Action Plan of KVK Jammu

for the year 2015-16

Extension Education (Farmers Training Programme: 6)

Thematic Area Topic Content Duration Month Venue

Mobilization of social capital

Group approach to address marketing problems

Why group approach? Concept of farmer club, SHGs, CIGs

1 day (2 Nos.)

May&

June

On/ Off campus

Sensitizing rural women for carrying out farm operation in scientific way

Drudgery reduction technologies for farm women

1 day July Off campus

WTO and IPR issues

Promotion of mechanization for profitable agriculture

Improved farm machinery and Irrigation implements Govt. schemes for promotion of farm mechanization

1 day Sept. Off campus

Leadership Development

Sensitizing farmers to avail crop insurance against natural calamities

Type of crop insuranceHow to avail crop insuranceFormalities in availing insurance

1 day Nov Off campus

Entrepreneurial development of

farmers/rural youth

Pooling of resources for increased benefits

How to have access to the resources

1 day Jan. Off campus

Agroforestry (Farmers Training Programme: 7)Thematic Area. Topic Content Duration Month Venue

Nursery management

Nursery raising of Mulbery, Khirak and Steria, Napier grasses

•Types of nursery•Cost effective nurseries• Propagation and plantation schedule for MPT’s and grasses.

1 day

AprilOff

Campus

Production technology

Cultivation of medicinal trees viz. Anola, Behra, Harad for higher income

• Important medicinal trees.• Propagation techniques• Post harvest handling .

1 day

MayOff

campus

Production technology

Production technology of economically important MPT’s viz. Robinia, Popular, Grewia

• Criteria for selection of tree species

• Productive role of MPT’s• Layout for block and boundary plantations.

1 day

JuneOff

campus

Medicinal and aromatic

plants

Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants for higher income (Aswagandha, Lemon Grass)

• Scope & Important MAP’s for the district

• Economic importance of MAP’s

• Cultivation practices

1 day

JulyOn

campus

Thematic Area. Topic Content Duration Month Venue

Integrated farming system

Agroforestry for sustainable production

• Selection of site specific tree crop combination

• Management of tree on farms for higher and sustainable production.

1 day

OctOn

campus

Integrated farming system

Tree management for higher fodder production

• Important fodder tree• Plantation schedule and

technique• Important management

systems.

1 day

DecOn

campus

Production technology

Scientific cultivation of fodder crops (Oats, Berseem, Maize)

• Important fodder crops• Production technology for round the year fodder production

1 day

JanOff

campus

Agroforestry (Farmers Training Programme) contd….

Fisheries (Farmers Training Programme: 6)Thematic Area. Topic Content Duration Month Venue

Fresh water Fish culture

Composite fish Culture

Different fishes suitable for fish culture and fishes compatible with each other

Different fish ratio for composite fish culture

1 day May Off campus

Fresh water Fish culture

Ornamental fish culture

What is ornamental fishes? Different species of ornamental

fishes suitable for dist. Jammu Compatibility of fishes Culture practices

1 day June Off campus

Fish Pond management

Carp fry and fingerling rearing

Difference between fry and fingerlings

Best management practices to increase the survival rate

1 day July Off campus

Fish pond management

Integrated Fish farming

What is IFS & IFF? Principles of IFF Profit of IFF

1 day Aug. Off campus

Fish Feed Management

Fish feed management

Making of feed at farm Pelleted fish feed Feed application in Winter

1 day Sept Off Campus

Fish Feed Management

Periphyton based fish feeding

Different kind of substrate to grow periphyton

How to install in fish pond

1 day Oct Off Campus

Home Science (Farmers Training Programme 6) Thematic Area. Topic Content Duration Month Venue

Nutritional security for

family.

Cereal/Pulses based weaning/supplementry food for infants and children

Role and importance of supplementry food in diet

Nutritive value and composition

Method demonstration

1 day April On campus/Off campus

Income generation

activities for empowerment

of rural women

Promotion of income generation activities for women & adolescents school dropouts in agriculture

Appraisal of different income generation activities.

Nursery raising, rural craft, value added products, & other allied activities for income generation.

1 day May On campus/Off campus

Women and child care

Balanced diet for adolescent girls.

Importance of nutrition and balance diet.

Consequences of malnutrition in girls.

Preparation of low cost nutritious diet.

Promotion of soy food

1 day June On campus/Off campus

Value addition Processing and preservation of Anola

Nutritive value of anola. Role of anola in curing

common ailments. Method demonstration

of making anola preserve.

1 day Nov./ Dec.

On campus/Off campus

Value added products of Mango

Awareness regarding nutritive value of mango.

Preservation of mango by making value added products.

1 day Jan. On campus/Off campus

Processing of seasonal vegetables and fruits.

Promotion of local vegetables and their nutritional importance.

Processing of seasonal vegetables and fruits

1 day Feb. On campus/Off campus

Horticulture (6)

Thematic Area.

Topic Content Duration

Month Venue

Irrigation

system of

Orchard

Role of mulching and

thatching in young fruit

plants

In-situ water harvesting

Mulching

1 day June Off

campus

Improved cultivation of

marigold

Nursery raising

Improved method of

marigold cultivation

1 day July Off

campus

Nursery management in

vegetable crops

Suitable Vegetables crops

Method of Nursery raising

1 day Sept. Off

campus

INM in vegetable crops Importance of INM

Doses and application

methods

1 day Oct. Off

campus

Orchard Management Protection against insect pest

diseases and sun injury etc.

Orchard soil management

Canopy Management

1 day

(2 Nos.)

Nov.

&

Jan.

Off

campus

Plant Breeding and Genetics (FTP: 4)

Thematic

Area.

Topic Content Duration Month Venue

Seed Production

Production technology of Rice & Wheat

High yielding varieties Method of cultivation

1 day May On/Off campus

Seed production of Maize

Cultivated Maize Cultivars for seed

production Storage of seed and its

management

1 day June On/Off campus

Scientific technique of wheat seed production

Technique of wheat seed production

Storage of seed and its management

1day Sept On/Off campus

Scientific seed production of Oilseeds

Cultivation of oilseed for seed purpose

Gobi Sarson cultivation

1day Oct On/Off campus

Agricultural Engineering (Farmers training programme: 2)

Thematic Area. Topic Content Duration

Month Venue

Farm Mechanisation

Selection, operation and Maintenance of agricultural machinery/ implements 

•Importance of matching equipment•Periodic maintenance of the machinery

1 day May Off Campus

Farm Mechanisation

Selection, operation and Maintenance of agricultural machinery/ implements 

•Importance of matching equipment•Periodic maintenance of the machinery

1 day Oct. Off Campus

i)Clean milk production/Milk Hygiene

ii) De-worming in Farm animals

iii) Importance of Balanced ration in animal feeding

iv) Common diseases in Dairy animals and their management

Other Training Programmes

In-service training Programme (5)Horticulture

Fruit plant nursery

Production of quality plant material in fruit plants

Types of different fruit plants

Different Propagation Techniques

1 day Aug. On campus

Extension Education

Capacity building

Methodology for impact evaluation of extension programmes

Impact evaluation Methods Collection of Data Indicators

1 day Oct. On campus

Agricultural Engineering

Agri. Engg.

Engineering intervention for increasing productivity in Agriculture

Improved farm machinery

Drip and sprinkler Irrigation

1day Nov. On campus

FisheriesThematic Area.

Topic Content Duration

Month Venue

Fish water fish culture

Fish feed formulation and management

Ingredients used for fish feed

Requirement of protein and fat content for different fishes at different age.

Formula to get requirement of different feed ingredients

1 days Dec. On campus

AgroforestryProduction technology

Agroforestry interventions for sustainable fodder production.

Agroforestry Design and

Diagnosis Sustainability

concept

1day Jan. On campus

Vocational Training Programme (6)Thematic Area. Topic Content Duratio

nMonth Venue

Value addition Value addition of fresh & frozen fishes

Why value addition? Methods of fish

deboning Different products

from fish Hand in practice

2 days Aug. On campus

Rural craft & income

generation activities.

Cushion making for entrepreneurship development.

Use of cushion in home & demand in market.

Method demonstration of making cushion.

Participation of women in cushion making.

3 days Aug. On Campus

Use of tie and die Techniques of colour mixing

Techniques of tying and dying the fabric

Use of tying and dying in different garments

2 days Oct. /Nov.

On Campus

Vermicompost Vermicomposting as an entrepreneurial activity

Different methods of Vermicompost production

Different structure of pit

Demonstration Application

1 day Nov. On campus

Aquarium Aquarium making as an entrepreneurial activity

Method to make aquarium

Different sizes and dimensions

Maintenance of Aquarium

2 days Dec. On campus/ Off campus

Nursery raising Nursery raising for income generation

Types of nursery Production

technology of important MPTS and grasses

1 day Jan On campus

Front Line Demonstration

In addition, FLDs of Vegetable and Cereals under IARI-Post office linkage shall also be conducted.

CROP AREA (ha )

A) OIL SEED a) Mustard b) Gobi sarson

2.02.0

B) PULSES a) Mash b) Gram

2.02.0

C) CEREALS a) Maize b) Wheat

c) Rice

4.06.06.0

D) VEGETABLES a) Knol khol

b) Okra

0.50.5

Pelleted Fish Feed /Seed 15 farmers @ 50kg/each, mixed

Marigold 2.0

Poplar 1500 saplings

On Farm Trials (OFT)1- Assessment of wheat varieties for yield potential under timely sown irrigated conditionsProblem Identified: Varietal EvaluationT1: HD-2967

T2: JAUW-584

T3: HD-3086

Source: IARI/SKUAST-J

2- Assessment of Pusa varieties of paddy for yield potentialProblem Identified: Varietal EvaluationT1: Pusa Basmati-1401

T2: Pusa Basmati-1509

T3: Pusa Basmati-1612

Source: IARI

On Farm Trials (OFT)3-Assessment of superior clones of Mulberry under sub-tropical

condition for different growth characteristics. Problem identified: Lack of quality planting material and low

productivityT1: China white (Farmers practice)T2:S30T3: S799 (New intervention)Source of technology: Dr. YSPUH & F, Solan4- Assessment of different varieties of oats under sub-tropical

conditions.Problem identified: Less fodder production and lack of improved

varietyT1: Kent (Farmers practice)T2:Sabzar T3: Palampur 1 (New intervention)

Source of technology: CSKHPKV, Palampur, HP

5:Assessment of improved perennial fodder grasses for herbage production under sub-tropical conditions.

Problem identified: Less fodder production and lack of improved fodder grass for Kandi areas

T1: Local grass [Dicanthium spp (Farmers practice)]T2:Napier Hybrid (NB-21)T3: Setaria sphacelata (PSS-1)T4: Lasirus indicus (New intervention)

Source of technology: IGFRI, Jhansi/ CAZRI, Jodhpur

On Farm Trials (OFT)

6: Assessment of Impact of feed supplement on Fish production

Problem Identified: Imbalanced nutrition in fish T1: Mustard oil cake, Rice bran, home waste etc. without any

ratio (Farmers practice)T2: 50:50 Mustard oil cake and rice bran after soaking

overnight (Recommended Practice) @ 3% of body weightT3: Recommended practice + Feed Supplement (Agrimin

forte@20g/kg feed)

Source of Technology- CIFA & KFC

On Farm Trials (OFT)

7:Assessment of supplementation of inorganic fertilizers on fish production

Problem Identified: Poor fertilization of fish pond

T1: Cow dung 2 times in bulk/year(Farmers practice)

T2: Cow dung @ 50kg/month/2kanal with initial dose of

500kg (Recommended Practice)T3: Recommended practice + Inorganic fertilizers (Urea

@3kg/month/2kanal and SSP @ 4kg/month/2kanal)

Source of Technology- CIFA

On Farm Trials (OFT)

8- Assessment of cono weeder for weed management in farmers field

Problem Identified: Drudgery, Low productivityT1: Manual Weeding (Farmers practice)T2: Chemical control (Bispyribac Sodium)T3: Cono weeder

Source of Technology- ANGRAU

On Farm Trials (OFT)

10- Integrated Nutrient Management in BroccoliProblem Identified: Low productivityT1: Imbalanced fertilizers (Farmers practice- 10-15t/ha FYM, N120Kg, P 40kg, K nil)T2: Recommended dose (SKUAST-J) - FYM25t/ha, N 120kg, P 60kg, K 60kgT3: Recommended + Boron (3 foliar sprays of 3% borex)Source of Technology- SKUAST-J

On Farm Trials (OFT)9- Integrated Nutrient Management in OkraProblem Identified: Low productivityT1: Imbalanced fertilizers (Farmers practice- 10-15t/ha FYM, N80kg, P 30kg, K nil)T2: Recommended dose (SKUAST-J) - FYM25t/ha, N 100kg, P 60kg, K 60kgT3: Recommended + Seed treatment with bio-fertilizer (Azotobactor @800g/ha)Source of Technology- SKUAST-J

Other activities• Kissan Goshties = 2

• Campaign = 2• Seed treatment against seed borne diseases in wheat• Rat control Campaign• Lantana Eradication

• Kissan Mela = 1 + Need based under ATMA

• Diagnostic visits = Need based• Animal Clinical camp = 2

• Plant Diagnostics camps = 2

Awareness Programme = 2 (Parthenium management and seed treatment)

Impact= Input use in Paddy