AGRICULTURE

 INTRODUCTION :

              The District has one Medium Irrigation Project named “Gohira”. It has 23 MIPs. The District is drought prone & the topography is mostly undulating. The major soil groups found are red, yellow, red and black, latarites. It is the industry less District Agriculture is a major & prime source of income of the people. The District has experienced abnormal monsoon during khariff 2000 & 2002. The rainfall is erratic in nature.

 LAND UTILISATION :

                                                                                                In Hact.

Sl. No.

Name of the Block

Cultivated Area

Paddy Area

High

Medium

Low

Total

High

Medium

Low

Total

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1.

Tileibani

12,219

5,718

3,863

21,800

4,419

5,474

3,863

13,756

2.

Barkote

10,708

6,510

3,582

20,800

1,408

6,079

3,582

11,079

3.

Reamal

11,429

8,721

4,050

24,200

1,729

8,396

4,050

14,175

 

TOTAL

34,356

20,949

11,495

66,800

7,556

19,949

11,495

39,000

CROP COVERAGE :

  a. During Kharif (for last three years) :-

Sl. No.

Crop

Kharif-2002

Kharif-2003

Kharif-2004

Tar.

Ach.

Tar.

Ach.

Tar.

Ach

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1

Paddy

39,000

37,394

37,000

38,606

38,000

38,000

2.

Millets

798

780

798

800

406

402

3.

Pulses

11,585

12,675

14,145

12,800

13,300

13,379

4.

Oil seed

10,100

9,395

8,680

9,393

9,893

9,910

5.

Fibre

750

652

750

755

755

720

6.

Vegetable

2,537

2,689

2,830

2,760

2,760

2,780

7.

Condiments

1,520

1,441

1,579

1,470

1,470

1,460

8.

Sugarcane

500

80

--

216

216

149

b. During Rabi (for last three years):-

Sl. No.

Crop

Kharif-2002

Kharif-2003

Kharif-2004

Tar.

Ach.

Tar.

Ach.

Tar.

Ach

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1.

Cereals

1,650

2,298

1,700

1,232

1,988

1,990

2.

Pulses

7,500

7,910

6,100

6,125

7,610

7,620

3.

Oil seeds

11,850

10,130

6,800

6,320

9,225

9,381

4.

Vegetable

2,000

3,370

2,100

2,600

3,267

3,210

5.

Condiment

2,00

2,250

1,000

1,057

1,295

1,281

6.

Sugarcane

500

245

300

212

245

149

CREATION OF PRIVATE IRRIGATION POTENTIAL :

Sl. No.

Name of Irrigation Project

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

Tar.

Ach.

Tar.

Ach.

Tar.

Ach

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1.

Deep Bore-well

50

--

--

09

100

100

2.

Surface lift

20

03

05

05

--

01

3.

Dug Well

(On Farm water management)

--

--

50

50

70

79

PROGRAMME & ACHIEVEMENT UNDER WORK PLAN :

Sl. No.

Item

Rice Dev.

N.P.D.P.

O.P.P.

Sugar Cane

Tar.

Ach.

Tar.

Ach.

Tar.

Ach.

Tar.

Ach.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1.

Farmers Field School

(in nos.)

03

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

2.

IPM Demonstration

(in nos,)

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

3.

Farmers Training 

(in nos.)

--

--

--

--

--

--

02

02

4.

Farmers Exchange Programme (in nos.)

(a) in side State

10

--

--

--

--

--

05

05

(b) out side State

05

--

--

--

--

--

02

--

5.

Ratoon Management Demonstration (in Ac.)

--

--

--

--

--

--

20

20