Activities done and proposed

TECHNOLOGICAL/TRAINING & EXTENSION NEEDS

Technological Needs:

1. Crop Production System

Productivity Enhancement-

• Development of high yielding short duration summer rice variety for typical boro rice growing areas

• Assessment of pre-harvest sprouting tolerant high yielding wheat variety to overcome the problem induced by early rain

• Assessment of new crop varieties to enhance productivity of double and triple cropping system

Soil and Nutrient Management-

• Assessment of INM approaches for sustainable nutrient management in crop production system in different agro-ecological situation

• Development of technology for site specific management of problem soils of the district resulting from heavy siltation and sand deposition

Agricultural Mechanization and Precision Farming-

• Assessment of site-specific applicability of agricultural machinery and precision farming equipments for increasing efficiency of crop production system

Management of Biotic Stress-

• Assessment of IPM/IDM approaches for management of biotic stress associated with the crops in different agro-ecological situations

2. Fisheries

• Development of technology for production of high value fish like fresh-water eel (Kuchia), chital and common consumer preferred fishes like Puntius (puthi)

• Assessment of of site-specific package of practices for air-breathing fishes like magur, singi etc. and introduction of freshwater prawn in existing culture systems

3. Animal Husbandry

• Assessment of performance of crossbreeds (Beetal and Assam Local) goat under local farming system

• Formulation of livestock feed using locally available ingredients

Training Needs:

Sl. No.	Discipline	Target Group	Thematic area
1	Agronomy	Farmers and farm women	• INM , IWM & ICM • Water management • RCT and Integrated farming system • Cropping system and Crop diversification • Seed Production
		Rural Youth	• Seed production • Organic crop production
		Extension personnel	• Productivity enhancement of field crops • INM, IWM & ICM • Effective water management
2	Horticulture	Farmers and farm women	• High value crop & off season vegetable production • Protective cultivation • Layout & management of orchards/ homestead garden • Plant propagation
2	Horticulture	Rural Youth	• Commercial orchard management • Nursery management • Post harvest management • Mushroom Production
3	Soil	Farmers and farm women	• Soil fertility and nutrient management • Soil & water conservation • Production & use of organic inputs • Soil water testing
		Rural Youth	• Production of organic inputs
		Extension personnel	• Problem soil management • Production and use of organic inputs
4	Crop Protection	Farmers and farm women	• Integrated pest and disease management • Bio control of pest and disease management • Precaution during bio control, IPM & IDM
		Rural Youth	• Production of bio control agent • Production & value addition of organic inputs
		Extension personnel	• Advance in IPM & IDM • Production & use of bio control & organic inputs
5	Animal Science	Farmers and farm women	• General management of dairy and meat producing animals / birds • Livestock feed and fodder production • Reproduction management
		Rural Youth	• Commercial farming of different livestock / birds’ • Production of quality animal products • Value addition of different animal products
		Extension personnel	• Feed management • Artificial insemination • General health care & disease management
6	Fishery Science	Farmers and farm women	• Integrated fish farming • Composite fish culture • Carp seed rearing
		Rural Youth	• Hatchery management and seed production • Ornamental fish culture and breeding
		Extension personnel	• Fishery management • Non conventional fish culture
7	Extension Education	Farmers and farm women	• Group formation and group dynamics • Leadership and entrepreneurial development • Women empowerment and rural resource mobilization
		Rural Youth	• Development of alternate extension strategy via rural youth, school teachers & panchayat members • Resource mobilization and capacity building
		Extension personnel	• Communication and behavioral skill • Generation of rural information / data generation
8	Computer literacy	Farmers and farm women, Rural YouthExtension personnel	• Promote awareness of IT in Agriculture & abolishing fright towards computer technology. • Providing Basic Computer education by conducting different short –term courses, camps etc. • Training local Service provider groups (CSC, CIC etc.) in different IT areas such as Word-processing, spreadsheet, database applications, Internet & Electronic mails, Graphics & Multimedia etc. • Demonstration of different software based packages developed by different IT nodal agencies for information & communication sharing in Agriculture.

1. SUMMARY OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES: (See map for details...)

I. Training Programme Organized by KVK:
Total number of training programme organized by KVK	63 (Agron. 10, Hort. 9, Pl. Prot. 7, Extn. Edun. 12, Soil Sci. 8, Anml. Sci. 8, Fishery Sci. 9)
Total number of participants	1675 (F & FW 1227, RY 155, EF 293)
Total number of SC/ ST participants	359 (M 230, F 129)
II. Participation in Training Programme Organized by Line Departments:
Participation as Resource Person	20 nos. {Deptt. of Agriculture (13 nos.), Assam Seeds Corporation (6 nos.), Deptt. of Agril. Engg. (1)}
III. Organization of Sponsored Training Programme:
Organization of Training Programme Sponsored by GOA under RKVY	4 nos. Total participants: 120 (M 106, F 14)

2. SUMMARY OF ON FARM TRIALS(OFTs): (See map for details...)

Title	Assessment year	Result
Assessment of new summer rice variety	2007-08	Mahamaya ADO Circle, Yield in Varietal treatment: 70 q/ ha, Yield in Farmer’s Practice: 53 q/ ha% , Increase over control: 35.85
Assessment of high yielding short duration cassava variety ‘Sree Vijaya’	2008	Mahamaya ADO Circle, Yield in Varietal treatment: 35 t/ ha, Yield in Farmer’s Practice: 26 t/ ha, % Increase over control: 34.62, Duration: Sreevijaya (185 days), Local Check (245 days)
Assessment of INM in mustard	2008	Chapar ADO Circle, Yield in INM treatment: 15.75 q/ ha, Yield in Farmer’s Practice: 12.50 q/ ha, % Increase over control: 26.00
Assessment of bio-agent for management of bacterial wilt in summer brinjal	2009	Mahamaya ADO Circle, In progress
Assessment of INM in olitorious jute	2009	Chapar, Bilasipara and Alamganj ADO CircleIn progress

3. SUMMARY OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION(FLD) PROGRAMMES: (See map for details...)

Sl. No.	Year	Title	No.	Status
1	November, 2007-08, 2008-09	Irrigation Management in Toria (FPARP)	5	Completed
2	November, 2007-08, 2008-09	Irrigation Management in Potato (FPARP)	2	Completed
3	January, 2008	Irrigation Management in Summer Rice (FPARP)	4	Completed
4	April, 2008	Irrigation Management in Autumn Rice (FPARP)	3	Completed
5	November, 2008	Varietal Demonstration in Wheat (DWR)	3	Completed
6	January, 2009	Irrigation Management in Summer Rice (FPARP)	3	Completed
7	April, 2009	Varietal Demonstration in Jute	1	In progress
TOTAL			21

Technology for demonstration:

POTATO	Technology: Three irrigations of 4 cm depth at 25-30 (stolon formation), 50-60 (tuber initiation) and 80-85 (tuber development) days after emergence stage Control: One irrigation at 25-30 days after emergence (Farmers Practice)
TORIA	Technology: One irrigation of 6 cm depth at flowering stage Control: Rain-fed (Farmers Practice)
SUMMER RICE	Technology: Irrigation of 5 cm depth at 3 days after disappearance of pounded water (DADPW) Control: Continuous shallow submergence (Farmers Practice)
AUTUMN RICE	Technology: Irrigation of 5 cm depth at 3 days after disappearance of pounded water (DADPW) Control: Continuous shallow submergence (Farmers Practice)
WHEAT	Variety: New improved variety K- 307 Control: Variety Sonalika (Farmers Practice)
JUTE	Variety: New improved variety Tarun Control: Variety JRO 524 (Farmers Practice)

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