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Dst gap 23-24 nov,2011
1. Technology transfer of Good Agricultural practices for
profitability,sustainbility and income from rainfed
farming in Rangareddy district .
(Funded by Society of equity and empowerment Division,DST)
PI- Dr G Nirmala,
Senior scientist (Agrl Extension)
Central research Institute for Dryland Agriculture
Hyderabad
2. What is GAP ?
Good agricultural practices are set of principles applied through the food
production cycle to produce,safe healthy food taking into consideration
economic, social and environmental sustainability.
Soil Management 1.Avoid mechanical soil tillage to the extent
possible.
2. Maintain soil organic matter through the use of
soil building crop rotations.
3.Follow soil test based fertilizer application.
4.Maintain soil cover to minimize erosion by wind
and water to avoid contamination with
agrochemicals, organic and inorganic fertilizers.
3. Crop production and
protection
1.Select cultivars or varieties on an understanding of their
characteristics, its responses to sowing/planting time, quality
market acceptability.
2.Devise suitable crop sequences
3.Recycling of crop and other organic residues.
4.Use of resistant cultivars.
5.Practice of IPM techniques
6.Keep record of agrochemical use.
7.Assure equipment handling and application of agrochemicals
complies with established safety and maintenance records
Animal health
management
1.To provide adequate clean water.
2.To keep livestock, buildings and feed facilities clean and
provide adequate, clean bedding under housed conditions.
3.Ensure timely vaccination schedule to prevent from
diseases.
4.Record keeping of all sickness, medical treatments and
mortality
On farm processing
and storage
1.Store food products under hygiene and appropriate
environmental conditions. 2 .Pack food produce for
transport in clean and appropriate containers. 3. Maintain
accurate records regarding harvest, storage and processing.
4. Objectives
To integrate good agricultural practices into the farming systems in
rainfed agriculture by the women farmers.
To improve knowledge and skill in GAP through farmers field schools
approach
To improve the income and micro enterprising skills through marketing
and value addition of produce following food safety practices.
5. Selection of Area
Rangareddy district-- Pudur mandal -- Kandlapally, Gangupally villages.
Beneficiaries - Women (SC) –practicing agriculture as main occupation
Pudur
mandal
6. Activities undertaken in crop and livestock components
A. Baseline survey on socio economic status, practices with PRA.
B. Soil sampling and testing.
C. Pre-season refresher training .
D. On farm demonstrations.(Kharif season)
E. Animal health camps.
F. Custom Hiring centre with weeders and sprayers
7. I Problems identified in baseline survey and PRA
Lack of knowledge regarding new hybrids/varieties.
•Use of poor quality seedlings for transplantation of vegetables.
Low fertilizer use efficiency in terms of application and quantity used.
•Lack of knowledge on pests and disease management.
Table-1 Distribution of women beneficiaries according to criteria.
Land possession Education Age
Category Percent Category Percent category Percent
Marginal 63.33 Cannot read
and write
80 < 14 0
Small
farmer
30 primary 16.66 14-40 46.66
Medium 6.66 High school 3.33 >40 53.33
Large
farmer
-
8. Nutrient
Status
Low (%) Medium (%) High (%)
Available
‘N’ (kg/ha)
70 33.3 -
Available
‘P’ (kg/ha)
83.33 16.66 -
Available
‘K’ (kg/ha)
16.66 23.33 63.33
Organic ‘C’ 50 26.66 23.33
Zinc 63.33 33.33 3.33
Distribution of respondents according to soil nutrient status
9. GAP packages in Maize and pigeonpea intercropping systems
Size of plot : 136 sq.m plot
Treatments – 3
I plot- FYM(PSB)+ Zinc sulphate (micro nutrient)
II plot- FYM + DAP+ Zinc sulphate
III plot- Farmers practice
1.Use of bio-fertilizer (PSB) 8 kg PSB/per quintal of FYM
2.Use of Zinc sulphate (Micro
nutrient)
Maize crop heavy feeder and
micronutrient Zn found critical for
cob development
3.Improved varieties LRG-46-Improved pigeonpea for
higher yields
4. Use of IPM Pheromone traps and neem oil
sprays as prophylactic measure
ensured protection against
Helicoverpa spps. damge.
10. Yield Increase in Maize and pigeon pea * intercropping systems
Interventions Yield in
q/acre(maiz
e)
Percent
Increase
Mean 100 grain
wt.
Plot I (FYM-
PSB)
28 6.67 25.84
Plot II
(FYM+DAP+Z
nso4)
35 16.67 23.22
Farmers
practice
30
* Pigeon pea to be harvested in December,2011
11. Trench bunding
Soil and Water conservation works by NREGA and drip from NHM
Fodder slips will be planted in
these trenches
16. Livestock Interventions
Kandlapally village - 30 Households
5 Buffaloes,
9 Cows,
10 Bullocks
12 goats
A. Vaccination against FMD, Haemorrhage septacemia,blue goats tongue in goats.
B. Mineral mixture supplementation for higher milk production.
C. Construction of housing
D. Vermicomposting unit.
E. Silage unit construction
19. Objective-2
To improve knowledge and skill in GAP through farmers field schools approach
Educational programme on
Crop production and protection –soil mangement,tillage practices,
seed treatment,weed management , harvesting and threshing
activities.
Clean milk production practices – Avoidance of contamination, use
of clean vessels,cleaning animals before milking etc.,
Resources: Digital resources- websites of ICAR, CD’s and
readout newspapers clippings ,farm magazines.
20. Objective-3
To improve the income and micro enterprising skills through marketing
and value addition of produce following food safety practices.
Associated with NGO to work out interventions in this area marketing of
vegetables to communites or corporate stores like reliance, echuopals
etc.,
21. Budget in I year
Budget sanctioned- Rs 7,09,000 lakhs
Expenditure – Rs 320,075 lakhs.
Balance- Rs 3,89,501
Recruitment of staff- Project officer -1 ,Project Assistant -1
22. Constraints
Equipment to be procured- Soil moisture probe and
microscope—
change to food processing equipment for tomato suase etc.,
Travel – Increased to Rs 10,000 as fuel cost increasing
