THRUST AREA

Thrust area	Potential	Problem
Crop diversification in rainfed upland	Potentiality for oilseed, pulse and orchard crops	Lack of irrigation facility.
Varietal substitution in field and horticultural crops.	NHM, ISOPOM, NFSM and ATMA like schemes are working in the district.	Lack of sufficient field staff.
Off-season vegetable cultivation.	Temperature remains mild and rainfall is 1400mm.	Lack of awareness among the farmers.
Commercial cultivation of vegetables, fruits, flowers, spices, medicinal and aromatic crops.	NHM scheme is working in the district and climate is suitable.	Lack of awareness among the farmers.
Introduction of more remunerative new crops into the cropping system	NHM scheme is working in the district and climate is suitable.	Lack of awareness among the farmers.
Production of quality seed and planting materials in different major crops of the district.	The geographical area of the district is less in comparison to other districts with same administrative setup.	Lack of awareness among the farmers.
Rejuvenation of existing orchards	About 4000ha of the district is covered by mango, sweet orange, litchi old orchards.	Lack of enthusiasm among the orchard growers for rejuvenation.
Management of Acid soil for higher productivity	70% of the soil of the district is acidic and PMS is plentily available in the district through ATMA, NFSM like schemes	Lack of awareness among the farmers.
Yield enhancement of cereals, , pulses, oilseeds, fruit & vegetable crops through implementation of proper IPM strategies	KVK, DAO and other line departments agencies have plant protection specialists	Lack of awareness among the farmers.
Water management & soil-water conservation	32% 0f the cultivated area is rainfed and there is scope of groundwater exploitation and watershed management.	Lack of awareness among the farmers.
Farm mechanization	Most of the land is undulated and requires farm mechanization	Most of the farmers are resource poor (small and marginal farmers (83%) and machine are pretty costly for them
Agro based income generation activities to rural youths and farm women.	A good number of vegetables, fruits are there for value addition which can be used as employment for rural youth and farm women.	Lack of awareness among the farmers.
Food and nutritional security	A diversified production can be possible in the district for food security.	Lack of awareness among the farmers.
Poultry, duckery, goatery and dairy farming.	Farmers are practicing these activities for generations without any scientific intervention	Lack of awareness among the farmers.