Agricultural Development Programme

1. Course: Dimensions of Agricultural
Extension
Dr. Arpita Sharma
Assistant Professor,
GBPUA&T, Pantnagar

2.  Package Programme.
 Launched in Kharif season in 1960.
 Assumption was that greater food
production.
 Overall economic betterment.
 Programme was divided into 2 phases:
Planning and implementation stage.
 Planning stage: Farm plans were prepared
and all necessary inputs were made
available to the selected farmers.

3.  Seven district were selected.
 The programme was later expanded to cover
30 district.
 Highly successful.

4.  Area approach in 1964.
 1084 blocks frm 114 districts.
 1410 blocks-1966-67.
 Large production of cropped area in the
country.
 Possessing adequate production potential
was brought under intensive production
efforts.

5.  Programme was started in 1966.
 Balanced fertilizers, irrigation, plant
protection, improved implements.
 Programme was initially aimed at Agricultural
crops, it soon spread to other allied areas
like diary, poultry, fisheries and sericulture.

6.  Scale neutral: Increase in production
following adoption of these verities is not
dependent upon the size of farm.
 Not Resource neutral: Requires more
resources and inputs and are costlier to
cultivate.
 Benefited to rich farmers and has increased
the gap between small n large farmers.

7.  TOT programe of ICAR.
 Implemented through KVKs, SAUs, ZRC.
 Aims to generate appropriate technologies by
assessing and refining innovations generated
by scientist.
Objectives:
 To introduce technologies suitable for small
production systems.

8.  To introduce environmental friendly
technologies.
 To integrate enhanced productivity with
market systems.
 To facilitate adoption of appropriate
value added post harvest technologies.
 To monitor socio-economic impact of
developed technologies.
 To facilitate the adoption of labour saving
technologies.

9.  Administered by Ministry of Rural
Development for development of Wasteland
since 1973.
 Includes 3 programme: Drought Prone Area
Programme (1973) n covered 16 states,
Desert Development Programme 1977, 7
states arid region and Integrated Wastelands
Development Programme.

10.  IWDP was initiated in 1984
 To recover wastelands in areas not covered
under the two programme.
 Sanctioned for an area of 5000-6000 ha.
 11:1 Centre and state.

11.  World bank aided project being implemented
by ICAR and Dept. of Ag since 1998.
Two main objectives:
 Enhance performance and effectiveness of
research institutions and experts.
 Develop models for improved technologies
dissemination system.
 Seven states were selected for the project.

12.  Agriculture technology Management Agency
 Farm information and Advisory Centers:
Block level
 State Ag Ext Mgt n Training Institute
(SAMETI).