Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner
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KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA, SRI GANGANAGAR
| Year of establishment: | 2004 |
| Land area in ha. : | 20.0 ha |
| Name of Senior Scientist & Head | Dr. Bhupender Singh |
| Postal Address with telephone No. : | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At/Post-Padampur, Jaitsar Road, District Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan), Telephone No. 01505-232929 |
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sri Ganganagar is an agricultural extension based institute established in April, 1 st 2004 at Padampur tehsil of Sri Ganganagar district which is 35 Km from district head quarter on Padampur to Jaitsar road by the ICAR under the jurisdiction of Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner. The activities of this Kendra are being planned and executed under the technical and administrative support of Directorate of Extension Education, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner. The operational area of this Krishi Vigyan Kendra is of 9 tehsils of Sri Ganganagar district. The aim of KVK is to have sustainable growth in per unit production and income of agriculture and allied sectors which can be acquire by reduce the time lag between generation of technology at the research institutions and it's transfer to the farmer’s field. Krishi Vigyan Kendra has multidisciplinary team of scientists who work enthusiastically in missionary spirit for under taking vocational training for farmers, farm women, rural youths and extension functionaries to update them with recent and proven agricultural research.
KVK System: Mandate and Activities-
The mandate of KVK is Technology Assessment and Demonstration for its Application and Capacity Development. To implement the mandate effectively, the following activities are envisaged.
- On-farm testing to assess the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
- Frontline demonstrations to establish production potential of technologies on the farmers’ fields.
- Capacity development of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skills on modern agricultural technologies.
- To work as Knowledge and Resource Centre of agricultural technologies for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector in improving the agricultural economy of the district.
- Provide farm advisories using ICT and other media means on varied subjects of interest to farmers
In addition, KVKs produce quality technological products (seed, planting material, bio- agents, and livestock) and make it available to farmers, organize frontline extension activities, identify and document selected farm innovations and converge with ongoing schemes and programs within the mandate of KVK.
Operational Area of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sri Ganganagar
| Sr. No. | Name of Block/Tehsil | Number of Gram Panchayats | Number of Villages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anupgarh | 29 | 399 |
| 2 | Ganganagar | 48 | 288 |
| 3 | Gharsana | 35 | 461 |
| 4 | Karanpur | 35 | 239 |
| 5 | Padampur | 36 | 249 |
| 6 | Raisinghnagar | 47 | 408 |
| 7 | Sadulshahar | 31 | 238 |
| 8 | Suratgarh | 46 | 500 |
| 9 | Vijaynagar | 29 | 279 |
| Total | 336 | 3061 |
Land Utilization and cropping Pattern in the district
Out of the total geographical area of the district of 1093.3 thousand hectares, 911.6 thousand hectares under the cultivation. 60.5 thousand hectares under the forest cover. Current fallow lands 83.5 thousand hectares, 103.4 thousand hectares under the other fallow land. 68.6 thousand hectares under land non-agricultural uses, 0.1 thousand hectares under the permanent pastures. 46.1 thousand hectares cultivable waste land, 4.1 Land thousand hectares under Misc. tree crops and groves, 2.4 thousand hectares under barren and uncultivable land. If we are talking about the Agricultural Land use pattern net sown area 724.7 thousand hectare, 329.3 thousand hectare are sown more than once with 1054.0 thousand hectare gross cropped area with 145.4 % cropping intensity.
1. Major farming systems/enterprises:
| S. No | Farming system/enterprise |
|---|---|
| 1 | Agriculture +Horticulture |
| 2 | Agriculture +Animal Husbandry |
| 3 | Agriculture +Horticulture+ Animal Husbandry |
2. Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district
Kharif 2018-19
| S No. | Crop | Area (ha) | Production (T.) | Productivity (kg./ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton | 128316 | 481316 | 3.75 (in Bales) |
| 2 | Bajra | 9030 | 1455 | |
| 3 | Greengram | 52219 | 27335 | 523 |
| 4 | Moth | 1377 | 689 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Clusterbean | 351517 | 222773 | 634 |
| 6 | Groundnut | 4116 | 6174 | 15.00 |
| 7 | Sesamum | 871 | 325 | 373 |
Rabi 2018-19
| S No. | Crop | Area (ha) | Production (T.) | Productivity (kg /ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat | 262110 | 1059309 | 4041 |
| 2 | Rapeseed & Mustard | 198714 | 344348 | 1733 |
| 3 | Gram | 98512 | 98909 | 1004 |
| 4 | Barley | 50000 | 205000 | 41.00 |
| 5 | Taramira | 639 | 511 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Fodder | 21658 | --- | --- |
3. Horticultural Crops Profile of District:
| Fruits Profile | |
| Horticulture crops - Fruits | Total area (‘000 ha) |
| Kinnow | 10.7 |
| Malta & Mosambi | 1.4 |
| Pomegranate | 0.6 |
| Ber | 0.5 |
| Lime | 0.4 |
| Others (specify) | 0.39 |
| Vegetables Profile | |
| Horticultural crops - Vegetables | Total area (‘000 ha) |
| Cucurbits | 5.5 |
| Cole crops | 1.4 |
| Tomato | 1.1 |
| Potato | 0.8 |
| Onion | 0.7 |
| Others (Brinjal, spinach | 4.2 |
4. Animal Husbandry Profile of District:
| 1 | Livestock | Male (‘000) | Female (‘000) | Total (‘000) | Milk Production (‘000 MT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous cattle | 84 | 380 | 464 | 242 | |
| Crossbred cattle | 25 | 148 | 173 | 128 | |
| Buffalo | 31 | 240 | 271 | 149 | |
| Goat | 268.8 | 30 | |||
| Sheep | 339.0 | ||||
| 2 | Poultry | No. of farms | Total No. of birds | ||
| At Farm | - | 13550 | |||
| At Backyard | - | 44152 | |||
| Total | - | 57702 | |||
A. Production and productivity of livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc. in the district*
| Category | Population | Productivity |
|---|---|---|
| Crossbred/Exotic | 172768 | 7.75 kg/day/animal |
| Indigenous | 463652 | 3.68 kg/day/animal |
| Total Cattle | 636420 | |
| Buffalo | 270992 | 5.76 kg/day/animal |
| Sheep | 273476 | |
| Goats | 384446 | |
| Pigs | 1781 | |
| Rabbits | 2080 | |
| At Farm | 13550 | |
| At Backyard | 44152 | |
| Total Poultry | 57702 | |
| Category | Productivity per hectare | |
| Fish (Reservoir) | 984 MT** | 56 kg. for large reservoir, 176 kg for small and medium reservoir, 286 kg for large tanks, 1125 kg for medium tanks and ponds, 1675 kg for small tanks and ponds and 2050 kg for ponds of water logged areas. |
*State Agriculture Plan (SAP) and State Agriculture Infrastructure Development Plan (SAIDP) under RKVY-RAFTAAR, 14 th Financial Commission (2017-18 to 2019-20) (Rajasthan State)
**Department of fisheries, Government of Rajasthan.
Weather data (2019-20)
| Months | Temperature C | Relative Humidity % | Rainfal l mm | Pan Eva. mm | Sunshine hours | wind speed | Soil Temp. C | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. | Min. | 08:30 hrs | 17:30 hrs | ||||||
| January 2019 | 19.19 | 7.59 | 88.29 | 56.77 | 2.20 | 1.15 | 4.79 | 2.23 | 16.45 |
| February 2019 | 21.91 | 8.86 | 88.46 | 55.32 | 18.90 | 1.48 | 6.03 | 3.93 | 20.25 |
| March 2019 | 27.50 | 14.26 | 74.61 | 41.55 | 10.80 | 2.88 | 7.39 | 3.87 | 28.30 |
| April 2019 | 36.84 | 22.14 | 59.50 | 31.33 | 26.90 | 5.48 | 8.56 | 4.20 | 37.94 |
| May 2019 | 40.65 | 28.47 | 49.29 | 26.26 | 46.80 | 7.04 | 9.85 | 5.39 | 40.69 |
| June 2019 | 43.95 | 27.87 | 53.60 | 30.93 | 35.80 | 8.53 | 9.49 | 5.11 | 43.27 |
| July 2019 | 39.20 | 30.50 | 68.68 | 53.58 | 44.70 | 6.31 | 7.52 | 6.23 | 40.45 |
| August 2019 | 38.20 | 28.07 | 76.42 | 59.48 | 38.10 | 5.04 | 6.51 | 4.23 | 38.88 |
| September 2019 | 38.42 | 26.90 | 80.27 | 56.60 | 31.20 | 4.48 | 7.51 | 5.10 | 38.29 |
| October 2019 | 34.66 | 19.96 | 77.13 | 48.55 | 0.00 | 1.96 | 7.51 | 1.10 | 31.71 |
| November 2019 | 26.14 | 14.22 | 85.80 | 62.67 | 15.30 | 1.67 | 5.29 | 2.63 | 23.86 |
| December 2019 | 16.59 | 6.85 | 89.94 | 74.94 | 17.70 | 0.97 | 3.81 | 1.84 | 15.40 |
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sri Ganganagar- Extension Activities Last 10 Years:
OFTs Conducted
Technology assessment and refinement by the KVK during 2011-12 to 2019-20
| Technology assessment and refinement | No. of technologies assessed and refined | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | ||||||||||||
| T | F | T | F | T | F | T | F | T | F | T | F | T | F | T | F | T | F | T | F | |
| Assessment under crops | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 70 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 228 |
| Refinement under crops | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assessment under livestock | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 40 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 80 |
| Refinement under livestock | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Others | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 70 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 86 | 7 | 82 | 26 | 308 |
FLDs Conducted
Detail of state-wise Frontline Demonstrations (FLDs) conducted by the KVK during 2011-12 to 2019-20
| Year | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals & Millets | Pulse crops | Oilseed crops | Horticultural crops | Other crops* | Livestoc k | Other FLDs# | Total FLDs | |||||||||
| No. | Area (ha) | No. | Area (ha) | No. | Area (ha) | No. | Area (ha) | No. | Area (ha) | No. | Area (ha) | No. | Area (ha) | No. | Area (ha) | |
| 2011-12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012-13 | 20 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 50 |
| 2013-14 | 20 | 10 | 40 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 60 | 30 |
| 2014-15 | 32 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 40 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 102 | 48 |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 40.8 | 30 | 12 | 40 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 154 | 72.8 |
| 2016-17 | 40 | 20 | 45 | 20 | 75 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 160 | 70 |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 30 | 75 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 150 | 60 | ||
| 2018-19 | 119 | 50 | 57 | 30 | 20 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 221 | 85 | ||
| 2019-20 | 50 | 20 | 125 | 70 | 250 | 80 | 20 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | 220 | 180 |
Capacity Development
Table: Capacity development programmes organised by KVK
| Year | No. of courses | No. of participants | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| 2011-12 | 139 | 3157 | 369 | 3526 |
| 2012-13 | 80 | 1225 | 375 | 1600 |
| 2013-14 | 95 | 1461 | 588 | 2049 |
| 2014-15 | 77 | 1220 | 370 | 1590 |
| 2015-16 | 78 | 1405 | 452 | 1857 |
| 2016-17 | 67 | 1078 | 423 | 1501 |
| 2017-18 | 54 | 864 | 355 | 1219 |
| 2018-19 | 34 | 734 | 79 | 813 |
| 2019-20 | 41 | 721 | 203 | 924 |
Table: Vocational capacity development programmes organised by KVK
| Year | No. of courses | No. of participants | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| 2011-12 | 6 | 119 | 20 | 124 |
| 2012-13 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 108 |
| 2013-14 | 9 | 178 | 24 | 202 |
| 2014-15 | 6 | 88 | 2 | 90 |
| 2015-16 | - | - | - | - |
| 2016-17 | 4 | 97 | 17 | 114 |
| 2017-18 | 4 | 78 | 9 | 87 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 39 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 57 | 3 | 60 |
Other extension activities
Table: Extension activities organised by KVK during 2011-12 to 2019-20:
| Year | No. of extension activity organized | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of farmers participated | No. of Extension Personnel participated | Total number of participants | ||||||||
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | ||
| 2011-12 | 3381 | 15143 | 2448 | 17510 | 66 | 15 | 81 | 3318 | 15143 | 2448 |
| 2012-13 | 2777 | 26513 | 5346 | 31714 | 28 | 90 | 118 | 2777 | 26513 | 5346 |
| 2013-14 | 1333 | 12205 | 4444 | 16613 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1333 | 12205 | 4444 |
| 2014-15 | 1734 | 8358 | 2138 | 10496 | 65 | 6 | 71 | 1734 | 8358 | 2138 |
| 2015-16 | 1786 | 11436 | 495 | 11931 | 1231 | 42 | 1273 | 1786 | 11436 | 495 |
| 2016-17 | 1143 | 11830 | 949 | 12779 | 578 | 25 | 603 | 1143 | 11830 | 949 |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 9270 | 33 | 9303 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 575 | 9270 | 33 |
| 2018-19 | 271 | 1904 | 85 | 1989 | 51 | 1 | 52 | 271 | 1904 | 85 |
| 2019-20 | 184 | 1499 | 50 | 1549 | 70 | 4 | 74 | 1569 | 54 | 1623 |
Quality seed production and planting material produced and distributed by the KVKs
Table: Quality Seed and Planting material produced by KVK
| Year | Seed Produced (q) |
|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 189.85 |
| 2012-13 | 171.5 |
| 2013-14 | 186.49 |
| 2014-15 | 432 |
| 2015-16 | 366 |
| 2016-17 | 346 |
| 2017-18 | 337.1 |
| 2018-19 | 208 |
| 2019-20 | 302 |
Programme Co-ordinator
Krishi Vigyan
Mail-id : kvksgnr@gmail.com
Tel : 0154-2440532
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