GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKAHORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT

IMPLEMENTATION OF HORTICULTURE COMPONENT UNDER SUJALA-III

2012-2017

Project Monitoring CellDirectorate of Horticulture

LALBAGH, BANGALORE

1. Extension and demonstrations to Farmers groups on annual and perennial horticulture crops, nutritional gardens and crop water management

2. Establishment of soil, water and leaf tissue analysis facilities and monitoring the nutritional status through training and capacity building programme

3. Strengthening post harvest management, marketing and value addition through technical support by instituting the studies for generating scientific know-how

4. Strengthening horticulture sector through service support for meeting the above requirements

Objectives:

Background:Horticulture crops provide excellent opportunities in improving the income of farmers even in dry tracks. The successful experience of Sujala – I has led to inclusion of horticulture component in Sujala-III.

Farmers in micro watershed areas will be mobilized to adopt collective approach for harnessing the benefits of scale up production with better post harvest and value addition practices in arid horticulture crops .

The project provides the incremental management support and training by complementing the current interventions to improve productivity of existing perennial and annual horticulture crops and provide diversification through capacity building of farmers”

Approach:

Components under Horticulture:

1. Extension and Demonstration for Productivity improvement .

2. Farmer Horticulture Soil and Crop Monitoring.

3. Model Nurseries.

4. Post Harvest Management of Horticulture Produce.

5. Strengthening of Market Linkages in rural areas.

6. Horticulture Service Support.

• Base line survey of the Micro watershed Areas• Net Planning • Formation of farmers Interest Groups (FIGs)• Beneficiary Identification• Demonstration (Annuals, Perennials, Nutrition gardens through

local innovative technologies) • Convergence Plan through integration of Programmes• Hands on training to the farmers, facilitator, stakeholders and

aggregators on dry land horticulture technology, sample analysis and post harvest activities

• Establishment of horticulture infrastructures for demonstrations • Soil, Water and Leaf analysis in MWS and issue of health cards• Conversion of Departmental Horticulture farms to model MWS

demonstration blocks. • Exposure visits and field days for better dissemination of

technology• Formation of Farmers Producers Organization (FPOs)• Scientific post harvest practices and market linkages through

FPO’s and other organisation• Horticulture Service Support

Implementation strategies: ( Participatory mode and process oriented)

Project Components and Cost

ComponentBase cost for the year (INR Lakhs) Total

(INR Lakhs) 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

A. Extension and Demos for Productivity Improvement

0.25 1621.53

1419.10 1063.30 120.25 4224.4

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B. Farmer Horticulture Soil and Crop Monitoring

409.02 501.55 101.55 1012.12

C. Strengthening Model Nurseries 60.00 80.00 140.00

D. Post Harvest Management 5.00 192.30 395.85 373.35 187.35 0.15 1154.0

0

E. Strengthening Market Linkages for Horticultural farmers

10.00 20.00 20.00 50.00

F. Horticulture Services Support 446.43 744.00 714.00 672.00 614.00 586.00 3776.4

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Total 451.68

3326.85

3663.00 2871.20 921.60 586.15 11820.

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District

No of MWS

identified

Area for treatment (Ha)

Area under

Horticulture(Ha)

Area covered for 2013-14 through

demonstration and other service

support programmes (Ha)

Convergence

through other Dept.

programmesand NREGS

Bidar 34 22998.18 334 20 50

Chamarajnagar

50 23678.39 3140 160 275

Davangere54 20356.54 2800 150 100

Gadag28 10721.00 600 70 70

Gulbarga59 31963.06 600 70 50

Koppal38 19407.00 1122 85 50

Yadgiri28 11062.43 183 60 30

Total 291 140186.6 8894 615 625

Area covered in 2013-14

• Soil, water and leaf analysis laboratory

• Model Nurseries

• Pack houses

• Low cost storage / preservation units

• Pre cooling units

• Ripening units

• Primary minimal processing units

• Establishment of rural/direct marketing through FPO’s and other organizations

• Establishment of Scientific /aggregation centers

Project Infrastructures

• Horticulture crops area development (5065ha)

• Establishment of 6 well equipped soil, water and leaf analysis labs

• Analysis of 1800 samples from farmers field

• Establishment of 7 Model Nurseries

• 2250 capacity building trainings benefitting 1.00 lakhs farmers

• Creation of 165 post harvest infrastructures

• Formation of 524 FIG’s

• Organisation of 524 field days

• Formation of 10 Horticulture Farmers Producers Companies (FPCs)

• Exposure visits up to 300

• Preparation of Literatures (3500 sets)

• Creation of 65 new posts of different cadres

Project Output

• Increase in Horticulture area (7%), production and productivity by 20%.

• Direct benefit to dry land farmers in terms of Crop Husbandry, Soil and Water conservation and cluster approach

• Formation of Horticulture Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs)

• Strengthening of rural and direct market linkages

• Reduction in Post harvest losses

• Increase in farmers income

• Improvement in livelihood of farmers

• Increase in vegetation cover in dry lands

• Increase in production of quality planting propagation materials

• Encouragement of rural youths and local expertise

Project Outcomes:

Gramasabha organised by Department & MYRADA NGO at Kannur MWS

Sujala – III activities - Chamarajanagar

FIG formation at Yaraganahalli MWS Field visit at Managalli MWS

Training to FIG - Managalli MWS Technical Trg to FIG – Bachalli MWS

Feild delination for crop demo - Managalli MWS

Soil Sample collection Trg -Managalli MWS

Trenching Work in Demo Plot at Shivapura MWS Pitting Method – Kongarahalli MWS

Field Preparations under progress for Demonstrations

High density Guava Demo – Bandalli MWS Mango Demo – Bandalli MWS

Perennial Crop Demonstrations: Chamarajanagar

Tomato Demo – Singanallur MWS Vegetable Demo – Kongarahalli MWS

Annual Crop Demonstrations:Chamrajanagar

Village : Vitlapura

FIG Training/ Awareness Programme: Davanagere

Village : Vantihala

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