FARMING SITUATION

Tq: Dharwad

Selected Villages: Marewad, Pudakalakatti, Harobelavadi, Somapur.

Major crops & enterprises being practiced:

Sorghum, Cotton, Groundnut, Soybean, Greengram, Maize, Bengalgram, Wheat, Safflower, Chilli, vegetables, Mango, Sapota, Cauliflower, Watermelon, Dairy, Food product sale on small scale, vegetable sale are taken up by Stri Shakti and Self Help Groups.

Major problems identified:

• Use of local varieties, low seed rate and low plant population and no seed treatment in groundnut and greengram.

• Poor nutrient management in maize, soybean, groundnut and cotton.

• Pests & diseases in soybean & groundnut, foot rot in wheat, hoppers and powdery mildew in mango, Discoloration and uneven size and viral disease in watermelon. Chilli murda complex, storage pests

• Anaemia among women, drudgery during field work, lack of knowledge about income generating activities

• Lack of knowledge for appropriate choice of varieties/hybrids & alternate land use system

• Lack of skill in nursery technique & management, lack of knowledge about importance of soil & water testing, Lack of knowledge regarding pre and post harvest technology management

• Lack of knowledge in maintaining genetic purity of varieties

Identified Thrust Areas :

• Introduction of new varieties / hybrids

• Integrated Nutrient Management

• Soil test based fertilizer application

• Integrated Pest Management

• Integrated Disease Management

• Storage structures &Integrated Management of Storage Pests

• Tree establishment & management

• Awareness of multipurpose tree species

• On hand experience & development of skills for IGAs

• Nutrition education

• Use of Drudgery reducing equipments

Tq: Hubli

Selected Villages : Adaragunchi,Bammasamudra, Noolvi

Major problems identified:

Maize, Greengram, Cotton Groundnut, Chilli, Soybean, Sorghum, Mango and Sapota, vegetables, Bengalgram, Safflower, Wheat, Dairy and food products sale on small scale.

Major problems identified:

• Use of local varieties ,low seed rate and low plant population and no seed treatment in groundnut and greengram

• Poor nutrient management in maize, soybean, groundnut and cotton, foot rot in wheat, hoppers and powdery mildew in mango.

• Pest & diseases in vegetables, lack of plant propagation skill techniques, chilli murda complex, improper drying of chilli fruits,

• Lack of skills for IGAs, lack of knowledge about food processing technology for storage.

• Prevalence of anaemia, drudgery during field work, lack of hygiene

• Lack of knowledge for appropriate choice of varieties/hybrids.Alternate land use system,

• Lack of skill in nursery technique & management.

• Lack of knowledge about soil & water testing, Lack of knowledge regarding pre and post harvest technology management

Identified Thrust Areas:

• Introduction of new varieties / hybrids

• Integrated Nutrient Management

• Soil test based fertilizer application

• Integrated Pest Management

• Integrated Disease Management

• Propagation techniques

• Post harvest technology in chilli

• On hand experience & development of skills for IGAs.

• Nutrition education

• Hygienic practices

• Drudgery reduction

Tq: Kundagol

Selected Villages: Malali, Theertha

Major crops & enterprises being practiced :

Chilli, Sorghum, Pulses, Cotton, Groundnut, Soybean, Onion, Greengram, Mango, Wheat, Bengalgram, Safflower, food products sale on small scale, sale of vegetables by farm women.

Major problems identified:

• Use of local varieties, low seed rate and low plant population in groundnut and greengram.

• Seed treatment is not followed in groundnut, greengram and soybean, leaf miner and leaf spot in groundnut.

• Poor nutrient management in soybean, groundnut and cotton.

• Bollworm in cotton, chilli murda complex, aphids in safflower, improper drying of chilli fruits, leaf hoppers and powdery mildew in mango, flower & fruit dropping in mango.

• Lack of skills for IGAs, lack of knowledge about value addition to millets, maize and soybean, Lack of knowledge of balanced diet, infant feeding practices, and lack of hygiene.

• Drudgery during field work,

• Lack of knowledge for appropriate choice of variety/hybrids.

• Alternate land use system, lack of knowledge about soil & water conservation

Tq: Kalaghatagi

Selected Villages: Guddadahulikatti, Kuruvinakoppa

Major crops & enterprises being practiced :

Drill sown paddy, soybean, cotton, maize, Horticulture crops like mango, sapota, guava, water melon, Vegetables, Dairy, agroforestry, leaf plate making, , food products sale on small scale, sale of vegetables by farm women

Major problems identified:

• Use of local varieties and weed infestation in paddy, Seed treatment is not followed in soybean, poor nutrient management in maize, soybean, and cotton.

• Pest & disease in mango, sapota & vegetable crops.

• Lack of knowledge in pre & post harvest handling of fruits & vegetables lack of knowledge for appropriate choice of varieties/hybrids & alternate land use system, lack of skill in nursery technique & management, lack of knowledge about proper nutrient management.

• Lack of knowledge about soil & water testing, lack of knowledge about organic farming.

• Lack of skills for IGAs, lack of knowledge about value addition to millets & soybean, malnutrition during infancy, adolescent pregnancy, anaemia in women, drudgery during field work, lack of hygiene, improper feeding practices in dairy animals.

Identified Thrust Areas:

• Introduction of new varieties / hybrids

• Integrated Nutrient Management

• Soil test based fertilizer application

• Integrated Pest Management

• Integrated Disease Management.

• Post harvest technology.

• On hand experience & development of skills for IGAs.

• reparation of laddus , Soap powder

• Nutrition education to women

• Hygienic practices

• Drudgery reduction – Use of Weeder.

• Nutrition garden.

Tq: Navalgund

Selected Villages: Kumaragoppa, Tirlapur, Halakusugal

Major crops & enterprises being practiced:

Maize, Greengram, Sorghum, Wheat, Cotton, Onion + chilli, Sunflower, Groundnut, Bengal gram.

Major problems identified:

• Close spacing and poor fertilizer management & weed management in maize, groundnut, onion and chilli, low seed rate and low plant population in greengram,

• No seed treatment is followed in groundnut, Sunflower necrosis disease & hairy caterpillar, greengram, cotton, lack of skills for IGAs,

• Lack of knowledge about value addition to millets & soybean, anaemia in women, malnutrition in infants, adolescent & pregnancy, drudgery during field work, lack of hygiene.

• Lack of knowledge about proper nutrient management, lack of knowledge about soil & water testing.

Identified Thrust Areas:

• Soil & water conservation

• Soil test based fertilizer application

• Introduction of new varieties / hybrids

• Integrated Nutrient Management

• Soil test based fertilizer application

• Integrated Pest Management

• Integrated Disease Management

• On hand experience & development of skills for IGAs.

• Nutrition education

• Hygienic practices

• Drudgery reduction

• Value addition to millets, maize

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