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KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA

JUNAGADH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

NANA-KANDHASAR – 363 520

 

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GENERAL INFORMATION
1.      Letter no and date of sanction : DDG (AE), ICAR NEW DELHI F. No. 13-1/2003-AE-I. July, 29, 2005
2.      Month and Year of Inception          : October - 2005
MANDATE AND ACTIVITIES
1.  On-farm testing to assess the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
2.  Frontline demonstrations to establish production potential of technologies on the farmers’ fields.
3.  Capacity development of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skills on modern agricultural technologies.
4.  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.
5.  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.
INFORMATION OF SENIOR SCIENTIST & HEAD
Name
Dr. Jijuben N. Vyas
Designation
Senior Scientist & Head
Contact Address
Krishi Vigyan Kendra,
Junagadh Agricultural University,
At : Nana kandhasar
Taluka : Chotila
District: Surendranagar
State : Gujarat
Pin – 363 520
Phone
02751 294120
Email
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FACULTY INFORMATION AT KVK NANA KANDHASAR
Sr. No.
Name
Designation
Specialization
Photo
01
Dr. B. C. Bochalya
Scientist
Extension Education
02
Dr. R. P. Kalma
Scientist
Veterinary Science
03
Mr. D. A. Patel
Scientist
Horticulture
04
Mr.  A.  K. Vala
Training Assistant (Store)
B. Sc. (Agriculture)
05
Mr. M. N. Patel
Farm Manager
B. Sc. (Agriculture)
06
Mr. R. P. Vagadia
Assistant
(Pooled at DR Office, JAU, Junagadh)
B. Com
07
Mr. Shivam Shukla
Steno Grade III
B. Com
08
Mr. P. T. Patel
Computer Programmer
(Pooled at CoA, JAU, Junagadh)
B. Tech
(Computer Science)
DISTRICT PROFILE: SURENDRANAGAR (GUJARAT)
    The district Surendranagar mainly falls in north Saurashtra agro-climatic zone. The district located in India at 22.0° to 23.45° North latitude and 69.45° to 72.15° East longitude. Surendranagar district is bounded in north by Gulf of Kutch and Mehasana district, in the south by Bhavnagar and part of Ahmedabad district, on the east by part of Ahmedabad and west by Rajkot district. The average annual rainfall is 400 mm. The average temperature of the district ranges with 41°C maximum to 11°C minimum.  The soil is mostly medium black, shallow to moderately deep and calcareous in nature, therefore cotton is the major crop of the district. Some patches of saline soil found in Dasada and Lakhtar talukas, calcareous sandy soil found in some part of Chotila, Sayla & Dhangadhra taluka and loamy soil is found in some part of Dhangdhra taluka. The pH of the soil is alkaline and underground water is non saline in nature.
    The district covers 10.48 lakh ha geographical area out of which 6.90 lakh ha under cultivation, of which only 0.62 lakh ha is irrigated. Major area comes under rainfed farming. The main sources of irrigation are wells, tube wells, ponds and canals. The major crops of this region are cotton, sesame & pearl millet and others are sorghum, wheat, chick pea, groundnut, mustard, cumin, green gram, black gram, onion, garlic and vegetables. The fruit orchard area is very less.

 
SOIL TYPES
S. No
Soil type
Characteristics
1
Mediumblack
Wadhwan & Muli
2
Saline & Alkaline soils
Dasada & Lakhtar
3
Shallowcalcareous sandy soil
Dhranghadhra
4
Red Loamy soil
Dhanghdhra
5
Low land soils
Limbdi, Lakhtar
6
Calcareous Sandy soil
Chotila, Thangadh, Sayla
 
Total Geographical area
:
1048900 ha
Total cultivable area
:
690000 ha
Net cultivated area
:
685284 ha
Area sown more than one
:
42933 ha
Total area under forest
:
49353 ha
Total irrigated area
:
61879 ha
Area under non-agricultural use
:
53639 ha
Barren & uncultivated land
:
128029 ha
Permanent pasture
:
46036 ha
Current fallows
:
16652 ha
Waste land
:
63232 ha
Total number of Holdings
:
172769
    a)  SC
:
11353
    b)  ST
:
1054
    c)  Others
:
160362
Soil Type
 
 
1.     Medium black, shallow to moderate deep & calcareous in nature
 
Overall Surendranagar district
2.     Mediumblack
 
Wadhwan & Muli
3.     Saline & Alkaline soils
 
Dasada & Lakhtar
4.     Shallowcalcareous sandy soil
 
Dhranghadhra
5.     Red Loamy soil
 
Dhranghadhra
6.     Low land soils
 
Limbdi, & Lakhtar
7.     Calcareous Sandy soil
 
Chotila, Thangadh & Sayla
Total number of villages
:
651
Number of Talukas
:
Muli, Dhrangadhra, Dasada,
Limbdi, Chotila, Thangadh, Sayla, Chuda Lakhatar, Wadhwan (10-Taluka)
Major crops grown
 
 
    1) Cereals
:
Wheat, Sorghum, Bajra
    2) Pulses
:
Green gram, Black gram, Gram
    3) Oil seeds
:
Sesame, Groundnut, Castor
   4) Others
:
Cotton, Cumin, Onion, Garlic & Vegetables.
Live Stock  (Total)
:
9,26,696
   1) Bullocks & Cows    
:
3,02,346
   2) Goats
:
1,91,814
   3) Buffaloes
:
2,73,686
   4) Horses & Camel
:
2,079
   5) Sheeps
:
1,32,356
   6) Others
:
24,415
TOTAL LAND WITH KVK NANA KANDHASAR (IN HA)
Sr. No.
Item
Area (ha)
1
Under Buildings
3.56
2.
Under Demonstration Units
1.04
     A
Crop cafeteria
0.10
     B
Fodder Unit
0.02
     C
Nursery Unit
0.03
     D
IFS Model
0.60
     E
Compost Pit
-
     F
Vermicompost Unit
-
      I
NADEP Unit
-
     J
Automatic Weather Station
0.18
     K
Medicinal  & Aromatic Plants Unit
0.11
3.
Under Crops
16.84
4.
Horticulture Crops
2.97
     A
Mix Fruit Crops  (sapota + mango + gunda) Orchard
0.90
     B
Jamun Orchard
0.45
     C
Tamarind Orchard
1.00
     D
Date Palm Orchard
0.50
     E
Guava Orchard
0.12
5.
Under Road
1.70
6.
Farm Pond
0.24
Total
26.35
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Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the area of jurisdiction of KVK (2022)
Sr. No.
Crop
Surendranagar
Gujarat Yield (kg/ha)
Area (“00” ha)
Production
(“00” MT)
Yield (kg/ha)
Kharif
1
Bajra
16.25
23.24
1430.02
1775.15
2
Green gram
16.61
9.73
585.71
585.71
3
Black gram
27.22
15.15
556.56
610.86
4
Groundnut
211.74
532.94
2516.95
2578.99
5
Castor
688.68
1440.71
2091.98
2240.47
6
Sesame
85.78
38.32
446.72
508.35
7
Cotton (Irrigated)
3316.63
12628.38
647.29
739.13
8
Cotton
(Un irrigated)
739.49
1291.06
296.80
395.74
Source: Directorate of Agriculture, Krishi-bhavan, Sector-10 A, Gujarat State, Gandhinagar (2022-23).
Sr.No.
Crop
Surendranagar
Gujarat Yield (kg/ha)
Area ("00" ha)
Production ("00" MT)
Yield (kg/ha
Rabi
8
Wheat (Irrigated)
441.18
1361.99
3087.16
3224.48
9
Wheat (Un irrigated)
23.99
31.55
1315.08
807.94
10
Gram
396.48
585.32
1476.29
1699.06
11
Rapeseed & Mustard
75.17
149.20
1984.82
1966.49
12
Cumin
332.99
235.14
706.16
777.46
13
Funnel
278.85
456.61
1637.47
1654.43
14
Rabi Onion
2.79
76.86
27547.20
27547.20
Summer
15
Bajra
6.72
19.96
2970.15
2970.15
16
Groundnut
0.98
0.25
2294.63
2294.63
17
Green gram
0.90
1.05
1170.02
1170.02
18
Sesamum
265.73
148.81
560.00
862.93
19
Onion
4.28
115.56
27000.00
27284.71
 
Sr. No.
Crop
Surendranagar
Area (ha)
Production
(MT)
Yield (MT/ha)
Fruit crops
1
Mango
203
849
4.18
2
Sapota
74
341
4.61
3
Citrus
2190
20893
9.54
4
Ber
192
8507
7.79
5
Guava
852
5121
6.01
6
Pomegranate
1794
18119
10.10
7
Date palm
150
509
3.39
8
Papaya
56
3611
64.48
9
Custard apple
39
174
4.47
10
Aonla
13
90
6.89
11
Kamalam
18
93
5.19
Vegetable crops
12
Chilli (Green)
1994
39800
19.96
13
Okra
1447
13761
9.51
14
Brinjal
1064
19790
18.60
15
Cucurbits
1647
21892
13.29
16
Moringa
1696
20640
12.17
Source: Directorate of Horticulture, Krishibhavan, Sector-10 A, Gujarat State, Gandhinagar.
Sr. No.
Crop
Surendranagar
Gujarat
Area (ha)
Production
(MT)
Yield
(kg/ha)
Yield (kg/ha)
1
Bajara
4803
6957
1449
1534
2
Green gram
1338
551
412
412
3
Groundnut
59410
140264
2361
1899
4
Castor
64889
100635
1551
2060
5
Sesame
32109
3007
94
186
6
Cotton (Irrigated)
246521
812072
560
609
7
Cotton (Unirrigated)
83661
140976
286
349
8
Wheat (Irrigated)
55671
169090
3037
3271
9
Gram
47291
65115
1377
1762
10
Cumin
75356
55128
732
843
11
Funnel
19440
37074
1907
1800
Source: District agriculture department.
Weather data (2024)
Date
Rainfall (mm)
Date
Rainfall (mm)
June-2024
27-08-24
190
13-6-24
23
28-08-24
25
24-06-24
05
29-08-24
07
25-06-24
27
September-2024
30-06-24
34
26-09-24
15
July-2024
27-9-24
65
01-07-24
11
28-09-24
20
10-07-24
26
29-09-24
40
11-07-24
63
October-2024
22-07-24
09
14-10-24
07
24-07-24
10
15-10-24
05
31-07-24
03
19-10-24
16
August-2024
Total Rainy Days
23
06-08-24
03
22-08-24
49
Total Rainfall (mm)
860
26-08-24
200
Production and productivity of livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc. in the district
PROGRESS REPORT (JANUARY 2024 – DECEMBER 2024)
TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Clientele
No. of Courses
Male
Female
Total participants
Farmers & farm women
87
1403
967
2370
Rural youths
00
00
00
00
Extension functionaries
00
00
00
00
Sponsored Training
03
163
14
177
Vocational Training
00
00
00
00
Total
90
1566
981
2547
FRONTLINE DEMONSTRATIONS
Crops/Enterprise
No. ofFarmers
Area(ha)
Units/Animals
Oilseeds
00
00
--
Pulses
60
24
--
Cereals
10
04
--
Vegetables
40
04
--
Other crops (Kitchen Garden)
25
00
--
Hybrid crops
00
00
--
Total
135
32
 
Livestock & Fisheries
10
01
00
Other enterprises
00
00
--
Total
145
33
 
Grand Total
145
33
 
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT & REFINEMENT
Category
No. of Technology
Assessed & Refined
No. of Trials
No. of Farmers
Technology Assessed
 
 
 
Crops
05
05
16
Livestock
02
01
10
Various enterprises
00
00
00
Total
7
6
26
Technology Refined
 
 
 
Crops
00
00
00
Livestock
00
00
00
Various enterprises
00
00
00
Total
00
00
00
Grand Total
7
6
26
EXTENSION PROGRAMMES
Extension Programmes
Number of
Activities
Male
Female
Open
SC-ST
Open
SC-ST
Rabi Krishi Mela
10
7100
3258
Agri. Exhibition
11
2272
0
526
0
LiteratureDistribution
10
801
30
320
0
Lecture delivered
171
5045
390
2825
381
Farmers visit to KVK
0
551
21
95
0
Scientific visit to farmers field
0
563
262
97
0
Film Slide/ Video Show
29
459
56
197
22
Telephonic information to Farmers
0
1443
0
0
0
Field Day
10
324
38
24
3
ATMA Project, FTC and Other institute
farmers visits KVK Nana Kandhasar
46
1223
82
1117
310
NHB collaboration KVK for farmer nursery accreditation
4
12
0
0
0
Diagnostic Visit
17
102
0
0
0
Night Metting
1
27
8
0
0
Total
309
20809
9175
Grand Total
29984
CELEBRATION OF IMPORTANT DAYS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMMES
  Important Days and Special Programmes
No. of Activities
Male
Female
Open
SC-ST
Open
SC-ST
Millet Mela
02
372
18
316
14
Pilot Project for Crop Diversification
02
61
07
00
00
16th Installment under the PM KISAN Scheme
01
29
04
15
03
Prakrutik Krushi Parismvad
02
760
46
357
37
HDPS Cotton
01
469
04
00
00
International Women Day
01
0
0
377
23
17th Installment of PM Kisan
01
00
13
00
55
Sampoornata Abhiyan
01
279
22
97
13
Natural Farming Seminar
01
323
19
163
16
Grow indigo and AKRSP on subject ‘Carbon Credit’
01
21
09
00
00
Parthenium Awarness 2024
01
24
00
23
00
NPSS Live Screening at KVK, 15, August 2024
01
29
00
13
00
Agri-Drone demonstration
01
49
03
10
00
Kishan Diwas
01
38
00
50
00
Kishan Kumbh 2024
01
08
03
00
00
Natural Farming Seminar
01
784
00
363
00
KhedutVaigyanikGosthi
01
124
00
00
00
Rabi Krishi Mela 2024
06
1717
175
1157
97
 Total
26
5087
323
2941
258
5410
3199
Grand Total
8609
PERFORMANCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL FARM INCLUDING SEED PRODUCTION
Crop
Variety
Stage
Area (ha)
Yield (Kg) (A-Grade)
Yield (Kg)
(B-Grade)
Groundnut
GJG-9
 Breeder
7.13
6420 kg
150  kg
GG-41
Breeder
4.10
6000 kg
150 kg
 
Total
11.25
12,420
300
Sesame
GT-6
Truthful
2.83
700 kg
50 kg
GT-3
Breeder
1.50
350 kg
10 kg
 
Total
4.33
1050
60
HORTICULTURE CROPS
Name of the crop
Variety
Production in (kg)
Fruit
Sapota
Kalipatti
1369
Mango
Kesar
100
Date Palm
Barhi
490
DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTING MATERIAL TO FARMER
Crop
Name of the crop
Name of the variety
Number
Number of farmers
Vegetable seedlings
Tomato
GT-6
1750
79
Brinjal
GRB-5
1615
55
GJLB-4
1515
39
Chili
Local
1325
49
Onion
GJWO-3
1480
23
GJRO-11
1925
35
Total
6710
215
LITERATURE DEVELOPED/PUBLISHED
No.
Calender
1
Annual Calendar 2024 with Natural Farming Posters under the scheme of "Out scaling of Natural Farming"
Folder Name
1
Nursery Management
2
HDPs Cotton
3
Clean Milk Production
Popular Article
1
Hydroponics
2
Sucuess Story Papaya
DETAILS OF HRD ACTIVITIES ATTENDED BY KVK STAFF DURING YEAR
Sr. No.
Name of Participant
Name of Training/Serminar/ Workshop/etc.
Date
Day
Place
01
Mr. Nachiket Chothani (YP-II)
Attended meeting at CICR
07-03-2024
01
ICAR-CICR, Napur
02
Mr. D.A.Patel (Scientist)
Research Methodology in Social Science and Management Skills
19-03- 2024 to 21-03-2024
03
JAU, Junagadh
03
Dr.B.C.Bochalya (Scientist)
Online Orientation Programme of Master Trainers on Natural Farming
01-03-2024 to 02-03-2024
02
MANAGE
04
Dr. J.N.Vyas (Senior Scientist and Head)
Research Methodology in Social Science and Management Skills
19-03-2024 to 21-03-2024
03
JAU, Junagadh
05
Dr. R.P. Kalma (Scientist)
Research Methodology in Social Science and Management Skills
19-03-2024 to 21-03-2024
03
JAU, Junagadh
06
Mr. M. N. Patel (Agri. Officer)
Research Methodology in Social Science and Management Skills
19-03-2024 to 21-03-2024
03
JAU, Junagadh
07
Dr. J.N.Vyas (Senior Scientist and Head)
Annual Action Plan Presentation: 2023
16/05/2024 to 17/05/2024
02
AAU, Anand
08
Mr. Mukesh Patel (Agri.Officer)
Agromet Observers
06-08-2024
01
JAU,Junagadh
09
Dr. R.P. Kalma (Scientist)
Agromet Observers
06-08-2024
01
JAU,Junagadh
10
Dr. B.C. Bochalya (Scientist)
Seminar on Natural Farming
07-08-2024
01
Gandhinagar
11
Dr. J.N.Vyas (Senior Scientist and Head)
Annual Zonal Workshop of KVKs:2024
04-09-2024 to 06-09-2024
03
VNMKV, Parbhani
12
Dr. B.C. Bochalya (Scientist)
Innovative Agricultural Extension Approaches for Holistic Development of Farming Community
06-1-2024 to 07-01-2024
02
SDAU,Gujarat
13
Dr. J.N.Vyas (Senior Scientist and Head)
Innovative Agricultural Extension Approaches for Holistic Development of Farming Community
06-1-2024 to 07-01-2024
02
SDAU,Gujarat
14
Dr. R.P. Kalma (Scientist)
Regional Consultation on Science of Natural Farming
16/05/2024
01
Pune, Maharashtra
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