PRESENTED BYKOTHAGADI GROUP

Rural Survey - Kothagadi

FABS 7/12/2011

Introduction

Village : KothagadiLocation : Kothagadi Grama panchayath, Vikarabad mandal, 30 km away from Chevella,

Rangareddy (dist.)

Objectives:

NREGS . farmers living conditions farming conditions.Existing ProblemsVillage & InfrastructureEducation & Employment FacilitiesRural culture & Beliefs

Village profile :

Population : 7000Infrastructure : Grama panchayath office,

Primary & Secondary school,

Temples & Masjid Soil type : Red & Black soils Major crops : Cotton, Maize, Paddy

Drinking Water : Direct Borewell connectionWater sources for cultivation : Monsoons,

Bore wells, Tanks

Income sources : Agriculture, Dairy, Poultry, Handcrafts,

small shops & employment

Transportation : District services, Autos

Standards of living : major part – poor minor part – middle

class Market facilities : Vikarabad Storage structures : nil Health : primary centres Entertainment facilities : nilHouses : old marble structures

STATISTICAL ANAYSIS

16%

26%

30%

16%

12%

AGE GROUP

20-30

30-40

40-50

50-60

60<

11%

31%

15%

36%

7%

LITERACY

ILLETERATEPRIMARYSECONDARYINTERMADIATEGRADUATE <

40%

22%

18%

8%

12%

LAND HOLDING

0-22-44-66-88<

COTTON23%

MAIZE25%

PADDY6%

OTHER & DRY 46%

AREA COVER UNDER CROP

COTTONMAIZEPADDYOTHER & DRY

CULTIVATION

122817%

199728%

119317%

85512%

87712%

87212%

COTTON COST/ACRE

SEEDFETRILIZERPESTICIDEFAMILY LABOURIMPLIMENTED LABOURMACHINE COST

85216%

180235%

58211%

64913%

56411%

73714%

MAIZE COST/ACRE

SEEDFETRILIZERPESTICIDEFAMILY LABOURIMPLIMENTED LABOURMACHINE COST

66411%

207635%

107118%

60010%

94816%

58910%

PADDY COST/ACRE

SEEDFETRILIZERPESTICIDEFAMILY LABOURIMPLIMENTED LABOURMACHINE COST

COSTS OF PRODUCTION

INCOME STATUS

COTTON3621575%

MAIZE558912%

PADDY656014%

PER ACRE INCOME

COTTONMAIZEPADDY

CROP AVERAGE PRICE INCOME

COTTON 3678 36215

MAIZE 1041 5589

PADDY 1233 6560

Existing Problems :

Lack of storage facilities Lack of godowns Poor extension facilities Lack of market facilities Unemployment Poor input facilities & Less mechanisation due to less land holdings Curse of monsoonsLack of proper hospital facilities

SUGGESTIONS :

Co-oparative farming helps in mechanization .Use of organic fertilizer reduces cost of

chemical fertilizer .Need good irrigation facilities to unirrigated

land .Farmer should transfer cash crop to maximize

profit .To overcome the unemployment NREGA

should be implemented.

CONCLUSION

Major area covered under crops are cotton, maize, & paddy

Fertilizers – Godavari, Nagarjuna Input source – Vikarabad Absense of NREGSMajor market for produce – VikarabadAll farmers are eagerly waiting for new govt.

policies & supportAnd also for exclusive Extension dept.

support