2020-2021
To undertake the Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav program of the Government of India, three multidisciplinary teams were constituted involving scientists from ICAR-IIAB in 2021. Seventeen villages in three districts (Latehar, Chatra and Ranchi) of Jharkhand were selected under the program, to cover about 979 farmers from different adopted villages. Under the program, specific awareness program was launched for “management of farms during COVID-19, under which various aspects were discussed on farm survival strategies which could mitigate the effect of the COVID pandemic. A general sensitization program was conducted on crop management, how to make agriculture a profitable enterprise, Swachhta Abhiyan, climate change, crop insurance, prevention of residue burning, zero budget farming, and providing information on various GOI schemes, programs and new initiatives for farmers, etc. Training program were organised on various aspects of agriculture, viz., post-harvest management of kharif crops, selection of suitable varieties for rabi crops, and the role of innovative small farm equipment & tools for reducing drudgery in agriculture. A demonstration was conducted on various aspects of soil testing for crops and water samples for aquaculture in the adopted villages of Ranchi district. Under the program we have distributed complete sets of hand operated farm tools and battery-operated sprayers (input received from SCSP and STC) and also provided training and demonstration for their uses on farm land, kitchen gardening, pasture land, etc. Improved varieties of rice, (IR-64 drt-1, TRC-2015-05 & Sahbhagi) and mustard (PM-27) seeds were also distributed to farmers for high yield and remunerative return. A specific program was launched for natural farming and zero budget farming for sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture in adopted villages. Technical supports being provided through meeting, discussions and mobile advisory on various aspect of agriculture & allied activities viz., selection of suitable varieties of agricultural crops under various agro climates, packages and practices for quality seed production, scientific hatchery.
2019-2020
| S No. / State | No. of institutes / universities involved | Total No of Groups/team formed | No. of Scientists Involved | No. of villages covered | No. of field activities conducted | No. of messages/advisory sent | Farmers involved (No.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi-834010 | 2 (Two) | 13 | 6 Nos | 83 | 25 times(Telephonic conversation) | 650 |
Detailed Progress:
- The programme initiated at ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology Ranchi, during 2019-20
and two (2) multi-disciplinary teams formulated incorporating 13 scientist comprising 6 villages in
total in two districts (Latehar and Ranchi) of Jharkhand have been selected. - Technical supports being provided through, village meeting, providing literature, focus-group
discussions and mobile advisory particularly in field of plant protection and animal husbandry - About 40 visits have been made by different teams during 2019-20.
- One training programme was organized on scientific vegetable farming for socio-economic upliftment of
farmers - Experts from ICAR-IIAB, Ranchi highlighted the importance on various aspects of agriculture such as
growing of high value crops, green manuring, organic farming, integrated farming system, scientific
pisiculture, ornamental fish farming etc. - General sensitization programme was done on sensitization of Swachhta Hi Seva, climate change, soil and
water conservation, soil test based application of fertilizer, zero budget farming etc - Special awareness programme was organized for scheduled vaccination and deworming of domestic animal.
- In view of addressing the technical problem of farmer at village level, research programme will
accordingly prioritized at institute level.
Detailed Progress:
| No. of Team of Scientists | No. of Scientists | No. of Villages | No. of Blocks | No. of Districts | Bench Mark Survey conducted(No. of villages) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sudhir Kumar. Dr. Madan Kumar, Dr. Rishikesh Kumar, Dr. Avinash Pandey, Dr. Sujatha TP. Dr. SK. Bishi, Dr. K. Tribhuvan, Dr, B.K. Singh, Dr. A.K. Singh, Dr. V.P. Bhadana |
4 (Chetag,Baniyo,Diridag and Suparan) | Balumath | Latehar | Yes ( In all selected villages) |
| 2(Garkhatanga,Lalkhatanga) | Namkum | Ranchi | Yes ( In all selected villages) | ||
| 2 | Dr. Biplab Sarkar, Dr. Soumen Naskar, Dr. Sanjay Gupta |
Chetag Suparan | Balumath | Latehar | Yes ( In all selected villages) |
| 2(Garkhatanga,Lalkhatanga) | Namkum | Ranchi | Yes ( In all selected villages) |
Activities undertaken
Activities organised by ICAR Institutes/ SAUs under MGMG
| S.No. | Name of activity | No. of activities conducted | No. of farmers participated & benefitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visit to village by teams | 38 | 240 |
| 2 | Interface meeting/ Goshthies | 16 | 150 |
| 3 | Training organized | 1 | 70 |
| 4 | Demonstrations conducted | – | – |
| 5 | Mobile based advisories(No of message) | 25 (Telephonic conversation regarding agricultural and allied information’s ) |
50 |
| 6 | Literature support provided (No) | 1 (Hand written) | 100 |
| 7 | Awareness created (No) | 18 | 150 |
| 8 | Other, if any | ||
| Total | 760 |
Table -2: Other activities organized by ICAR Institutes/ SAUs under MGMG
| S.No. | Name of activity | No. /Area (ha) | No. of farmers participated & benefitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linkages developed with other agencies (No. of agency) | ||
| 2 | Facilitation for new varieties, seeds, technology | ||
| i. New varieties (No.) | High protein rice variety (CRD-310) | 40 | |
| ii. Technology (No.) | |||
| iii. Seeds (q) | |||
| iv. New crops (No.) | |||
| V. Other | Scientific pisciculture/composite fish culture | 30 | |
| Ornamental fish farming | 30 | ||
Activity-wise action photographs with caption (also attach photographs JPEG format
separately)
Case study with good quality photograph
Farmers
scientist interaction at Chetang Panchayat (Latehar) under MGMG programme
Farmer
field visit by Experts from ICAR-IIAB at adopted village
Name of Nodal
officer
Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Scientist (GPB) & Nodal Officer ICAR-IIAB
Ranchi
Dr. Madan Kumar, Scientist (PP) & Co-nodal officer, ICAR-IIAB,
Ranchi
2018-2019
| Name of institutes/universities involved | Total No. of Groups formed | No. of Scientist Involved | No. of village covered | No. of field activities conducted | No. of messages/advisory sent | Farmers involved (No.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICAR institutes | |||||||
| ICAR-1ndian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi-834010 | 2 (Two) | 11 | 4 Nos | 83 | 15 times (Telephonic conversation) | 1090 | |
- The programme initiated at ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology Ranchi, during 2018-19
and two (2) multi-disciplinary teams formulated incorporating 9 scientist(including Nodal Officer)
comprising 6 villages in total in two districts (Latehar and Ranchi) of Jharkhand have been selected. - About 1000 farmers from different adopted villages covered and benchmark survey were conducted. Majority
of population (more than 65%) belongs to SC/ST communities. - Non-availability of quality inputs, intermittent drought, lack of irrigation facilities,problematic
soils (acidic), free grazing (after kharif), marketing, storage problems and lack of institutional
credit, etc. are major problems identified in all the adopted villages - Technical supports being provided through, village meeting, providing literature, focus-group
discussions and mobile advisory (Telephonic conversation regarding plant protections and improved
packages and practices, scientific pisiculture, etc.) - About 30 visits have been made by different teams during 2018-19.
- Awareness programme were organized for growing of high value crops, protected cultivation,
- General awareness created on sensitization of Swachhta Hi Seva, Vigilance awareness,utilization of
agricultural waste/by products, farming systems research and prevention of post-harvest loss. - About one number of training programmes on improved packages and practices on agri-horticultural crops
for economic boost. - Farmers from selected villages were also called on occasions of farmers fair organized jointly by
ICAR-IIAB, Ranchi, ICAR-IINRG Ranchi and BAU, Kanke Ranchi as exposure visit.
Activities organized by ICAR Institutes/ SAUs under MGMG
| S.No. | Name of activity | No. of activities conducted | No. of farmers participated & benefitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visit to village by teams | 30 | 350 |
| 2 | Interface meeting/ Goshthies | 16 | 240 |
| 3 | Training organized | 1 | 70 |
| 4 | Demonstrations conducted | ||
| 5 | Mobile based advisories (No of message) | 15 (Telephonic conversation regarding agricultural and allied information’s ) | 60 |
| 6 | Awareness created (No.) | 18 | 300 |
| 7 | Other if any |
Table -2: Other activities organized by ICAR Institutes/ SAUS under MGMG
| S.No. | Name of activity | No./Area (ha) | No. of farmers benefitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linkages developed with other agencies (No. of agency) | ||
| 2 | Facilitation for new varieties, seeds, technology | ||
| i. New varieties (No.) | Nil | Nil | |
| ii. Technology (No.) | |||
| iii. Seeds (q) | |||
| iv. New crops (No.) | 1 (Mustard) | 190 | |
| V. Other | |||
| Scientific fish farming | 30 | ||
| Growing of high value agro-forestry plants | 50 | ||
Training
programme on agri-horticultural crops at Chetag, Balumath Latehar
Farmers
Scientist interaction programme at Chetag Panchyat