling stage. *Cluster demonstration of gram (var. JAKI-9218, JG-63, JG-130) & wheat (var. GW-366, GW-322) are in critical phase need irrigation immediately. *Perception received at beneficiary side to supply/providing critical inputs timely in favour of good crop yield at demonstration field.

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