Tehsil wise Details of Farmers Clubs:

Sr. No.

Tehsil

No.of operational clubs

No.of club proposed

01

Rahata

43

10

02

Shrirampur

10

05

03

Rahuri

13

10

04

Sangamner

21

10

05

Akole

30

15

06

Kopargaon

04

05

07

Nagar

01

05

08

Parner

-

05

09

Newasa

-

10

10

Shevgaon

-

05

11

Pathardi

-

05

12

Jamkhed

-

05

13

Karjat

-

08

14

Shrigonda

01

05

 

Total

123

103

 

Concept Initiated by Farmers Club

Sr        Concept                     No.of clubs                                  Outputs          

No.                                          participated                                                                                                  

01        Organic farming in          52                     - Nearly 5-10 farmers involved from each club

            various crops                                           - 50% Saving of cost of on inputs

                                                                            - Soil/water/vegetation management increased

                                                                            - Market value increased                                                                                                                                              - Started 350 vermicompost units              

                                                                            - Five vermiculture units                               

02        Water management      23                     - Constructed about 15 farm ponds

            through  farmpond/                                   by the  volunteers of the club

            sprinkler irrigation/                                  - Purchased 90-100 sets of sprinklers

            drip irrigation System                              - Installed 450-500 acres drip system

                                                                           - The area under crops increase by 25- 30%

                                                                           - Saving of costs on water

                                                                           - Developed cropping pattern based on available water

 

03        Introduction of new       15                    - Started fig cultivation by 5 clubs

crops under Agriculture                                    - Initiated citronella as cash crop by 3 clubs diversification of                                                                               - Introduced pomegranate as substitute

                                                                           horticulture crop in dry land by  four clubs        

                                                                          - Three clubs taken initiation in cultivation

                                                                             of Rose and other flower crops


04        Seed village                    17                    - Undertaken seed production of soybean/

            (Beej Gram)                                              Red gram/wheat/Bengal gram about 200-250

                                                                             farmers involved & 1000-1200 Acre area

                                                                           - Two Farmers Clubs developed seed village

                                                                             for onion crop in Akole and Rahuri.

05        Contract farming of       11                    - The Farmers Clubs have made tie-ups with

            Potato                                                      corporate for backward and forward

                                                                             linkages in case of Potato

                                                                          - Since three years about 11 clubs

                                                                            including 100-150 farmers cultivating

                                                                            Potato in Rabi earning 25-30 % more profit.

 

06        Gram Bima Yojana         20                   - Three Farmers Clubs involved in school

                                                                            children scholarship Bima Yojana

                                                                          - Seventeen clubs have adopted by the                                                                                                                     corporate agency for overall Bima Yojana

07        Self Help Group               29                   - About 2-3 SHGs have promoted by the

            promotion through                                Farmers Clubs nearly 55-60 SHGs

            Farmers Club                                          formulated by these clubs. The economic

                                                                           analysis shows that 60 SHGs x 15

                                                                           members x Rs.100 p.m. = Rs. 1,08,000/-                                                                                                                             per year saving and internal lending.

08        Export quality production      20            - 5 Clubs involved export of grapes and 15

            of Grapes &Pomegranates                    clubs are involved in pomegranate. Nearly                                                                                                              160 - 200 farmers earning 30-40 percent more                                                                                                                   profit than non-members

 

09        Collective purchase,             18            - These clubs purchase the seeds, fertilizers

            production and marketing                    pesticides and other inputs collectively due

            of agricultural produce                          to this saving of money by 10-15%

                                                                         - During standing crops helping each other

                                                                          for plantation/ other practices

                                                                        - After harvesting collective selling

                                                                          increased their profit by 20-25 percent

                                                                         - Crops identified – Tomato/ Onion/ Brinjal

                                                                           Okra/ Grape/Soybean/Cotton/Wheat/ Bengal gram

10        Networking and                     30         - These clubs have developed networking

            Messaging system                                 and messaging system while organizing

                                                                          various programmes and activities at level

                                                                          through telephone and messengers

11        Annual gathering                   84          - This concept adopted at KVK level for

            Honor/ awards to                               development of innovative development plan

            Best Farmers Club                               - Awards to best clubs

                                                                        - Guidance from guest faculty

                                                                        - Interactive sessions

                                                                        - Honor of progressive and experimental

                                                                         farmers among the clubs