Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, ICAR -Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Virudhunagar

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1 The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare s Flagship Programme of Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (KKA) aiming at doubling farmers income (DFI) by 2022, is being implemented in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu. KRISHI KALYAN ABHIYAN Aspiration District of Virudhunagar Report on Implementation Process Virudhunagar district is one among 111 aspiration districts identified for implementing Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (KKA). The action plan comprising 10 specific identified activities under Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Animal Husbandry Dairying & Fisheries (DAHD&F) and Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE- ICAR) is being implemented to saturate the identified 25 villages in Virudhunagar district from to The implementation of KKA is going on successfully with full cooperation and support of all the line departments in carrying out the activities specified in action plan for Virudhunagar district. The ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu is located at Kovilangulam on the Madurai Tuticorin highway. It was established in the year 2006 with the objective of Technology transfer in Agriculture and allied field. Krishi Vigyan Kendra Virudhunagar is acting as a nodal coordinating centre to implement the KKA Programme and also update various activities relating to KKA in KVK portal on daily basis. Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

2 Shri A. Sivangnanam, The Collector, Virudhunagar District convened the Coordination Meeting of all line departments along with KVK Virudhunagar to work out the modalities of implementing Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan on KRISHI KALYAN ABHIYAN Aspiration District of Virudhunagar Coordination and Monitoring The District Collector of Virudhunagar district has convened two meetings to assess the process of implementing the KKA Programme in Virudhunagar district. Shri Vijay Rajmohan, Director (Trade), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi reviewed the implementation of Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan Programme in Virudhunagar District at Madurai Collectorate on Shri Vijay Rajmohan, Director (Trade), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has been monitoring on a daily basis the progress made in implementation of Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu. With the guidance and direction of Shri Vijay Rajmohan from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, KKA programme is being successfully implemented in Virudhunagar District. Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

3 Dr. M. Gunasekharan, Director, CCBF, Alamadi, Chennai, the Officer in charge of Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (KKA) in Virudhunagar district reviewed the implementation of KKA Programme in Virudhunagar district and offered a course correction in updating data at KRISHI KALYAN ABHIYAN Aspiration District of Virudhunagar Meeting of Line departments KVK Portal in a coordination meeting of all line departments convened at Virudhunagar Collectorate on Dr. M. Gunasekharan, Director, CCBF, Alamadi, Chennai, the Officer in charge of KKA in Virudhunagar district distributed Soil Health Card to beneficiary farmers in one day training of KKA on held at Kangaraseval village in Vembakottai block of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. The Virudhunagar district Joint Director of Agriculture, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Assistant Director of Horticulture, Assistant Engineer from Department of Agricultural Engineering, Agri Business Department Officer, Animal Husbandry Department Official and Agriculture & Horticulture Officials participated along with KVK scientists and technical staffs. Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

4 Distribution of Soil Health Card Department of Agriculture under the supervision of Joint Director of Agriculture, Virudhunagar district has distributed 2209 soil health cards (SHC) to farmers so far in nine villages and another set of 4096 SHCs is planned to be distributed in remaining villages. During one day training being conducted in villages identified in the action plan for Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan, Agriculture Department Official have also been explaining the relevance and use of soil health card in taking right decisions suited to soil health status. Status of Soil Health Card Distribution Name of Aspiration Village Distributed to Beneficiaries Yet to be distributed Thonugal 168 Kattangudi 485 Nedungulam 90 Maraikulam 112 Kaluvancheri 324 Mudukkangulam 279 Kangaraseval 49 Thoppur 283 Ulakkudi 442 Surarpatti 64 Muthuramalingapuram 213 Uthupatti 156 Mullikulam 422 Velayuthapuram 441 Othaiyal 124 Pillaiyarthottiangulam 104 Savaspuram 377 Purasaloor 373 Kovilur 209 Valukkalotti 238 Thathampatti 83 Poombidagi 955 Ayartharmam 193 Kasireddiapatti 72 Sattur 49 Number of SHCs 2209 Number of SHCs 4096 Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

5 Distribution of Oilseed Mini Kits Distribution of Oilseed Mini Kits Name of Aspiration Village Distributed to Yet to be Beneficiaries distributed Kaluvancheri 120 List of Kattankudi 120 beneficiary farmers in Maraikulam 120 remaining Mudukkankulam 120 villages is Thoppur 120 under preparation Ulakkudi Department of Agriculture under the supervision of Joint Director of Agriculture, Virudhunagar district has distributed 720 oilseed mini kits, supplied by National Seed Corporation, to farmers in six villages namely, Kaluvancheri, Kattankudi, Maraikulam, Mudukkankulam, Thoppur and Ulakkudi. The list of beneficiary farmers are being prepared and verified for distribution of oilseed mini kits in remaining villages. Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

6 [ Distribution of Seedlings Department of Horticulture has distributed fruit seedlings such as mango, guava, pappaya and acid lime to 200 beneficiary farmers at Kattangudi village and Velayuthapuram village, Aruppukottai Block of Virudhunagar district. Preparatory work relating to distribution of fruit seedlings to farmers in remaining villages is underway. Department of Horticulture, Virudhunagar district has prepared and distributed a special booklet on horticultural crop cultivation practices to the beneficiary farmers in aspiration villages identified under Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan Programme. Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

7 Bovine Vaccination Status Bovine Vaccination Status All Aspiration Villages covered Thonugal Kattangudi Nedungulam Kaluvancheri Kangaraseval Velayuthapuram Maraikulam Sattur Thoppur Surarpatti Muthuramalingapuram Uthupatti Mullikulam Pillaiyarthottiangulam Savaspuram Poombidagi Ayartharmam Kasireddiapatti Mudukkangulam Ulakkudi Othaiyal Purasaloor Kovilur Valukkalotti Thathampatti Department of Animal Husbandry has involved in bovine vaccination for preventing food and mouth disease that is of seasonal in nature to saturate each village of 25 aspiration villages identified in the action plan for implementing Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan Programme in Virudhunagar District. Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

8 Bovine Artificial Insemination Status Department of Animal Husbandry has administered artificial insemination through use of high yielding indigenous breeds semen for quality AI delivery at farmers doorstep to 432 bovines belonging to 395 beneficiary farmers of the aspiration villages identified during KKA programme till date as seen in the tabular form across the villages. Artificial insemination of Bovines shall be saturated in aspiration villages of Virudhunagar district within the stipulated time. Bovine Artificial Insemination Status Aspiration Village No. of Benefi -ciaries No.of AI Aspiration Village No. of Benefi - ciaries Kattangudi Savaspuram 8 8 No.of AI Velayudhapuram Thathampatti Maraikulam Kasireddiapatti Mudukkangulam Kovilur Thonugal Othaiyal Sattur (Sadayampatti) Thoppur Kalvancheri Nedungulam Valukkalotti Mullikulam Ulakkudi Surarpatti Poombidagai Oothuppatti 7 7 Pillaiyarthottaiyankulam Kangaraseval Muthuramalingapuram 7 9 Ayardharmam Purasaloor TOTAL Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

9 Distribution of Agriculture Implements [ Department of Agriculture Engineering has identified 350 beneficiaries in 25 aspiration villages. In one day training conducted by KVK Virudhunagar, Department of Agriculture Engineering has been giving hands-on training on agricultural implements to participant farmers. Department of Agriculture Engineering has planned to start distributing agriculture implements from It is planned to distribute 2 power tillers and 2 tractors to beneficiary farmers identified under Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan Programme in Virudhunagar district on Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

10 KVK Training on Bee-Keeping Training on Bee-Keeping is being conducted to generate additional farm income in each aspiration village by KVK Virudhunagar. KVK has completed training on bee-keeping in 12 villages as per the schedule of calendar approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. An effort is made to have due representation of women and SC/ST farmers among participants as seen from the table given below. Date of Village Covered No. of Participant Farmers Training General SC/ST Total No. of M F M F Extension Officials Kattangudi Maraikulam Mudukkangulam Thonugal Nedungulam Thoppur Kaluvancheri Surarpatti Uthupatti Kangaraseval Ulakkudi Velayuthapuram TOTAL M Male : F- Female Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

11 KVK Training on Mushroom Cultivation Training on Mushroom Cultivation is being conducted to multiply farm income through exploiting the growing demand for mushroom in each aspiration village by KVK Virudhunagar. The training was completed in 12 villages as per the schedule of calendar approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. An effort is made to have due representation of women and SC/ST farmers among participants as seen from the table given below. Date of Village Covered No. of Participant Farmers Training General SC/ST Total No. of M F M F Extension Officials Kattangudi Maraikulam Mudukkangulam Thonugal Nedungulam Thoppur Kaluvancheri Surarpatti Uthupatti Kangaraseval Ulakkudi Velayuthapuram TOTAL M Male : F- Female Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

12 KVK Training on Kitchen Garden Training on Kitchen Garden is being conducted in each aspiration village by KVK Virudhunagar. The training has been focusing on highlighting of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. nutritional benefits of home grown organic vegetables and generating additional farm household income out of marketing vegetables in excess of home requirements. KVK has completed training on kitchen garden in 12 villages as per the schedule of calendar approved by the Ministry An effort is made to have due representation of women and SC/ST farmers among participants as seen from the table given below. Date of Village Covered No. of Participant Farmers Training General SC/ST Total No. of M F M F Extension Officials Kattangudi Maraikulam Mudukkangulam Thonugal Nedungulam Thoppur Kaluvancheri Surarpatti Uthupatti Kangaraseval Ulakkudi Velayuthapuram TOTAL M Male : F- Female Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

13 KVK Training on Vermicompost Training on Vermicompost is being conducted in each aspiration village by KVK Virudhunagar. The training has been focusing on organic farming and its soil health benefits of sustainable livelihood agriculture thereby producing quality farm produce and generating additional farm income out of exploiting market niche for organic agricultural products. KVK has completed training on vermicompost in 12 villages as per the schedule of calendar approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. An effort is made to have due representation of women and SC/ST farmers among participants as seen from the table given below. Date of Village Covered No. of Participant Farmers Training General SC/ST Total No. of M F M F Extension Officials Kattangudi Maraikulam Mudukkangulam Thonugal Nedungulam Thoppur Kaluvancheri Surarpatti Uthupatti Kangaraseval Ulakkudi Velayuthapuram TOTAL M Male : F- Female Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

14 Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business Activities Department of Agricultural Marketing and Agribusiness Activities has involved in one day village trainings under Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan Programme to create awareness on marketing of agricultural produce and value additions. Farmers were informed of access to various schemes involving financial assistance to agribusiness. Farmers were asked to form farmer producer groups to ease marketing of their produce and avail credit support from lead bank. Dr. M. Gunasekharan, Director, CCBF, Alamadi, Chennai, the Officer in charge of Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (KKA) in Virudhunagar district has interacted with the officials of Department of Agricultural Marketing and Agribusiness Activities, Virudhunagar district during his visit on along with Dr. R. Vijayalakshmi, Programme Coordinator, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Virudhunagar. Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

15 KRISHI KALYAN ABHIYAN Aspiration District of Virudhunagar Activities to be Undertaken Making of NADEP Pits Preparatory works for making of 20 NADEP Pits in each of 25 villages are underway. Ten villages are assigned to Department of Agriculture to undertake the NADEP pits and the remaining villages to KVK Virudhunagar. KVK Virudhunagar is planning to take up the task of making 20 NADEP pits in each village of 15 villages. Sheep and Goat Vaccination Status Attempts are made to vaccinate sheep and goat for preventing PPR disease that is of seasonal in nature mainly in endemic areas of 25 aspiration villages identified in the action plan for implementing Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan Programme in Virudhunagar District. Micro Irrigation three days training Programme Demonstration on microirrigation system at KVK field is getting ready for giving training to farmers from to Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to

16 Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan Virudhunagar District Mass Media Coverage Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan to