1.  Dr. B. B. Kabaria , Senior Scientist & Head, KVK, Rajkot received the best presentation Award by Dr. Chahal, ADG, ICAR, New Delhi on the occasion of Annual Zonal Workshop of KVKs at MPKV, Rahuri

2.  Dr. J. H. Chaudhary has received “ Young Scientist Award 2018” in 7th International Conference on Agriculture, Horticulture and Plant Sciences heal at Shimla from 28th to 29th June 2018

Details of Training

.No.	Crop/ enterprise	Prioritized problem	Title of OFT	Technology options	Source of Technology	Name of critical input	Qty per trial	No. of trials	Parameters to be studied
1	Cotton	Water scarcity in the region due to less rainfall.	Water management in drip irrigated cotton  crop	Without mulching and flood irrigation		-	-	-	Yield and Soil moisture content
				Plastic mulch (25 micron) with drip irrigation)	RTTC, JAU, Junagadh	Silver-black plastic sheet	1000 sq.m	2
2	Groundnut	High soil moisture losses during the crop period.	Effect of mulching on productivity of kharif groundnut	1.Without mulching		-	-	-	Yield and Soil moisture content
				2.Farm residues mulching	JAU, Junagadh	-	500 kg	2
3	Groundnut	Higher use of chemical fertilizers	Organic  farming in Kharif Groundnut	T-1 : Chemical fertilizers	Junagadh Agril. Universit,Junagadh	-	-	3	1. Growth and yield parameters 2. Available Soil Nutrients.
				T-2 : 5 t FYM/ha + Bio-fertilizers		Rhizobium + PSB + KSB + neem oil + Tricoderma,+ Beuveria etc.	3 lit/ ha + 3 lit./ha
				T-3 : Cow base farming		cow dung + cow urine +cow curd + cow ghee + cow milk + panchagavya	9 kg + 5 lit. +   2 lit. + 2 lit. + 2 lit.
4	Groundnut	Higher use of pesticides	Infestation of white grub in organic Kharif Groundnut	T-1 : Chemical + seed treatments for white grubs and sucking pests.	Junagadh Agril. University, Junagadh	-	-	3	1. Growth and yield parameters 2. % of white grub infestation and numbers of white grubs
				T-2 : 5 t FYM/ha + Bio-fertilizer		Rhizobium + PSB + KSB + neem oil + Tricoderma,+ Beuveria etc.	3 lit/ ha + 3 lit./ha
				T-3 : Cow base farming		cow dung + cow urine +cow curd + cow ghee + cow milk + panchagavya	9 kg + 5 lit. +2 lit. + 2 lit. + 2 lit.
5	Cotton	low yield of cotton due to Imbalance fertilization in cotton	Low yield of cotton	Farmer’s practices	-	-	-	-	-
				Recommended dose of fertilizer 240 – 50 – 150 + 50 ZnSO4    and three spray of KNO3 (1) 240 Kg N in four equal split first as a basal second, third and fourth at 30, 60 and 90 days after sowing. (ii)   50 Kg P2O5 as basal dose. (iii)  150 Kg K2O as basal or in two equal split. (iv) Three spraying of KNO3 at 15 days interval starting from flowering.	GAU	Fertilizers	-	-	-
				T2 + 25 Kg/ ha MgSO4 + 500 kg /ha Castor cake. (Intervention)	-	-	-	-	-

Details of Other Projects running at KVK, Rajkot-I

   1.  Agricultural Technology Information Center(ATIC)

 1.  Objectives:

i)  To provide a ‘single window’ delivery system for the product and the species available from JAU to the farmers and other interested groups as a process of innovativeness in technology dissemination. 

ii) To facilitate direct access to the farmers to the institutional research available in term of technology, advice, technology products, etc. for reducing technology dissemination losses.

           iii) To provide mechanism for feed back from the users to the institute.

FLD conducted (Kharif-2019) :

 

Details of Training and other extension activities :

Cluster Frontline Demonstrations of Kharif  Oil seeds (Kharif 2019)

1.  Area, technology demonstrated and input details:

Cluster Frontline Demonstrations on pulses under NFSM

Trainings programs conducted

Awareness programs / exposure visits / field days/Camps conducted

1. Objectives of the ARYA Project: 

   1. To attract and empower the youth in rural areas to take up various agriculture, allied and service sector enterprises for sustainable income and gainful employment in selected districts.

   2. To enable the farm youth to establish network groups to take up resources and capital intensive activities like post-harvest technology, processing &  value addition, nursery management, milk processing and marketing.

   3. To demonstrate functional linkage with different institutions and stakeholders for convergence of opportunities available under various schemes/program for sustainable development of youth

2. Major Activities Commenced:

   Activities like project awareness programmes, training and capacity building programmes, visits at developed enterprises and motivate youth for entrepreneurship; empowering youth in rural areas by processing, value addition and marketing of agricultural produces and functional linkage with different institutions were commenced under ARYA project.

3. Training and Skill Development Programmes:

4. Formation of Enthusiastic Groups of Entrepreneurial Youth:

    The groups of youth having age of 18 to 35 years have been formed to establishment of various enterprises in selected villages of Rajkot district.

Group 1: (15 youths):  Enterprise of Mini Oil Mill Unit at Targhadi village of Paddhari talukas (Enterprise: Year 2017-18)

Group 2: (15 youths): Enterprise of Mini Oil Mill Plant at  Raningpar village of Jasdan talukas (Enterprise: Year 2017-18)

Group 3: (7 youths): Pulverizer Machine Unit at Gadhaka village of Rajkot talukas (Enterprise: Year 2017-18)

Group 4: (5 youths):  Namkeen (Farsan) Machine at Targhadia village of Rajkot taluka (Enterprise: Year 2017-18)

Group 5: (8 youths):  Milk-Mava making unit at Amabardi village of Jasdan taluka (Enterprise: Year 2017-18)

Group 6: (10 youths):  Mini Dall Mill Unitat Kherdi village of Rajkot taluka (Entrepreneurial : Year 2019-20)

Group 7: (10 youths):  Mini Cleaning cum Grading Machine Unitat Dungarka village of Paddhari taluka (Entrepreneurial :  Year 2019-20)

Group 8: (2 youths):  Nursery Unitat Gunda village of Rajkot taluka (Entrepreneurial :  Year 2019-20)

5.  Critical Inputs/Equipment/Machinery provided for various enterprise under ARYA  Project :

1. Two Mini Oil Mill Units for processing of groundnut and other  oilseeds (Rs.  3,61,200/-  x  2 unit= Rs. 7,22,400/-)

2. One Pulverizer machine (Masala Mill) for  processing of spices (Rs.  82,110/-)

3. One Namkeen (Farsan) making machine (Rs.  16,800/-)

4. One Milk-Mava making unit for milk processing (Rs.  63,000/-)

5.OneMini Dall Mill Unit (Rs. 1,62,000/-)

6.OneMini Cleaning cum Grading Machine Unit(Rs. 56,000/-)

7.OneNursery Unit  (Rs. 24.050/-)

6.   Establishment of Various Enterprises at different Villages under ARYA Project:

      Entrepreneurship development activities were started with focus of processing & value addition, Milk processing and Nursery management.

6.1 Enterprise: Mini Oil Mill Unit at Targhadi village of Paddhari taluka:

     An entrepreneurial group of 15 rural youths in Taraghadi village started enterprise of Mini Oil Mill unit and producing groundnut oil through processing of groundnut. The  group earning  net profit of  Rs. 1,57,500  per month by selling groundnut oil and cake. This enterprise is run more than 8 month during the year and earning net profit of Rs. 12,60,000  per year.

Monthly outcome of the Enterprise:

* Unit working 10 hours/day and enterprise is run more than 8 month during the year

6.2  Enterprise: Mini Oil Mill Plant at Raningpar village of Jasdan taluka:

       The group of 15 rural youths in Raningpar village is earning upto Rs. 1,35,000 per month in addition to income from farming through processing of groundnut by enterprise of mini oil mil plant. This enterprise is run more than 8 month during the year and earning net profit of Rs. 10,80,000  per year.

6.3  Entrepreneurship development through spices processing:

       An enthusiastic  group of 7 rural youths in Gadhaka village started enterprise of Spice processing unit and earning upto Rs. 59,500 per month in addition to previous income. This enterprise is run more than 6 month during the year and earning net profit of Rs. 3,57,000  per year.

6.4  Entrepreneurship development through Namkeen (Farsan) making:

       An entrepreneurial group of 5 youths at Targhadia village started Namkeen making enterprise. They making and selling Namkeen (Farsan) products and earning extra income upto Rs. 39,000 per month in addition to agricultural income.  This enterprise earning net profit of Rs. 3,90,000  per year.

6.5  Enterprise: Milk-Mava making at Ambardi village:

      The active group of 8 youths at Ambardi village of Jasdan taluka started milk processing enterprise.  They are producing milk-mava by processing of raw milk. The group generated net profit of Rs. 40,500 per month as a extra income by this enterprise along with farming.  This enterprise earning net profit of Rs. 4,05,000  per year. 

Monthly outcome of the Enterprise

6.6 Other Entrepreneurship:

      1. One youth of Gadhaka village of Rajkot taluka has grown chilly and started making powder by processing  of chillies. He got net income of Rs. 15,000 from selling of green chilly and Rs. 77,000 from selling of dry chilly powder. So, he got net profit of  Rs. 67,000 per year from chilly crop in 0.3 ha land.

      2. Three family member at Bhadva village of Kotada Sangani taluka started value addition in sugarcane through making “Herbal Jaggery”. They earned net profit of Rs. 1.5 lac per acre land per year by selling “Herbal Jaggery” made from sugarcane.

      3. One youth at Adabalaka village of Paddhari taluka started value addition of turmeric by making powder and he got net income of Rs. 3.37 lac per season from one acre of land.

      4. One youth at Khijadia village of Rajkot taluka started dairy farming and earning  upto Rs. 4.2 lac per year through his dairy unit.

      5. Two youths at Pipaliyaraj village of Wankaner taluka started vegetable plug nursery and earning  upto Rs. 3,00,000 per year.

7.    Market Linkages Development:

      Ø  Linkage of farmers with government agencies/NGOs like ATAMA, DRDA, Department of  Horticulture, Department  of Animal Husbandry, District Industrial Centre, JAU,  Deputy Director of Agriculture and District Development Agency for bankable projects, subsidy, and other assistance.

      Ø  Institutional Visit/Lecture for Exposure  of different govt. schemes provided by Agriculture Co-operation and Farmer Welfare Department of Gujarat, Director of Horticulture, Directorate of Animal Husbandry – Gujarat Govt., NABARD, NHB, and MSME – Govt. of India.

      Ø  Guidance of market linkage and visit to various marketing agencies, wholesale market, D-mart or other grocery mall to promote value added product with “ARYA” Brand name.

      Ø  We also finalized ARYA brand for labeling and packing of end products prepared by promoted enterprises under ARYA project. For that various marketing strategies will be implemented.

1)      Technology demonstrations conducted

Module- 1 : Crop Production:-

Kharif Season (FLD):

FLD conducted (Kharif-2019) :Groundnut

Economics of demonstration (Rs./ha)				Economics of  check (Rs./ha)
Gross Cost	Gross Return	Net Return	BCR (R/C)	Gross Cost	Gross Return	Net Return	BCR (R/C)
12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
33550	82575	49025	2.46	32950	75825	42875	2.30

Economics of demonstration (Rs./ha)				Economics of  check (Rs./ha)
Gross Cost	Gross Return	Net Return	BCR (R/C)	Gross Cost	Gross Return	Net Return	BCR (R/C)
12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
62643	150937	88294	2.40	65008	142088	77090	2.18

Module. 2: Livestock Management

2)      Trainings programs conducted:

3)      Awareness programs / exposure visits / field days/Camps conducted

6.      Creation of Seed Hubs for Increasing Indigenous Production of Pulses in India (Seed hub)

Trainings programs conducted

Awareness programs / exposure visits / field days/Camps conducted

Background information / Introduction

       On the basis of agro climatic conditions, soil types, and cropping pattern; Gujarat has been divided into eight agro climatic zones. Rajkot district falls under North Saurashtra Agro climatic Zone. The total geographical area of North Saurashtra Agro Climatic Zone is 35.2 Lack ha. Out of total area, 73.40 per cent area falls under arid and semi-arid region. The soils of this zone are shallow to moderately deep. The soils of Rajkot district is medium in their availability of nitrogen while low in phosphorus and high in available potash except the available phosphorus and potash is in medium category in adopted villages. Monsoon commences usually by the middle of June and withdraws by middle of September. Average annual rainfall of districts is 1214.6 mm. Monsoon in this area commences in the end of June and retreats by the middle of September. Most of the precipitation is received from South – West monsoon, concentrating in the month of July and August. The maximum rainfall and number of rainy days are observed in July. The winter season sets by the end of October. This district is situated near seashore hence; there are no drastic fluctuations in the temperature. The average maximum and minimum temperatures are 42.0° C and 16.9 °C respectively. Overall climate of this station is humid and convenient for coastal crops

      The main crops of the region are groundnut, cotton, wheat, cumin, onion, garlic, castor, green gram, black gram, pearl millet, etc.

      Seasonal vegetables are also grown in limited area. Lift irrigation through tube well & dug well are the main sources of irrigation.

Activities organized by KVK-Targhadia, Rajkot-I under MGMG

Objectives:

1)      Development of location specific Integrated Pest Management Technology for groundnut crop.

2)      Validation of Integrated Pest Management Technology in groundnut crop on the farmers’ fields with farmers’ participatory mode of approach in wide-area basis.

3)      Popularization of the IPM technology.

        During the month of March-April 2019, with PI of this project Dr. A. M. Bharadiya, Associate Research Scientist and Dr. B. B. Kabariya (Co-PI), Programme Coordinator collected literature related to integrated pest management of groundnut crop, created information base for integrated pest management for groundnut crop, developed location specific IPM module for groundnut crop as well as conduct a general meeting to finalized action plan to implement project in selected village and visited the selected village viz; Bhadla from Jasadan taluka of Rajkot district on 15th May 2019 and carried out base line survey of village and farmer’s meeting at village as well as selected farmers for implementation of project on groundnut crop.

        In farmer’s meeting, we discussed and interacted with farmer’s community among the research project, especially IPMmodule on groundnut crop. We motivate the farmers to work on different technology of concerned module as well as we gave informations of concerned module in detail. As per the module, we aware farmers to use high yielding improved variety and to adopt recommended plant protection measures viz;. In Groundnut crop, for white grub management, seed treatment of chlorpyriphos @ 25 ml/kg seed before sowing, apply Beauveria bassiana orMetarhizium anisopliae(JAU Isolate) 1.15 WP @ 5 kg/ha (Min. 2 x 106 cfu/g) along with castor cake (300 kg/ha) before sowingand drenching in plant row after 30 days of germination, in case of sever infestation drenching of chlorpyriphos @ 25 ml/10 litre of water and install light trap. For stem rot management, seed treatment of carboxin 37.5 + thirum 37.5 - 75 WP @ 3.0 g/kg of seed before sowing, application of Trichoderma @ 2.5 kg/ha with castor cake or FYM @ 100 kg/ha and soil drenching of Trichoderma @ 2.5 kg/ha at 30 days after sowing.

Technical Progress:

Village meeting: 1

Farmers' training: 03

Exposure visits: 01

Diagnostic visits: 02

Field days: 02

Details of identification of farm innovators and grooming them as technology agents:

1.  Sureshbhai Babubhai Dobariya

2.  Hareshbhai Bholabhai Kakadiya

Details of visits of project team and other scientists to project site: 09

Farmers’ feedback:

1.  Groundnut improved variety + Stem rot + White grub management system is adoptable for additional income and risk reduction of crop failure.

2.  It gave 14.56 % and 19.15 % higher pod and haulm yield than FP.

3.  It gave additional net return of Rs. 7344/ha with CBR of 2.92.