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 |
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