Success story 1 ARJIA Success stories from farmers 1. Name of the farmer : Teja/ Kalu Kumawat i) Village Kochariya ii) Post Kochariya iii) Tehsil Bhilwara iv) District Bhilwara v) State Rajasthan 3. Contact details : - 4. Details of the farm (size, location, water availability Membership in Self-Help Group, Producers Cooperative/ Company, Cooperative Society, etc., (give details) Names of the Central Sector / State Schemes utilized by the farmer and the period Technologies / Good Agricultural Practices / Facilities / Benefits obtained with details 5. Details of results obtained due to the adoption of adopted, results achieved 1. Crop Component (2007and 2008) A. Maize+ blackgram (2:2) intercropping (0.8 ha) : 0.8 ha, Rainfed : Cooperative Society : ORP, 2007, 2008 and 2009 : Different crop-based interventions like maize+blackgram (2:2) intercropping, groundnut+ sesame (6:2) intercropping, improved variety of sorghum fodder and greengram increase the net return by 37.18 per cent over the traditional crop growing practices. Similarly, in case of animals improved technical interventions like better feeding and health management brought an increase of 40.65 per cent over the traditional practices. Other interventions like introduction of ber plants, recycling of organic waste through NADEP compost and availability of green fodder during the lean period were also implemented. Similarly, seed production programme was implemented in participatory mode in 2009. : Improved / present production technologies Traditional / past production practices i) Productivity (kg) : 3217 2332 ii) Cost of production (Rs.) : 7636 4960 iii) Net income (Rs.) : 17778 13463 :
: : - - B. Groundnut+ sesame (6:2) intercropping(0.8 ha) i) Productivity (kg) 1319 1047 ii) Cost of production (Rs.) 9416 5520 iii) Net income (Rs.) 22062 18038 C. Sorghum fodder (0.8 ha) i) Productivity (kg) 4960 4240 ii) Cost of production (Rs.) 3840 3040 iii) Net income (Rs.) 2112 2048 D. Greengram (0.8 ha) i) Productivity (kg) 336 128 ii) Cost of production (Rs.) 5040 3600 iii) Net income (Rs.) 3696-372 2. Animal Component (2007and 2008) A. Buffaloes (2) i) Productivity per year (litre) 3780 2520 ii) Cost of production per year (Rs.) 9132 6000 iii) Net income per year (Rs.) 36228 24240 B. Cow (2) i) Productivity per year (litre) 2520 1800 ii) Cost of production per year (Rs.) 7150 4200 iii) Net income per year (Rs.) 18050 13800 C. Lucerne production (0.1 ha) i) Productivity (kg) 3500 2700
ii) Cost of production (Rs.) 1075 425 iii) Net income (Rs.) 2425 2275 iv) Price realized (Rs. per quintal) vi) Product quality improvement 3. NADEP Compost (2008) i) Productivity per year (kg) 1500 900 ii) Cost of production per year (Rs.) 4000 1000 iii) Net income per year (Rs.) 2750-100 4. Seed production programme (2009) 1.0 ha i) Productivity (kg) 300 ii) Cost of production (Rs.) 6800 iii) Net income (Rs.) 13500 6700 Total Net income (Rs.) 108801 73392 Change over traitional system (Rs.) 35509 6. Marketing Strategy Access to market (through : Sold improved seed of JL-24 and TAG-24 of private, cooperative, contract farming -Export market (details of exports made) groundnut and PM-3 of maize to other farmers of village 7. Factors contributing to success : Crop diversification and integrated use of resources 8. Any other relevant information : Dissemination of improved seed in the village Success story 2 1. Name of the farmer : Ramchandra S/o Mohan Kumawat i) Village : Kochariya ii) Post : Kochariya iii) Tehsil : Bhilwara iv) District : Bhilwara v) State : Rajasthan 3. Contact details : 01482 291125 4. Details of the farm (size, location, water availability : 1.0 ha, allottee, Kochariya rainfed
5. Membership in Self-Help Group, Producers Cooperative/ Company, Cooperative Society etc., (give details) 6. Names of the Central Sector / State Schemes utilized by the farmer and the period 7. Technologies / Good Agricultural Practices / Facilities / Benefits obtained with details adopted, results achieved (a) Groundnut+sesame intercropping : Cooperative society : ORP 2007 & 2008 : In 2007, he adopted groundnut+sesame intercropping in 6:2 row ratio, improved variety AK-42 of horsegram and hoeing by Arjia wheel hoe in maize and groundnut. During 2008, he himself adopted groundnut+sesame (6:2) system. He was also shown the effects of INM in maize. : Improved / present production technologies Traditional / past production practices i) Productivity (kg) : 22.07 12.95 ii) Cost of production (Rs.) : 10858 10661.50 iii) Net income (Rs.) : 33164 21874.50 iv) Price realized (Rs./ton) : - - : Bold seeded (b) Horsegram variety AK-42 : - - groundnut i) Productivity (kg.) 6.3 5.9 ii) Cost of production (Rs.) 4350 4100 iii) Net income (Rs.) 4680 4160 iv) Price realized (Rs./ton) - - - - - - (c) Hoeing by Arjia wheel hoe in grountnut i) Productivity (kg) 13.44 9.76 ii) Cost of production (Rs.) 10883 10623 iii) Net income (Rs.) 25267 15787 iv) Price realized (Rs./ton) - - v) Natural Resources saved (labour saving in hoeing) 24 Nil - - -
Total Net income (Rs.) 63111 41821.5 9. Marketing Strategy Access to market (through private, cooperative, contract farming - Export market (details of exports made) : Private 10. Factors contributing to success : Improved seed 11. Any other relevant information : - Success story 3 Complementary resource utilization Labour saving and timely operations 1. Name of the farmer : Devilal S/o Onkar Kumawat i) Village : Kochariya ii) Post : Kochariya iii) Tehsil : Bhilwara iv) District : Bhilwara v) State : Rajasthan 3. Contact details : 01482 291125 4. Details of the farm (size, location, water availability 5. Membership in Self-Help Group, Producers Cooperative/ Company, Cooperative Society etc., (give details) 6. Names of the Central Sector / State Schemes utilized by the farmer and the period 7. Technologies / Good Agricultural Practices / Facilities / Benefits obtained with details adopted, results achieved : 0.25 ha, Kochariya, rainfed : Cooperative Society : ORP, 2007 & 2008 : Adoption of white seed variety PM-3 of maize along with ridge after sowing (30 DAS) and no detasseling : Improved / present production technologies Traditional / past production practices i) Productivity (kg) : 3400 (PM-3) 3200 (PEHM-2) ii) Cost of production (Rs.) : 8600 8500 iii) Net income (Rs.) : 21500 19270 iv) Price realized (Rs./ton) : - - : - - : - -
9. Marketing Strategy Access to market (through private, : To the local farmers cooperative, contract farming -Export market (details of exports made) 10. Factors contributing to success : Improved seed for rainfed condition 11. Any other relevant information : - Success story 4 1. Name of the farmer : Dalu/ Sukha Kumawat i) Village Kochariya ii) Post Kochariya iii) Tehsil Bhilwara iv) District Bhilwara v) State Rajasthan 3. Contact details : - 4. Details of the farm (size, location, water availability : 0.4 ha, Rainfed 5. Membership in Self-Help Group, Producers : - Cooperative/ Company, Cooperative Society, etc., (give details) 6. Names of the Central Sector / State Schemes utilized by the farmer and the period : ORP, 2009 7. Technologies / Good Agricultural Practices / Facilities / Benefits obtained with details adopted, results achieved : In 2009, he adopted new variety of maize. Traditionally he used to grow deshi variety of maize using seed rate @ 35 kg ha -1 and ha also adopted maize+ blackgram intercropping in 2:2 row ratio. Traditionally he used to grow sole maize using seed rate @ 35 kg ha -1 and mixed the seed of blackgram @ 2 kg ha -1 with maize. : Improved / present production technologies Traditional / past production practices Maize variety PM-3 i) Productivity (Kg) : 460 120 ii) Cost of production (Rs.) : 6800 6575 iii) Net income (Rs.) : 2670-1805 : 900 900 v) Natural Resources saved /conserved like : soil, : Maize+ Blackgram (2:2) intercropping vii) Productivity (Kg) 713 518 viii) Cost of production (Rs.) 10100 8600 ix) Net income (Rs.) 1064-191 x) Price realized (Rs. per quintal) 900 900
xi) Natural Resources saved/ conserved like soil, - - xii) Product quality improvement Early Maturing variety Total Net income (Rs.) 3734-1996 9. Marketing Strategy Access to market (through : - private, cooperative, contract farming -Export market (details of exports made) 10. Factors contributing to success : Improved seed Complementary resource utilization Labour saving and timely operations 1 1 Any other relevant information : There is a high demand of improved seeds of maize variety PM-3. Year 2009 received very low rainfall Success story 5 1. Name of the farmer : Mohan/ Kana Gurjar i) Village Kochariya ii) Post Kochariya iii) Tehsil Bhilwara iv) District Bhilwara v) State Rajasthan 3. Contact details : - 4. Details of the farm (size, location, water availability : 0.2 ha, Rainfed 5. Membership in Self-Help Group, Producers : - Cooperative/ Company, Cooperative Society, etc., (give details) 6. Names of the Central Sector / State Schemes utilized by the farmer and the period : ORP, 2009 7. Technologies / Good Agricultural Practices / Facilities / Benefits obtained with details adopted, results achieved (184.7 mm). Through traditional practice, farmer could not get anything from local maize. However, through new variety PM-3 of maize and short duration blackgram, farmers earned a net income of Rs. 3774 ha -1. : In 2009, he adopted new variety AK-42 of horsegram. Traditionally he used to grow deshi variety of horsegram using seed rate @ 24 kg ha -1 as broadcasting instead of line sowing, 16 kg ha -1 seed was used. : Improved / present production technologies Traditional / past production practices
i) Productivity per hectare (Kg) : 200 80 ii) Cost of production per hectare : 3850 3450 iii) Net income per hectare : 2552-881 : 3011 3011 v) Natural Resources saved /conserved like soil, : In low rainfall year, short duration horsegram performed well. : Good quality seed - 9. Marketing Strategy Access to market (through : Contact method (village itself) private, cooperative, contract farming -Export market (details of exports made) 10. Factors contributing to success : Improved seed Complementary resource utilization Labour saving and timely operations 11. Any other relevant information : In very low rainfall of 184.7 mm, when no other crop Success story 6 was green in field, horsegram variety AK-42 was standing was green and full of pods. 1. Name of the farmer : Bahadur Singh/ Sohan Singh i) Village Mandpiya ii) Post Kochariya iii) Tehsil Bhilwara iv) District Bhilwara v) State Rajasthan 3. Contact details : - 4. Details of the farm (size, location, water availability : 5. Membership in Self-Help Group, Producers : 1.4 ha, Rainfed Cooperative/ Company, Cooperative Society, etc., (give details) 6. Names of the Central Sector / State Schemes utilized by the farmer and the period : ORP, 2009 7. Technologies / Good Agricultural Practices / Facilities / Benefits obtained with details adopted, results achieved : Deep ploughing with M. B. plough was done in summer. After rain in July implement rotavator was used for effective seed bed preparation and turning of weed biomass in to the soil. Two intercropping systems were adopted. On upper ridge of field, maize+ blackgram (2:2) and on lower ridge of field, groundnut+ sesame (6:2) were grown. In maize, ridging 30 DAS was done. In groundnut, earthing was done at 30 DAS. : Improved / present production technologies - Traditional / past production practices
In-situ moisture conservation practices in intercropping system Maize+ Blackgram (2:2) i) Productivity per hectare (kg) : 622 477 ii) Cost of production per hectare : 8600 8100 iii) Net income per hectare : 1123-35 : 900 900 : Groundnut+ Sesame (6:2) : - - i) Productivity per hectare (kg) 439 268 ii) Cost of production per hectare 10400 9900 iii) Net income per hectare 138-3324 2200 2200 v) Natural Resources saved /conserved like vi) soil, Product quality improvement Alternative land use system - - Improved variety CAZRI-76 of Cenchrus setigerus, contour bunding, deep ploughing, line sowing, seed treatment, FYM and fertilizer application, uprooting of bushes and karonda plantation in trenches. i) Productivity per hectare (kg) 1350 620 ii) Cost of production per hectare 5300 500 iii) Net income per hectare 100 1360 400 300 v) Natural Resources saved /conserved like soil, - - Qualitative grass Total Net income per hectare (Rs.) 1361-1999 9. Marketing Strategy Access to market (through private, cooperative, contract farming -Export market (details of exports made) : 10. Factors contributing to success : Improved land management plan, Improved implement, conservation practices. 11. Any other relevant information : During the first year of seeding of improved grass in the 3 rd week of July. Produced good quality of grass and seed in very low rainfall area. Success story 7
1. Name of the farmer : Ram Gopal/ Suwa Lal Rao i) Village Kochariya ii) Post Kochariya iii) Tehsil Bhilwara iv) District Bhilwara v) State Rajasthan 3. Contact details : - 4. Details of the farm (size, location, water availability : 1.0 ha, Rainfed and partial irrigation 5. Membership in Self-Help Group, Producers : SHG member Cooperative/ Company, Cooperative Society, etc., (give details) 6. Names of the Central Sector / State Schemes utilized : ORP and State Government, 2009 by the farmer and the period 7. Technologies / Good Agricultural Practices / Facilities / Benefits obtained with details : Crop includes improved varieties of maize like PEHM-2, PM-3, specialized corn (baby corn and sweet corn) and variety PM-1 of groundnut were grown during Kharif and wheat was taken up during Rabi. In kitchen garden, vegetable like potato, lady finger, tomato, salgam and cluster bean were grown with gravity drip irrigation system. Fruit plans includes guava, lemon and ber were grown. In grasses variety CAZRI-76 of Cenchrus setigerus was soqwn. Animals includes two cow adopted, results achieved : Improved / present production technologies Traditional / past production practices