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ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute,Zone-VIII,Pune,Maharashtra

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Agricultureisamultifacetedenterprise,largelycontributinginIndianGDP,hasbeenraisedwiththedevelopmentofmoderndaycontemporarytechnologies.As focusingontechnologycenteredgrowthofour farmers,KVKshavebeenemergedastechnologyandresourcehubandestablishingsymmetrybetweentechnologydevelopmentandtechnologydissemination.Technologymediatedknowledgemanagementappearstobeadvantageousforavailable,accessibleandaffordableinformationatdistantplaces.Cateringtheneedsofsmallandmarginalfarmers,KVKshavedevelopeddifferenttechnologicaloptionsforsustaininglivelihoodsandrealizinghigherrealfarmincomethroughvariousenterpriseslinkingwithgrassrootsvillageinstitutions.KVKshaveshowntheirvisibilityandpresenceintheirjurisdictionthroughfrontlinedemonstrations,technologysharingandstrengtheninglinkageswithdifferentlinedepartmentsonconvergencemode.

Intheshortarrayoftime,theATARI,PuneintheirjurisdictionalKVKswasprivilegedtoreceivedignitariesviz.,Hon'bleVicePresidentofIndiaatKVKBaramati;Secretary,DAREandDG,ICAR;8Cabinet/State Ministers to 13 KVKs; DG, ICRISAT; MPs; DDGs and ADGs of ICAR at differentplatforms inspired theKVKs and appreciated the efforts for socio economic transformation offarmingcommunity.TwonewKVKs(Kolhapur-IIandJalna-II)weresanctionedandlaunchedbyShriNarendraModi,Hon'blePrimeMinisterofIndia.Inthiszone,majorfocusisbeinggivenonmitigatingdroughtsituation,microirrigation,protectedcultivation,IntegratedFarmingSystem,cropdiversification,FarmerProducerOrganizations(FPOs),utilizingweatherrelatedinformation,marketing,etc.Farminnovationsarebeingdocumentedandup-scalinginotherareas.Specialfocusisbeinggivenfordoublingfarmers'incomethroughstrengtheningconvergenceofKVKswiththelinedepartmentsandotheragencies.ThewholeheartedsupportofhostorganizationsofKVKs;DirectorsofExtensionEducationofSAUs;HeadsofKVKsandATARIstaffisdulyacknowledged.

LakhanSinghDirector,ICAR-ATARI,Pune

Director's Words

NEWSATARI Pune

TheconfidenceofthefarmershasgrownuponKVKsovertheyearsandthusthe

successofprogrammesofotherrelatedministriesarealsoheavilydependent

on KVKs for technological backstopping. Therefore, the KVKs have to be

strengthened as One Stop Solution platform for agricultural technology

integration and application. The single window approach of providing

diagnostic,inputandadvisoryserviceswillenhancetheeffectivenessofthese

centres,whereasthelargerinterestofsustainabilityandfarmincomecanbeaddressedinaholistic

way.TheproblemsofMaharashtra,GujaratandGoaarequitediverserangingfromacutedroughtto

surpluswatermanagement. Ihope thatKVKswith itspresenceatdistrict levelwillbeable to

converge with all departments and stakeholders to move ahead and address the emerging

challenges.

A.K.SinghDDG(AgrilExtension),ICAR,NewDelhi

Message

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Intheinnerpages…

AboutATARI,Pune

AboutKrishiVigyanKendras

HumanResourceDevelopment

Programmes

FarmInnovatorsMeets

ZonalReviewandActionPlan

Workshops

SpecialProgrammes

Ÿ SankalpSeSiddhi

Ÿ SwachhataHiSewa

Ÿ KrishiKalyanAbhiyan

Ÿ WorldSoilDayCelebration

Ÿ RashtriyaMahilaKisanDiwas

Ÿ MeraGaonMeraGaurav

Ÿ JalShaktiAbhiyan

Ÿ WebcastingofPM'sspeech

Ÿ KisanDiwasCelebrated

Ÿ HindiPakhwada

MonitoringofKVKs

Ÿ MonitoringMechanism

Ÿ Cabinet/StateMinistersVisits

Ÿ ZMCTeamVisits

Ÿ ATARIWebsiteLaunched

Ÿ SACMeetings

Ÿ IMCMeeting

ResearchProjects/Programmes

AwardsandRecognition

Publications

Inaugural Issue July, 2019

Foundation Stone of Administrative Building of ATARI, Pune is laid out by Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra ,

Hon'ble Secretary, DARE and Director General, ICAR today

rdon 3 August, 2019.

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StateandHostOrganizationwiseKVKs

States Host Organizations Total

SAUs NGOs ICAR DUs OUs SDA

Maharashtra 17 28 01 - 01 00 47

Gujarat 18 07 02 03 - 00 30

Goa - - 01 - - 01 02

Total 35 35 04 03 01 01 79

Mandate of ATARI

Ÿ Coordination and monitoring of technology application

and frontline extension programmes.

Ÿ Strengthening agricultural extension research and

knowledge management.

If you look in the history of ATARI, it was born as Zonal

CoordinationUnitin1979at8locationstomonitortransferof

technologyprojects.TheZonalCoordinationUnitwasupgraded

as Zonal Project Directorate (ZPD) in 2009. Again, it was

upgraded as Agricultural Technology Application Research

Institute(ATARI)in2015.

Major Activities of ATARI

Ÿ Planning, monitoring and reviewing of KVK activities in

the zone; to identify, prioritize and implement various

activities related to technology integration and

dissemination.

Ÿ Coordinat ing with SAUs, ICAR inst i tutes /

organizations, line departments and voluntary

organizations in the zone for implementation of KVK

mandated activities, and

Ÿ Facilitating financial and infrastructural support to

KVKs for effective functioning.

AboutATARI,Pune

TheIndianCouncilofAgriculturalResearchhasestablished11

Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes

(ATARIs) across the country for monitoring, reviewing and

coordinating the KVK system. Deputy Director General

(Agricultural Extension) and supported by two Assistant

DirectorGeneralsmonitorandreviewtheprogressofKVKs(at

present713)throughATARIs.Earlier,therewereeightATARIs

(Ludhiana, Kolkata, Barapani, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Jodhpur,

Jabalpur andBengaluru). Consideringmore number of KVKs

and intricate monitoring/coordination mechanism, three

additionalATARIs(Pune,GuwahatiandPatna)wereestablished

in2015foreffectivemonitoring,coordinatingandreviewingthe

KVKsandstartedfunctioningfrom2017.ATARIofficesitewas

visitedbytheDDG(AgrilExtension)andVC,MPKV,Rahurionrd23 May,2019.

AdditionalKVKsinLargerDistrictsoftheZone

In Maharashtra, 14 districts (Amaravati, Ahmednagar, Pune,

Nashik, Aurangabad, Buldhana, Nanded, Beed, Yavatmal,

Solapur, Jalgaon, Satara, Jalna and Kolhapur) are having two

KVKsinthedistrictwhiledoubleKVKshavebeenestablishedin

3districts(Banaskantha,KutchhandRajkot)ofGujarat.

AboutKrishiVigyanKendras

KrishiVigyanKendraisafrontlineextensionmodelatdistrict

level, designed and nurtured by the ICAR to showcase the

frontier technologies, capacity development of different

stakeholdersandfrontrunnerintechnologyapplication.Itacts

asOne Stop Shop for solving farmers' problems through real

timeagro-advisoryindifferentforms.

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Vision: Science and technology-led

growth leading to enhanced producti-

vity, profitability and sustainability of

agriculture.

Mission: Farmer-centric growth in

agriculture and allied sectors through

applicationofappropriatetechnologies

inspecificagro-ecosystemperspective.

Mandate:TechnologyAssessmentand

Demonstration for its Application and

CapacityDevelopment

Capacity Building of Home Science Experts ofKVKsinMaharashtra

Aprogrammeon'CapacityBuildingofHomeScienceExperts'

wasorganizedatKVK,Jalnaduring27-29November,2017.In

all,30SMSs(HomeScience)from22districtsofMaharashtra

wereparticipated.Majorfocuswasgivenonactingasco-trainer,

working in collaborative manner, nutrition agriculture,

developingmessagecapsule,nutritionalgardenatthecentre,

quick technology flow, successful cases and developing

technologyinventory.Thehomescientistswereorientedabout

changing roles, technological options, identifying personal

strength,targetsettingbehaviorsandachievementmotivation

syndrome through simulation games, interaction with

successfulfarm-womeninnovators.

HumanResourceDevelopmentProgrammes

Operationalising Farming System for NutritionthroughKVKs

ICAR-ATARI, Pune and MSSRF, Chennai jointly organized a

workshop on 'Operationalising Farming System forthNutrition'atKVK,Narayangaon(Pune)on24 April,2018to

establishFarmingSystemforNutrition(FSN)modelsinKVKsto

address the problem of malnutrition in rural areas. In this

workshop, KVK experts from 10 districts and 11 KVKs of

Maharashtraand2KVKsfromGujaratparticipated.Majorfocus

was givenon identifying theprevalentnutritiondeficiencies,

designing the farming system, processing and storage,

sustainability, investing in nutrition literacy and leveraging

agriculture for nutrition and developing a monitoring

framework,etc.Participantswerethendividedintofourgroups

and asked to develop a FSNmodel for any one KVK for the

forthcoming kharif season. Models were prepared and

presentedfordiscussion.

IPMforKharifCropswithSpecialFocusonPinkBollWorminCottoninMaharashtra

Atrainingcourseon'IPMforKharifCropswithSpecialFocus

onPinkBollWorminCottoninVidarbhaandMarathwada

Regions'wasorganizedatKVK,Washimduring30-31August,

2018.Inthiscourse,35participantsbelongingto22KVKsof

Vidarbha and Marathwada regions were participated. In

inauguraladdress,Dr.V.M.Bhale,ViceChancellor,PDKV,Akola

TechnologyAdaptation(TechnologyassessmentandDemonstration)

CapacityDevelopment(TrainingofStakeholders)

SustainableAgriculturalDevelopment(Learning,Applicationoftechnologies,Livelihoodoffarmers)

KnowledgeandResourceCentre(Informationaccess,advisoryservices,technologyinventory)

KRISHIVIGYANKENDRA

OneStopShopforProblem

Solving

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urgedtofollowintegratedapproachforpinkbollwormcontrol

in cotton. His emphasiswas on experimenting different IPM

modulesatKVKlevel.

Dr.LakhanSingh,Director,ICAR-ATARI,Punesaidthatthereisa

needtounderstandthelifecycleofinsect&pestfordeveloping

effectiveplantprotectionmeasures.ConvergenceofKVKswith

PoCRA, ATMA, SAUs and ICAR institutes made a significant

differenceinmanagingpinkbollwormthroughadvancemicro

levelplanning,selectionofearlydurationBthybridforplanting,

plantingofcottonwithrefugeeandotherappropriatemeasures.

Training Programme on Developing Entre-preneurshipinFloriculture

A training programme for 'Developing Entrepreneurship in

Floriculture' was organized at KVK, Baramati from 23-25

January, 2019. In total, 25 trainees from Maharashtra and

Gujarat attended the course, out of which 11 were Subject

Matter Specialists (SMS) of KVKs and 14 were floriculture

entrepreneurs.

In the training course, innovative training methods and

simulation games were used. Entrepreneurial motivation of

trainees was enhanced through experiential learning based

groupwork.Microlabwasused tofacilitatesharingthoughts

andfeelings.Ringtossandtowerbuildingexerciseswereplayed

forunderstandingtargetsettingbehaviour,achievementneed,

hopeofsuccess,fearoffailure,managingfeelings,perceptionof

blocks,help,concentrationandfocusonachievementgoal,etc.

wereconducted.

Participantsweresensitizedonentrepreneurialopportunities

likeornamentalplants,verticalgardening,tissueculture,media,

dryflowerindustry,differentoptionsforgrowingpottedplants,

etc.FloricultureEntrepreneursandSMScouldidentifythrough

group discussion – the qualities of successful floriculture

entrepreneurs, requirements and reasons for success and or

failureinfloricultureenterprises.

Master Trainers' Programme for Developing

Entrepreneurship

A four daysMaster Trainers' Programme for Developing

EntrepreneurshipwasorganizedatKVKNarayangaon(Pune-

II) from 27-30 January, 2019. In total, 25 Subject Matter

Specialists (Agril Extension) from different KVKs of

MaharashtraandGujaratwereattendedthecourse.

Innovative training methods were used by specially trained

EntrepreneurialMotivationExpertstomakethetraininglively

and interesting, simulation games, group exercises and

experiential interactive lecturettes were used. KVK SMSs in

AgriculturalExtensionhadreinforcedtheirmotivationtraining

skillsthroughpracticesessionsandfeedback.AlltheSMSshave

experienced great change in their outlook towards training

rural youths in 'helping to help themselves' to become

entrepreneurs by imbibing entrepreneurial spirit and

motivationtoenhancetheirfarmincome.

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Capacity Building Programme on Advances inHorticultural Technologies for 31 KVKs ofMaharashtraandGujarat

The ICAR-ATARI, Pune and ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru jointly

organizedathreedayscapacitybuildingtrainingon'Advances

in Horticultural Technologies' at Bengaluru from 4-6 July

2019.Trainingprogrammewas organized for SubjectMatter

Specialists (Horticulture) of 31 KVKs of Maharashtra and

Gujarat.Theaimoftrainingwastosensitizetheparticipantson

advancedhorticulturalproductiontechnologiestodisseminate

intheirrespectivedistrictsofMaharashtraandGujarat.Dr.M.R.

Dinesh,Director,ICAR-IIHRremarkedMaharashtraandGujarat

as the vibrant states as far as adoption of horticultural

production technologies are concerned.Dr.Dineshurged the

KVKsofthesestatesforcomingforwardforadoptingadvanced

horticulturalproductiontechnologiesofICAR-IIHR.

Dr. Lakhan Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Pune urged theKVK

experts for choosing the most workable horticultural

technologiesfortechnologyassessmentanddemonstrationin

theKVKsgroup.Dr.SinghalsourgedtheKVKsforidentifyingthe

technologiesthatcanbecommercializedintheirdistricts.He

alsoopined the ICAR-IIHR forproviding theappropriate and

latest technologies to prepare the inventory of horticultural

technologiesforMaharashtraandGujarat.

Training on 'Preparation and Dissemination ofAgrometAdvisoriesatBlockLevel'

ICAR-ATARI,PuneincollaborationwithIMD,Puneorganizeda

twodaysorientationtrainingcumworkshopon'Preparation

andDisseminationofAgrometAdvisoriesatBlockLevel'for

21KVKs(10fromMaharashtra,9ofGujaratand2fromGoa)

during6-7July2018atKVK,Aurangabad.Theparticipantswere

oriented about operational Agromet Advisory service under

GKMS,observatorynetworkofIMD,AWS,Agrometobservatory,

different observations like Doppler Weather Radar (DWR)

satelliteInformation,theirapplication,accesstodata,weather

forecasting in spatial and temporal scales, use of agromet

products,cropinformationandcomponentsofAASbulletinand

its preparation. Hands on training on the preparation of

Agromet Advisories for sowing, irrigation, fertilizer and

pesticide application, harvesting using realized and forecast

weatherwasgiven.Advisoriesforextremeweathersituations

werealsopreparedusingsampledata.

SkillDevelopmentTrainingforTrainers

Athreedays SkillDevelopmentTrainingforMasterTrainers

wasorganizedatAnandAgriculturalUniversity,Anandon25-

27 September 2018, for enhancing skills and harnessing

opportunities by the rural youths in agriculture and allied

sectors. Dr. Lakhan Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Pune

emphasizedtheneedofskilldevelopmentamongruralyouths

especiallyschoolandcollegedropoutsforbringingtheminto

mainstreamofgrowthandtomakethemself-employableand

creating the entrepreneurial behaviour for their better

livelihood.Interestandcapacityoftheruralyouth,identifying

proper trade,understandingmarket anddemand in thearea

and convergence across sectors in terms of skill training,

financialsupport,etc.needspecialattentiontogetsuccessby

theentrepreneur,headded.Dr.ArunPatel,DirectorofExtension

Education, AAU, Anand highlighted the need of skill

developmentanditsroleinentrepreneurshipdevelopmentby

citing examples. Integration of extension efforts, complete

training for changing their knowledge, skill and attitude in

desiredway,wasalsohighlighted.

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FarmInnovatorsMeets

ZonalReviewandActionPlanWorkshops

FarmLevelStressandInnovations-2017

Two days Farm InnovatorsMeet on 'Farm Level Stress and

Innovations' was organized at KVK, Baramati during 7-8

October, 2017. Innovative farmers of three states namely

Maharashtra,AndhraPradesh andTelanganawere invited to

share their innovative interventions. In this event, 80

participants including innovative farmers, KVK experts,

scientistsandFarmProducersOrganizations' representatives

wereparticipated.Dr.A.K.Singh,DDG(AgrilExtension),ICAR,

NewDelhiurgedtodevelopfarmtechnologiesasperneedofthe

farmers under varied agro-climatic conditions. Sharing

experiences of innovative farmers/model villages should be

documentedandup-scaledinotherareas.Eldersinthevillages

shouldbeconsultedandtheirrichexperiencemustberecorded.

InnovativeFarmersMeet-2018

InnovativeFarmersMeetwasorganizedatKVK,Narayangaon,thPuneon24 February,2018.Inthisevent,>60innovativefarmers

participatedandsharedtheirinnovativeideasandinnovations.

Documentingfarminnovationsandun-noticedinnovativeideas

used by the farmers in crop husbandry and other allied

components of livelihood options need to be documented.

Different informal methodological ways of identifying and

observing the innovative practices followed by the farmers in

farming, livestock rearing, etc. are tobe focused. Several farm

innovationsdevelopedbythefarmerswerepresentedlikemini4

wheel drive tractor, eco-pest trap, hydraulic silage pressure,

fertilizer slurry applicator, groundnut pod separatormachine,

BBFwithsprayingmachine,useofdrumstickleavesforparatha

preparation,rotimaker,spacingmanagementinfruitcrops,etc.

AnnualZonalWorkshopofKVKsatMPKV,Rahuri

AnnualZonalWorkshopofKVKswasorganizedbyICAR-ATARI,

Puneduring5-7May,2018atMPKV,Rahuri.Inthisprogram,79

KVKsofMaharashtra(47),Gujarat(30)andGoa(2)participated

andpresentedtheirprogress(2017-18)andactionplan(2018-

19). Dr. A.K. Singh, DDG (Agril Extension), ICAR, New Delhi

urgedtheKVKstoconnecteachvillagedigitally.Morefocuswas

givenonfarmercentricresearch,assessinglocationspecificity

of agricultural technologies under varied farming situations.

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Dr.K.P.Viswanatha,ViceChancellor,MPKV,Rahuristatedthat

KVKisthebestmodelfortechnologyapplicationandenhancing

farmers' income. KVKs need to popularize the best suited

IntegratedFarmingSystem(IFS)modelsforsustainingincome

ofthefarmers.Dr.V.P.Chahal,ADG(Agril.Extension),ICARsaid

that extensionmodels shouldbe developedby SAUs.Mentor

KVKmaybeidentifiedbasedonperformanceandleadershipof

headstosensitizeotherKVKs.Dr.LakhanSingh,Director,ATARI

presentedabriefaccountofprogress.

AnnualZonalWorkshopofKVKsatICAR-CCARI,Goa

AnnualZonalWorkshopofKVKswasorganizedbyICAR-ATARI,

Pune at ICAR-CCARI, Goa from 14-16 June, 2019. In this

program,79KVKsofMaharashtra(47),Gujarat(30)andGoa(2)

participatedandpresentedtheirprogressfortheyear2018-19.

Directors/ProfessorsofExtensionEducationof8SAUsshared

their initiatives on innovative monitoring mechanism and

extensionmethodologiesforoverseeingtheKVKsintheirarea

jurisdiction.

In valedictory session, Dr. A.K. Singh, DDG (Agril Extension),

ICAR,NewDelhisaidthatKVKisworkingasOneStopShopfor

solving farmers' problems through real time agro-advisory.

Thereisneedtounderstandtheconceptofdoublingfarmers'

incomeanddeveloping2-3villagesbyeachKVKasmodelfor

enhancing farmers' real income through enterprise based

interventions.Entirevillageshouldbe linkedwithgrassroots

villageinstitutionsforsustenanceofregularincomegeneration.

KVKshouldtakefirmsteptocreateorfacilitatetechnologically

the FPO/FPC for resource sharing and goodmarketing. New

farmersshouldbeaddedandlinkedtotheKVKandnutri-rich

andbio-fortifiedcrops/varietiesshouldbepromoted.Frontiers

ofextensionmethodologyandopportunitieswerediscussedin

lengthbyDr.P.Das,Ex-DDG(AgrilExtension),ICAR,NewDelhi.

Institutionalarrangementisrequiredforscalingupandscaling

outofbestpractices.

Dr Ashok Patel, Vice Chancellor, SDAU, S.K. Nagar; Dr. K.P.

Viswanatha,ViceChancellor,MPKV,Rahuri;Dr.S.D.Sawant,Vice

Chancellor, BSKKV, Dapoli and Dr. V.P. Chahal, ADG (Agril

Extension),ICAR;Dr.LakhanSingh,Director,ATARI,Puneand

Dr.E.B.Chakurkar,Director,CCARI,Goaalsosharedtheirviews

andthoughtsformakingKVKsvibrant.

WorkshoponClusterFrontlineDemonstrationsforMaharashtraKVKsatKVKSolapur-I

ThreedaysWorkshoponClusterFrontlineDemonstrations

onOilseedsandPulseswasorganizedatKVK,Solapur-Iduring

16-18 January, 2018 to review the progress (2017-18) and

finalizing action plan (2018-19). Focus on resource

conservationtechnologiesincludingdripirrigation,raisedbed

technology, mulching, intercropping and drought resistant

varieties of oilseed and pulses was given. Climate resilient

technologies evolved by SAUs and ICAR institutes should be

includedunderinterventions.

ReviewWorkshoponClusterFrontlineDemons-trationsforGujaratKVKsatNavsari

Workshop-cum-Training on Cluster Front Line Demon-

strationsonPulsesandOilseedsfor30KVKsofGujaratwas

organizedatNavsariAgriculturalUniversity,Navsariduring29-

31 January, 2018. Major thrust was given to organize the

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StateLevelAnnualActionPlanWorkshopofKVKsinGujaratatNavsari

AtwodaysAnnualActionPlanWorkshopofKVKsinGujarat

was organized at Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari

during 1-2 March, 2019. In this program, 38 Heads and

Scientists representing 30 KVKs of Gujarat participated and

presentedtheiractionplanfortheyear2019-20.Ininaugural

address,Dr.C.J.Dangaria,ViceChancellor,NAU,Navsarisaidthat

successoftheKVKdependsonperfectandneedbasedplanning.

Heapplauded theeffortsofKVKs for frontlineextensionand

creatingmorevisibilityintheirconcerneddistricts.Headvised

the KVK experts to identify the technological gap before

designing different interventions. His more concern was on

reducingcostofcultivation,organizingfarmers,adoptinglatest

technologiesforenhancingfarmers'income.

More focuswas given on problem solving approach through

designingon-farmtrials,understandingfarmers'perspectives,

frontlinedemonstrationsinclustermode,farmfamilyandagro-

ecology based planning, enterprise based skill development,

crop diversification, varietal diversification, climate resilient

technologies, nutri-sensitive agriculture, case studies and

personalizedagro-advisoryforincreasingfarmers'profit.

State Level Annual Action Plan Workshop onKVKsofMaharashtraandGoaatBaramati

TwodaysStateLevelAnnualActionPlanWorkshopofKVKsof

MaharashtraandGoawasorganizedatKVK,Baramatiduring

15-16March,2019. In thisworkshop,Headsof49KVKs (47

KVKs fromMaharashtra and 2KVKs of Goa) presented their

annual action work plan for the year 2019-20. In total, 75

participantsattendedtheevent.

In inaugural address, Shri Rajendra Pawar, Chairman,

Agricultural Development Trust, Baramati said that farmers

facemanyproblemsandtheydealwithnewideas.Grapeand

other fruit growers are actively engaged in local need based

frontline demonstrations in scientificway and clustermode.

Properidentificationofpotentialareasforpulsesandoilseed

crops,diagnosisofrealproblems,developinglocationspecific

technologymodules,selectionofwillingfarmers,empowering

the participating farmers to conduct demonstrations in

scientificway,trainingthefarmerstorecorddailyobservations

ofcrops/interventions,regularsupervisionofplotsbytheKVK

experts,makingtheclusterdemonstrationasplatformforreal

transformationaltrainingweresuggested.

WorkshoponClusterFrontlineDemonstrations

forGujaratKVKsatBhavnagar

A3daysreviewworkshop-cum-trainingon“ClusterFrontLine

Demonstrations on Pulses and Oilseeds” for 30 KVKs of

Gujarat was conducted from 7-9 December, 2018 at KVK,

Bhavnagar.Major focuswas on status of oilseeds and pulses

production, problems in increasing the production, value

addition&processing,pest scenario,export scenario,etc.He

also discussed about the innovative marketing strategies,

residue management, effective utilization of technologies to

tackle adverse effect of climate change, developing success

stories,demonstratingtechnologieseffectivelysupportedwith

actionphotographs.ActionplanofARYAprojectforattracting

and retaining youth in agriculture at 11 centres (6 KVKs in

Maharashtraand5inGujarat)wasalsoreviewed.Righttypeof

enterprise for right type of youth needs to be identified

consideringitsareaspecificdemandandmarket. Inadvance,

baseline survey, social and economic indicators for all

enterprisesneedtobeplanned.Dr.LakhanSingh,urgedtheKVK

expertsonlinkingclusterfrontlinedemonstrationprogramwith

nutritionsensitiveagriculture.

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researchwhichreplicatefurther.Heurgedtheparticipantsto

develop activities on effective use of water and resource

conservation for sustainable livelihood of farmers. Based on

existing agro-ecosystem, technology gap, farm related

problems, different categories of farmers; the annual plan

shouldbedeveloped,asadvisedbytheDirector,ATARI,Pune.

KVKs should includebest technologiesof the ICAR institutes

andSAUsintheirinterventions.Conductingon-farmtrialsfor

solvingmajorproblemsofmanyfarmersindefinedareaisthe

major strength of the KVK. Common on farm trials were

designed to solve the serious but common problems in 4-5

districtsforbringingquickalternativesolutions.

State Level Review Workshop on ClusterFrontlineDemonstrations-PulsesandOilseedsofMaharashtraKVKsatDapoli

A two daysWorkshop-cum-Training on Cluster Front Line

Demonstrations on Pulses and Oilseeds for 45 KVKs of

Maharashtra was organized at BSKKV, Dapoli during 24-25

November,2018.Dr.V.P.Chahal,ADG(AgrilExtension),ICARin

hisspeech,gavefocusonextensionactionresearch,adopting

rightmethodology,reducingtechnologicalgap,linkingcluster

frontlinedemonstrationswithnutritionalsecurity,gettingbest

technologies from SAUs/ICAR institutes, etc. Convergence of

KVKwith otherministries in terms of financial supportwas

discussed.Inpulsesandoilseedbeyondproduction,KVKshould

focus on processing, value addition and marketing through

organizingfarmers.

Properidentificationofpotentialareasforpulsesandoilseed

crops,diagnosisofrealproblems,developinglocationspecific

technologymodules,selectionofwillingfarmers,empowering

the participating farmers to conduct demonstrations in

scientificway,trainingthefarmerstorecorddailyobservations

ofcrops/interventions,regularsupervisionofplotsbytheKVK

experts, making the cluster demonstration as platform for

technology transferwere suggested.Fielddayat appropriate

timemay be organizedwhere all line departments, research

institutionsandnearbyfarmersmaybeinvitedforfurtherlarge

scale adoption. On 25.11.2018, Farmer FIRST Project of 3

centres (MPKV,Rahuri; JAU, JunagadhandNAUNavsari)was

alsoreviewed.

Annual Action Plan and Review Workshop ofNICRA-KVKsatBaramati

AnnualActionPlanandReviewWorkshopofNICRA-KVKsrd

wasorganizedatKVK,Baramation3 July,2017.Focuson

impactanalysisandupscalingofsuccessfulinterventions

innearbyvillageswasgiven.Upscalingofclimateresilient

technologiesisneededinnearbyvillages.

Zonal Action Plan cum Review Workshop ofNICRAKVKsatJalna

AnnualActionPlan cumReviewWorkshopofNICRAKVKs in

MaharashtraandGujaratwasorganizedatKVK,Jalnaduring10-

11September,2018.Heads,Co-PIsandSRFsof13KVKs(8KVKs

fromMaharashtraand5fromGujarat)wereparticipatedinthe

workshop.TheworkshopwasinauguratedbyDr.M.C.Varshneya,

Ex- Vice Chancellor (AAU, Anand & Kamdhenu University,

Gandhinagar) and Chairman, Zonal Monitoring Committee of

NICRA project. In his address, he opined that IFSmodelwith

crops,horticultureandlivestockmaybetheworkablesolutionon

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SpecialProgrammes

SankalpSeSiddhiprogrammewasorganisedby65KVKs

(Maharashtra-36,Gujarat-27andGoa-2)during18Augustto19

September, 2017. Union Ministers (12), MPs (41), State

climate change. Goat rearing, sericulture, cumin are the best

optionsformarginalandsmallfarmers.Forcumin,postharvest

management,bullockdrawnfarmmachinerymaybeintroduced.

Priorityofinterventionsandimplementingeffectivelyatfarmers

fieldsby taking farmers inconfidencewassuggested.Farmers

need guaranteed rainfall prediction. Intercrop of black

gram/greengramincottongaveadditionalreturnandreduces

theriskofadverseeffectofweatherchange.Onelineofmarigold

with6linesofcottonmaybeoneoftheoptionsindryareas.

Dr.AshokDhawan,ViceChancellor,VNMKV,Parbhanisaidthat

underthreatofmonsoonandhaving40-45daysdryspells,we

havechallengetoprotectthecrops.InMarathwada,sweetorange

orchardswere saved by the KVKs and others in collaborative

modeindroughtyear.Reducingincidenceofpinkbollwormin

cottoninMarathwadaandVidarbha,KVKsplayedagreaterrole.

Dr.K.SammiReddy,Director,CRIDA,HyderabadurgedtheKVKs

to give focus onquantification of impact of resilient practices,

bringing out quality publications, advisory role in adjacent

villages and small video clippings for further up-scaling. Dr.

LakhanSinghemphasizedonmitigating farm level stresswith

innovative ways including in-situ moisture conservation,

protectiveirrigation,waterharvesting,intercropping,diversified

enterprises,etc.

Kadegaon and watershed village Kadwanchi was visited.

Compartmental bunding, in-situ moisture conservation

practices, climate resilient varietal demonstration of pigeon

pea,cropprotectionactivitiesspeciallyuseofpheromonetraps

andyellowstickytrapsincotton,artificialrechargingofwells,

successful farmer in goat farming, Custom Hiring Centre,

sericulture interventions were seen and interacted with

beneficiaries.

Ministers(13),MLAs(37),farmers(37242),etc.wereattended

differentevents.

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SwachhataHiSewa

EffortformakingCleanIndia,oathwastakenbydifferentKVKs

andATARIofficialsformakingsurroundingscleanandchanging

their attitude and behaviour. In all, 74 KVKs of the zone

including42KVKsfromMaharashtra,30Gujaratand2KVKsof

Goa organized the Swachhata hi Sewa Program during 15th

September to 2 October, 2017. On this occasion, severalnd

activitieswereorganizedforhavingsenseofcleanlinessdrive.

Swachhata Pakhwada (16-31 December, 2018) was also

celebratedbytheKVKs.

KrishiKalyanAbhiyan(KKA)

In zone VIII, 6 KVKs (Nandurbar, Osmanabad, Washim,

Gadchiroli, Narmada and Dahod) implemented two months

KKAprogramfrom1 June2018to31 July2018inaspirationalst st

districts.KKA-IIwasalsolaunchedon2 October2018.Forthis,nd

action planwas developed and implemented in convergence

mode in25villages ineachadopteddistrict.MajorFocuson

NADEP, Micro Irrigation, IFS, Horticulture, Livestock and

capacitybuildingoffarmerswasgiven.

WorldSoilDayCelebration

Inthezone,57KVKsof(Maharashtra-42,Gujarat-13andGoa-2)thcelebratedtheWorldSoilDayon5 December,2017inwhich3

MPs, 2 State Ministers, 13 MLAs, 15683 farmers, etc.

participated in theprogramme. In 2018, 77KVKs celebrated

WorldSoilDayon5thDecember.Total207874samplesofsoil,

7528samplesofwater,787samplesofplantsand2samplesof

organic manures were analyzed by the KVKs. 5.4 lakh Soil

HealthCardsweredistributedtothefarmers.

RashtriyaMahilaKisanDiwasCelebration

TheMinistryofAgri-cultureandFarmersWelfarehaddecided

to observe 15 October every year as RashtriyaMahila Kisan

Diwasbyall SAUs, ICAR institutesandKVKs. In the zone,57thKVKscelebratedtheeventon15 October,2017and4500farm

women/participantsattendedtheprogram.In2018,69KVKs

celebratedtheprogrammeand10198farmwomenparticipated

and shared their innovative experiences. At this occasion,

different activities like special lectures, exhibitions, quiz/

drawing competitions, innovative farm women's experience

sharing,exposurevisits,etc.wereorganizedforbenefittingthe

farmwomen.

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MeraGaonMeraGaurav(MGMG)

MGMGschemewaslaunchedtopromotethedirectinterfaceof

scientistswiththefarmerstoacceleratethelabtolandprocess.

Majorobjectiveof thescheme is tomakemorecontactswith

farmers and scientists, developing linkages with line

departments, providing on-spot advisory on regular basis by

adoptingvillagesbythescientists.Inall214groupsofscientists

inthezone(Maharashtra-41groups,Gujarat-169groupsand

Goa-4groups)wereconstitutedby895scientists.Intotal,949

villageswereadoptedand122643farmersbenefittedthrough

differentactivitiesin2017.In2018,813villageswereadopted

and85382farmersbenefittedthroughdifferentactivities.

JalShaktiAbhiyan

TheMinistryofJalShakti,GovernmentofIndiahaslaunchedJal

Shakti Abhiyan- A Water Conservation Campaign across the

country for creating awareness among all stakeholders

including farmers on water conservation and rainwater

harvesting. The first phase of Jal Shakti Abhiyan is being

implementedfrom1 Julyto15September,2019.ATARIPunest

has prepared an action plan to organize Jal Shakti Mela in

identifiedblocksofidentifieddistrictsby23KVKsinthezone

(Maharashtra 15 KVKs in 8 districts), Gujarat (7 KVKs in 5

districts)andGoa(oneKVKinSouthGoadistrict).

PMKisanSammanNidhiProgramme

Total78KVKsofthezone(Maharashtra-46,Gujarat-30andGoa-

2)organisedtheWebcastingofPM'sspeechduringlaunchingofthPMKisan SammanNidhi Programme on 24 February 2019

wheremorethan20000farmersparticipated.

WebcastingofPM'sSpeechduringKrishiUnnatiMela

KrishiUnnatiMelawasorganizedatNewDelhiduring16-18

March,2018.Inthismela,differentexhibitionswerearranged

by theMinistry of Agriculture and FarmersWelfare, Govt. of

India. On 17 March, 2017, the Prime Minister of Indiath

addressedthefarmersandotherparticipants.Hisspeechwas

webcastedby77KVKsofthezone(45KVKsofMaharashtra,30

ofGujaratand2fromGoa)wherelargenumberoffarmersand

farmwomen(25415)attendedtheevent.Inaddition,Member

ofParliament(3),StateGovt.Minister(1),MLAs(6),Chairman

ZilaParishad(61),DistrictCollectors(5),bankofficials(64)and

othergovernmentofficials(929)participatedandsharedtheir

views towards enhancing farmers profit and sustainable

agriculture. Doubling farmers income is being focused by

adoptingdiversifiedfarmingsystems.

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KisanDiwasCelebratedjointlybyICAR-ATARI,DFRandrdNRCG,Puneon23 December,2018atDFRfarm.Inthisevent

innovative farmers were invited to share their experiences.

Theywerealsofelicitated.Dr.S.D.Sawant,Director,NRCG;Dr.

K.V.Prasad,Director,DFR;Dr.LakhanSingh,Director,ATARIand

Dr.SandipPawar,Director,PMFAI,Punegracedtheoccasionand

rememberedformerPMShriCharanSingh.

Hindi Pakhwada Celebrated: Hindi Pakhwada was

celebrated at ICAR-ATARI, Pune and its closing functionwas

heldon28September,2018.Dr.K.V.Prasad,Director,DFR,Pune;

Head, ICAR-IVRI Centre, Pune and around 35 participants

attendedtheprogram.

MonitoringofKVKs

Monitoring of KVKs is being done at different platforms. It

includesthevisitsofCabinet/StateMinisters,ZonalMonitoring

committee, ATARI/SAUs, DAC/ICAR Institutes. Scientific

AdvisoryCommittee(SAC)membersasformedineachKVKfor

suggestionsandreviewofworksintheirareajurisdiction.

MonitoringofKVKs

Ÿ ScientificAdvisoryCommitteeMeeting

Ÿ VisitbyATARI,SAUs,Linedepartments,othermonitoringandreviewingcommittees

Ÿ VisitsbylocalMemberofParliament(MP)

Ÿ MemberofLegislativeAssembly(MLA)

Ÿ People'srepresentatives

Ÿ ReviewWorkshops

Ÿ Interfacemeetings

Ÿ JointvisitsbySAUs,ATARIandlinedepartments

Ÿ Reviewworkshops

Ÿ Interfacemeetingswithdifferentstakeholders

Ÿ MeetingsatCommissionarate/ATARIlevel

Ÿ Zonalworkshop/fieldvisitswithSAUsandlinedepartmentofficials,actionplanworkshop,zonalmonitoringcommitteevisits,midtermreviewworkshopsandonlinemonitoringsystem

Ÿ NationalworkshopofKrishiVigyanKendra,monitoringbynationallevelcommittees/team,visitsbyDG,DDG,ADGsandscientistsfromICARheadquarters

Ÿ DivisionalreviewmeetingatICAR,monitoringbycabinet/stateministers

Ÿ QuinquennialReviewTeam(QRT)

Ÿ Monitoringbyexternalagencies/organizations(NITIAyog,NELRD,IFPRI)

Ÿ OnlinemonitoringthroughKVKportal

KrishiVigyanKendraatDistrict

StateAgriculturalUniversities

(SAUs)

Statelevel

Zonallevel

Nationallevel

MonitoringMechanism

Level-1

Level-2

Level-3

Level-4

Level-5

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Cabinet/StateMinisters'Visits

Atnationallevel,KVKswereidentifiedtomonitorandreviewthe

activitiesperformedbytheKVKsintheirareabyCabinet/State

Ministers. In Zone VIII, 8 ministers visited 13 KVKs in

Maharashtra,GujaratandGoa.Inaddition,Hon'bleVicePresident

ofIndiaalsovisitedtheKVK,Baramatiandapplaudedtheirefforts

forempoweringthefarmers.Healsoadvisedotherstofollowthe

modelofKVKBaramatiandrevitalizetheKVKsystem.

Zonal Monitoring Committee (ZMC) visited NICRA villages

under KVK, Nandurbar and KVK, Ahmednagar-I during 8-10thJanuary, 2019 and KVK Baramati on 9 March, 2019 under

ZMCTeamReviewedtheNICRAVillagesinMaharashtra

ATARIWebsiteLaunched(ataripune.icar.gov.in)

It was launched on 16 June, 2019, by Dr. A.K. Singh (DDG,

Agricultural Extension, ICAR, New Delhi) on the occasion of

Annual ZonalWorkshop of KVKs at ICAR-CCARI, Goa. It has

unique feature of Naya Sandesh reflecting innovative

experiences of farmers and messages given by higher

authoritiesforempoweringthefarmers.

chairmanshipofDr.M.C.Varshneya,Ex-ViceChancellor,Anand

Agricultural University, Anand and Kamdhenu University,

Gandhinagar. Different interventions specially water

harvesting, drip irrigation, mulching, short duration and

drought tolerant varieties, loose housing, goat farming,

integrated farming system, custom hiring service of farm

implements, etc. were seen. Pomegranate, grapes, capsicum

cultivationinpolyhousesprovidedsustainableincometothe

farmers.Processingofguavawassuggested.Upscalingofsilage

making was appreciated. In Baramati, disilting of 8.5 km of

waterstreaminsixcheckdamsinJalgaonKPwasdonebythe

KVK inconvergencemodeandthis increasedthewater table

throughtubewellsinvicinitytotheextentof2-3meter.Ithas

brought40halandnearbyundercultivation.

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AwardsandRecognition

§ Padam Shree Awardconferred to Shri Vallabh

Bhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya

of Junagadh (Gujarat) by

auspicious hands of Hon'blethPresident of India on 11

March,2019.

ResearchProjects/Programmes

CollaborativeResearchProjects

§ Development,ValidationandPromotionofCottonIPMwith

MajorEmphasisonPinkBollWorminJalna,Maharashtrain

collaboration with ICAR-NCIPM, New Delhi; ICAR-ATARI,

PuneandKVK,Jalna.

IMCMeeting

FirstInstituteManagementCommittee(IMC)meetingofICAR-

ATARI,Punewasorganizedon28January,2019. Themeeting

waschairedbytheDirector,ATARI,PuneandmemberswereDr.

V.P.Chahal,ADG,ICAR;Dr.R.RoyBurman,IARI,NewDelhi;Dr.

D.V.S.Raju,DFR,Pune;Dr.VijayMahajan,DOGR,PuneandMr.J.

Mathewasamembersecretary.

ScientificAdvisoryCommittee(SAC)Meetings

A good mechanism for monitoring and reviewing the KVK

activities isdevelopedatdifferentplatforms.Atdistrict level,

SACmeetingisorganizedwherelastyear'sprogressandnext

year'sactionplan isdiscussed.TheSACmembersnominated

fromdifferentlinedepartments,researchinstitutes,SAU,NGOs,

AIR,Doordarshan,progressivefarmers,etc.takeactivepartin

interaction.During2018-19,at15KVKs(Nashik-I,Aurangabad-

II, Jalna-I, Nandurbar, Washim, Hingoli, Solapur-I, Baramati,

Nashik-II,Akola,Nanded-II,Surendranagar,NorthGoa,Pune-II,

Solapur-II)SACmeetingswereattended.Whilein2017-18,SAC

meetingswereattendedat8KVKs(Pune-II,Nashik-II,Satara-I,

Solapur-I,Ahmednagar-II,NorthGoa,SouthGoaandVadodara).

§ UNICEFfundedprojectonFarmingSystemNutritionthrough

KVKsinMaharashtra:19KVKsincollaborationwithMCAER,

MSSRF,ATARIandKVKs.

§ Impact Assessment of Cluster Frontline Demonstration on

PulsesinJalna,Pune,Solapur,LaturdistrictsinMaharashtra

incollaborationwithDivisionofAgrilEconomics,IARI,New

Delhi.

Applied Research Based Projects/TechnologyApplicationProgrammes

§ FarmerFIRSTProject

§ AttractingandRetainingYouthinAgriculture(ARYA)

§ National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture

(NICRA)

§ ClusterFrontlineDemonstrationsonPulses

§ ClusterFrontlineDemonstrationsonOilseeds

§ PulsesSeedHub

§ Nutri-sensitive Agricultural Resources and Innovations

(NARI)

§ Value Addition and Technology Incubation Centres in

Agriculture(VATICA)

§ Knowledge Systems and Homestead Agriculture Mana-

gementinTribalAreas(KSHAMTA)

§ ICARnetworkprojectonNewExtensionMethodologiesand

Approaches(NEMA)

§ Jagjivan Ram Abhinav Kisan Puraskar' received bySmt.SunandabaiMadanraoShinde,Parbhani(Maharashtra)

for2016;ShriDhirendraKumarBhanubhaiDesai,Bharuch

(Gujarat) of 2017; and Shri SamirMohanraoDombe from

Pune(Maharashtra)fortheyear2018conferredbytheICAR,

NewDelhi.

§ Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Antyodaya Krishi

Puruskar'givenfortheyear2017toMrs.N.S.Chaudhari,

Surat, Gujarat and Smt Vasava Ushaben Dineshbhai from

Narmada(Gujarat)fortheyear2018awardedbytheICAR,

NewDelhi.

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ResearchPapers

§ LakhanSingh,RajeshBishnoi,BankeyBihari,D.M.Kadam,Madan

Singh, Anil Kumar Malik, S.S. Shrimali and Raman Jeet Singh

(2019). Effectiveness of mKRISHI® Personalised Advisory on

Water and Soil (PAWS) in dissemination of agricultural

informationinnorth-westernHimalayanregion.IndianJournalof

AgriculturalSciences,89(2):246–52,February2019.

§ BankeyBihari,LakhanSingh,RajeshBishnoiandSureshKumar

(2017)Prioritizationoftrainingneedsandconstraintsfacedby

watershed field functionaries and farmers. Indian Journal of

AgriculturalSciences.87(5):597-602.

§ Trisha Roy, Suresh Kumar, Lekh Chand, D. M. Kadam, Bankey

Bihari,S.S.Shrimali,RajeshBishnoi,U.K.Maurya,MadanSingh,M.

Muruganandam,LakhanSingh,SKSharma,RakeshKumar,Anil

Mallik(2019).ImpactofPusaHydrogelapplicationonyieldand

productivityof rainfedwheat inNorthWestHimalayan region.

CurrentScience.116:1246-1251.

§ JPS Dabas, Nishi Sharma, SK Dubey, Ambrish Sharma, Lakhan

SinghandAVDubey (2018).Utilizing cowdungand slurry for

energyefficiencyof farmsandhouseholds:Experiencesof field

studiesacrossthreeIndianstates.IndianJournalofAgricultural

Sciences,88(8):1208-13.

§

Publishedby:Director,ICAR-ATARI,CollegeofAgricultureCampus,Shivajinagar,Pune-411005

Phone:020-25512665E-mail:atari.pune@gmail.comWebsite:https://ataripune.icar.gov.in

GuidanceandSupportby:Dr.A.K.Singh,DDG(AgrilExtension)andDr.V.P.Chahal,ADG(AgrilExtension),ICAR,NewDelhi

Editedby:Dr.LakhanSingh,Dr.SaurabhSharma,Mr.SunilKumar

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Publications

Inaugural Issue July, 2019

§ Zonal Best Award 'Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay

Rashtriya Krishi Vigyan Protsahan Puraskar'conferredtoKVK,Thane(2016);KVK,Tapi(2017)andKVK,

Nandurbar(2018)byICAR,NewDelhi.

§ N.G.RangaFarmerAwardforDiversifiedAgriculture-

2018awardedtoShriUdhavAsaramKhedekarfromJalna

(Maharashtra).

§ IASWCFellowAward-2018Dr. Lakhan Singh obtained conferred by Indian Association of Soil and Water

Conservationists,DehradunatICAR-IISWC,ResearchCentre,

Koraputon06February,2019.