ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT AT SOUTH ANDAMAN
DURING THE YEAR 2015-16
EXTENSION REFORM SCHEME (ATMA)
1. Kharif Campaign: 1 Unit (10 Nos.)
Villages covered : Ferrargunj, Cattlegunj, Aniket,Mile Tilak,Jirgatang,Ram Nagar,Laxmanpur,Bharatpur,Sitapur,
Neil Kendra
2. Rabi Campaign : 1 Unit (30 Nos.)
Villages covered : Brindaban, Tushnabad, MileTilak,Sippighat,Dhanikari,Wimberlygunj,Herbertabad, Shoalbay,
Mannarghat,Indira Nagar,Burmanallah,Chidiyatapu,Guptapara,Govind Nagar(Havelock),Shyam Nagar(Havelock)
Chouldari,Shoalbay,Hasmatabad,NewBimblytan,Teylerabad,Maccapahad,Laxmanpur(Neil Island),Ram Nagar,
(Neil Island),Bharatpur(Neil Island),Burmanallah,Namunaghar,Cattlegunj,Mithakari,Calicut,New Bimblytan
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3. Training Programmes |
Achievement |
Area |
Beneficiary |
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i. |
Organic Farming |
1 |
Calicut |
Shri Patchamuthu |
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Ii |
Soil Collection & Testing Technique |
2 |
Ferrargunj Neil Island |
Shri Manoj Kumar Das Shri Jogesh Das |
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Iii |
Bee Keeping |
3 |
Ferrargunj Havelock Collinpur Straight Island |
Shri Gandhi Baroi Shri Hemlal Halder Shri Manindra Dhali All tribal community |
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iv. |
Vermi Composting |
1
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Ferrargunj |
Shri Mohan Samaddar |
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Mushroom Cultivation |
1 |
Bambooflat |
Smti Saraswati |
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TOTAL |
8 |
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4. Demonstration |
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i. |
Seed Treatment |
2 |
Tirur Maccapahad |
Shri Nikunja Roy Shri Mohammed |
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ii. |
Cinnamon Bark Extraction |
4 |
Shoalbay Havelock Maymyo Neil Island |
Shri Joshua Shri ApurvaBiswas Shri Viswanathan Nair Shri Ashim Kumar Roy |
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iii. |
Dashparni |
8 |
Wimberlygunj Indira Nagar Burmanallah Chidiyatapu Guptapara Havelock New Bimblytan Maccapahad |
Shri Mohd. Iqbal Shri Periaswamy Shri Kartick Shri Ramaswamy Smti Sabita Singh Shri Deepak Mandal Shri Muniyaswamy Shri Palmurugan |
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iv. |
Plastic Mulching |
3 |
Havelock Chouldari Teylerabad |
Shri Krishna Mandal Shri Madan Joydhar Shri Dhanikodi |
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v. |
Pheromone Trap |
2 |
Mile Tilak Neil Island |
Shri K.C.Mathew Shri Phoolkishore |
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vi. |
Panchgavya |
2 |
Bharatpur, Neil Island Namunaghar |
Shri Swapan Mandal Shri Susanto Baidhya |
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vii |
Handling of Bee-Hive |
4 |
Herbertabad Mannarghat Mathura Shoalbay |
Shri V.D.Chakraborthy Smti Mariam Bibi Shri N.P.KunjuMohammed Shri K.Manoharan |
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viii. |
Grafting and Layering |
1 |
Hasmatabad |
Shri Tapan Das |
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ix. |
Bio Pesticides |
4 |
Hasmatabad Ram Nagar, Neil Island Burmanallah Cattlegunj |
Shri Manabendra Dey Shri Panchanan Biswas Shri Thangavelu Shri Dakshina Roy |
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x. |
Awareness Programme |
5 |
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TOTAL |
35 |
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Block Mela |
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Vivekanada Mela |
1 |
Neil Island |
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Subhash Mela |
1 |
Havelock |
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Public Information Campaign |
1 |
Ferrargunj |
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HIGH VALUE AGRICULTURE
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S.No |
Name of the Scheme |
Unit |
Target |
Achievement |
Remarks |
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I |
Schemes Of National Horticulture Mission |
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2 |
Establishment of New Garden – (Area Expansion)-Fruits |
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a) |
Non Perennial fruits- Normal spacing |
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Fruits (Perennial) 1st Year |
Ha |
5 |
8.58 |
35 Beneficiaries |
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Fruits (Perennial) 2nd Year |
Ha |
|
0.9 |
4 Beneficiaries |
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Fruits (Perennial) 3rd Year |
Ha |
-- |
1.8 |
10 Beneficiaries |
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b) |
Fruits ( Non-Perennial)- Banana sucker, Pineapple sucker, Papaya |
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i) Banana sucker- |
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1st Installment |
Ha |
2 |
3.22 |
17 Beneficiaries |
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2nd Installment |
Ha |
-- |
2.5 |
23 Beneficiaries |
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ii) Pine apple sucker- |
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1st Installment |
Ha |
-- |
1.0 |
2 Beneficiaries |
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iii) Papaya- |
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1st Installment |
Ha |
1 |
0.4 |
4 Beneficiaries |
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2nd Installment |
Ha |
-- |
0.4 |
2 Beneficiary |
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c) |
Fruit(Non-Perennial)– T.C. Banana |
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1st Installment |
Ha |
10 |
1.90 |
21 Beneficiaries |
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2nd Installment |
Ha |
-- |
7.38 |
34 Beneficiaries |
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3 |
Establishment of New Garden – (Area Expansion): Flowers |
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a) |
Cut Flower |
Ha |
05 |
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b) |
Bulbous Flowers |
Ha |
10 |
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c) |
Loose Flowers |
Ha |
20 |
7.6 |
19 Beneficiaries |
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4 |
Establishment of New Garden (Area Expansion) : - Spices |
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1 |
Perennial Spices |
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a) |
Black Pepper |
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1st Year |
Ha |
2 |
1.32 |
6 Beneficiaries |
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3rd Year |
Ha |
-- |
1.3 |
5 Beneficiaries |
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b) |
Clove |
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1st Year |
Ha |
2.5 |
0.83 |
6 Beneficiaries |
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2 |
Rhizomatic Spices |
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a |
Ginger |
Ha |
3.0 |
6.27 |
31 Beneficiaries |
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b |
Turmeric |
Ha |
1.0 |
0.22 |
2 Beneficiary |
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5. |
Pollination support through Bee keeping |
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a) |
Bee Hives boxes |
Nos |
200 |
370 |
16 beneficiaries |
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b) |
Honey bee colony |
Nos |
100 |
184 |
42 beneficiaries |
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c) |
Equipment including Honey Extractor(4 frame,Food grade container 30 kg cap, net ) |
Nos. |
20 |
26 |
32 beneficiaries |
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6. |
Horticulture Mechanisation |
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A |
Power operated machines /tools including Grass/weed cutter, coconut palm climber, fruit harvester, arecanut dehusker, tree prunner, power saw and plant protection equipment etc. |
Nos |
15 |
7 |
7 Beneficiaries |
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7. |
Protected Cultivation |
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a) |
Plastic mulching |
Ha |
5.0 |
0.5 |
01 beneficiary |
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8. |
Adoption of Organic Farming |
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a) |
1st year |
Ha |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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b) |
2nd Year |
Ha |
50.0 |
50.0 |
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Coconut Development Board Schemes |
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1 |
Demonstration plots in coconut gardens (Integrated Farming for productivity improvement) |
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i) |
Demonstration plots adopting full package of technologies for 1st year |
Ha |
20 |
20 |
26 Beneficiaries |
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ii) |
Demonstration plots adopting full package of technologies for 2nd year |
Ha |
30 |
30 |
32 Beneficiaries |
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2. |
Production of Organic Manure/Vermicompost in cultivator’s field |
Nos. |
01 |
01 |
01Beneficiary |
PLAN SCHEME
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S.No. |
Name of the Scheme |
Unit |
Target |
Achievement |
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SECTOR : CROP HUSBANDRY |
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A. |
Multiple Cropping Programme |
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1. |
Paddy seed distributed |
Mt. |
4.0 |
2.118 |
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2. |
Area to be covered under |
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i |
High Yielding variety |
Ha |
250.0 |
95.2 |
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ii. |
Traditional & other improved variety |
Ha |
100.0 |
75.9 |
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iii. |
Rice production |
Mt. |
1000.0 |
499.16 |
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3. |
Distribution of inputs |
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i. |
Fertilizer |
Mt. |
650.0 |
464.3914 |
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ii. |
Organic fertilizer/Vermi compost and manure |
Mt. |
50.0 |
86.2548 |
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4. |
Area to be brought under |
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i. |
Maize |
Ha. |
100.0 |
45.0 |
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ii |
Sugarcane |
Ha. |
70.0 |
52.0 |
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iii |
Fertilizer |
Ha. |
600.0 |
665.0 |
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iv |
Organic farming |
Ha. |
200.0 |
320.0 |
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5. |
Production of |
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i |
Maize |
Mt. |
150.0 |
80.0 |
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ii |
Sugarcane |
Mt. |
2500.0 |
619.0 |
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iii |
Organic manure/Vermi compost |
Mt |
800.0 |
720.0 |
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6. |
Production of seeds at SM.Farm |
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a. |
Paddy seeds |
Mt. |
3.0 |
1480.0 |
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7. |
Production of paddy seeds in farmers field |
Mt |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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8. |
Production of vegetable/ pulses seeds in farmers field |
Mt |
0.8 |
0.05 |
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9. |
Area to be covered under tractorization |
Ha. |
150.0 |
151.0 |
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10. |
Supply of Power tiller on loan/cash-cum-subsidy |
Nos. |
2 |
08 |
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11. |
Distribution of modern farm machineries/equipments to the farmers on loan-cum subsidy@40% of the cost limited to Rs. 45000/- which ever is less /cash cum subsidy to farmers on subsidy basis |
Nos. |
1 |
07 |
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12. |
Distribution of PP equipments |
Nos. |
40 |
163 |
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13. |
Distribution of pesticides |
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a. |
Powder form |
Mt. |
3.0 |
0.837098 |
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b. |
Liquid form |
Lt. |
1500.0 |
1422.65 |
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c. |
Bio-pesticide & bio-fertilizer |
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i. |
Powder |
Mt |
1.0 |
0.2181 |
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ii. |
Liquid |
Lt |
- |
276.70 |
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iii. |
Traps & Lures |
Nos. |
|
973 |
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Sch No.2 |
Assistance to farmers for promotion of horticulture crop and High Value Agriculture |
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A. |
PRODUCTION OF SEEDLINGS |
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1. |
Coconut seedlings |
Nos. |
5000 |
2100 |
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2 |
Pepper cuttings |
Nos. |
15000 |
5630 |
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3. |
Cinnamon / bay leaf |
Nos. |
8000 |
2340 |
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4. |
Fruits Plants(other than banana, pine apple) |
Nos. |
6800 |
1600 |
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5. |
Pineapple suckers |
Nos. |
30000 |
2200 |
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6. |
Papaya seedlings |
Nos. |
4000 |
2000 |
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7. |
Banana suckers |
Nos. |
4000 |
4200 |
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B. |
DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDLINGS/SEED |
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1. |
Coconut seedlings |
Nos. |
8000 |
1033 |
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2. |
Pepper cuttings |
Nos. |
15000 |
25608 |
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3. |
Cinnamon / bay leaf |
Nos. |
8000 |
807 |
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4. |
Nutmeg grafts |
Nos. |
1200 |
721 |
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5. |
Clove seedlings |
Nos. |
1800 |
1599 |
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6. |
Fruits Plants(other than banana, pine apple) |
Nos. |
6800 |
5924 |
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7. |
Pineapple suckers |
Nos. |
30000 |
3720 |
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8. |
Papaya seedlings |
Nos. |
4000 |
409 |
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9. |
Banana suckers |
Nos. |
2000 |
13057 |
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10. |
Medicinal and aromatic/floriculture seedling |
Nos. |
35000 |
17261 |
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11 |
Vegetable Seeds |
Mt |
2.0 |
0.442376 |
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12. |
Supply of bee hive box |
Nos. |
3 |
370 |
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C. |
Area to be Covered Under |
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1. |
Vegetables |
Ha. |
1200.0 |
11983.0 |
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2. |
Spices |
Ha. |
40.0 |
22.65 |
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3. |
Coconut |
Ha. |
20.0 |
19.5 |
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4. |
Root/ Tuber crops |
Ha. |
10.0 |
22.0 |
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5. |
Fruits (both rejuvenation and area expansion) |
Ha. |
20.0 |
30.9 |
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6. |
Area to brought under Plant protection |
Ha. |
3500.0 |
1260.0 |
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D. |
PRODUCTION OF |
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1. |
Vegetables |
Mt |
11500.0 |
7240.0 |
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2. |
Coconut |
Million nuts |
11 |
10.85 |
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3. |
Arecanut |
MT. |
3000.0 |
2500.0 |
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4. |
Fruit |
MT. |
10000.0 |
1820.0 |
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5. |
Spices, clove, pepper,cinnamon |
MT |
35.0 |
4.15 |
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6 |
Coconut Oil to be extracted |
lits |
2000.0 |
1500.0 |
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7 |
Root/Tuber Crops |
MT. |
1200.0 |
2640.0 |
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Sch No3 |
Training& extension Programme (IT & Demonstration ) |
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1 |
Training to farmers |
Nos |
350 |
900 |
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2 |
Kisan Mela at District Mela |
Nos |
1 |
1 |
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3. |
Deputing farmers on study tour to mainland/ Inter Island |
Nos. |
40 |
21 |
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4. |
State level Agriculture Exhibition & Tableau |
Nos. |
1 |
1 |
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Sch No.I |
Soil conservation works & strengthening of Soil Testing Lab |
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1. |
Analysis of soil samples |
Nos |
3500 |
2054 |
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2. |
Issue of soil health card |
Nos |
450 |
853 |
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Minor Irrigation |
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1 |
Ponds to be excavated under loan cum subsidy/shramdan cum subsidy |
Nos. |
6 |
06 |
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2 |
Pump set to be distributed under loan cum subsidy/cash cum subsidy |
Nos. |
1 |
06 |
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3 |
C/o well under loan cum subsidy/shramdan cum subsidy |
Nos. |
1 |
15 |
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4 |
Irrigation potential to be created |
Ha |
5.6 |
18.6 |
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20 POINT PROGRAMME
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S. No. |
Name of the Programme |
Unit |
TARGET |
ACHIEVEMENT |
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Strategy for Rain fed Agri
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I. |
Distribution of improved implements |
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1. |
Sprayers |
Nos. |
40 |
163 |
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II. |
Improved Seeds |
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1. |
Kharif |
Kg |
4000.0 |
2394.554 |
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2. |
Rabi |
Kg |
2000.0 |
165.822 |
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III. |
Bigger Harvest |
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1. |
Rice |
MT |
1000.0 |
499.16 |
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2. |
Pulses |
MT |
- |
- |
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3. |
Oil Seeds |
MT |
- |
- |
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4. |
Vegetables |
MT |
11500.0 |
7240.0 |
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5. |
Fruits |
MT |
10000.0 |
1820.0 |
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IV. |
Internal Target |
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1. |
Tractorisation |
Ha |
150.0 |
151.0 |
Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
Construction of Threshing Floor-cum-drying yard as Infrastructure
for Post Harvest Management through solar drying : 08 Beneficiaries
Other Training Programmes organized at South Andaman Zone
· Participated in “Island Kisan Mela” organized by Central Islands Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI), Port Blair on the theme “Island Agriculture” on 09th and 10th April’2015 at CIARI,Garacharma by putting up a stall showcasing the activities of the Department.
· Awareness Programme organized with allied sector at Ferrargunj Community Hall.
· Awareness Programme was organized by NABARD in association with the Department of Agriculture on 16th June’2015 in the Conference Hall of Zonal Agriculture Office, Goalghar for SHG/JLG.
· Awareness campaign to mark Digital India Week was organized in 5 Panchayat for the farming community to discuss on various IT initiatives being undertaken by Agriculture Department on 3rd July’2015.
· Organized Monsoon Festival from 07th to 09th August’2015 by putting up a stall of agricultural products at ITF Ground for sale and for creating awareness to tourists and general public.
· As a part of Swacchh Bharat Abhiyan, Training/Demonstration was conducted on Vermi composting by the Officers and staff at JNRM College and different schools of South Andaman on 28th Sept.’2015.
· To commemorate the founding of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Day was organized on 16th October’2015 with the theme of “Social Protection and Agriculture: Breaking the cycle of Rural Poverty” at Conference Hall of Zonal Agriculture Office, Goalghar.
· Awareness Programme on departmental schemes along with allied sector was organized for celebration of Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan Week at Conference Hall, Zonal Agriculture Office, Goalghar on 28th Dec.’2015.
· Participated in the Flower Show held on 13th Jan.’2016 as a part of Island Tourism Festival (ITF)’2016 at ITF Ground.
· Awarded 2nd prize to Shri Samsuddin S/o A.Mohammed R/o Ograbraj as State Level Best Farmer at valedictory function of ITF’2016 at ITF Ground, Port Blair on 18th Jan’2016.
· Organized “SHG HAAT” at ITF Ground w.e.f. 04th to 06th March’2016 for sale of different agricultural produce of farmers and SHG along with the departmental farm produce.
· A programme was organized at NIC, Port Blair for witnessing “Live Webcast” of National level
“Krishi Unnati Mela” at IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi on 19th March’2016.
· Kisan Mahasammelan was organized on 27th March’2016 at Manglutan Community Hall for launching Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
· Farmers Meet was organized in the Conference Hall of Zonal Agriculture Office on 29th March’2016 for the beneficiaries covered under CDB Scheme of “Laying out Demonstration Plot in coconut garden”
· Gram Sabha was attended from time to time conducted by the Panchayat.
Staff deputed for Training & Exposure visit
· Deputed 03 staff for attending off campus training programme of EEI, Hyderabad on “Training skills and methods of capacity building” from 22nd to 25th June’2015
· Participated by all Officials for 2 days HRDP in Kharif for pesticide dealer/farmers/NGOs
w.e.f. 29th to 30th October’2015 at Conference Hall of Zonal Agriculture Office, Goalghar.
· Deputed a staff to brief the schemes of Agriculture Department during the Awareness
Campaign-cum-peoples Education Programme organized under PMEGP Scheme and HRD Programme by Khadi and Village Industries Board at CommunityHall, Bindraban on 18th Nov.’2015.
· Deputed a Official to impart training on Mushroom Cultivation organized by National Cooperative Union of India, Co-operative Education Field Project, Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operation at Community Hall, Collinpur on 2nd December’2015.
· Deputed 5 farmers from Neil Island with a field functionary for the training on “Organic Farming”
at Jalgaon District of Maharashtra on Dec.’2015,
· Deputed 02 Officials for attending Model Training Course on “Integrated Farming System for
Tropical Islands at CIARI, Port Blair from 27th Jan. to 03rd Feb.’2016.
· Deputed 04 Officials for Off campus training programme on “Soft Skills for Personality
Development ’’from 16th to 19th Feb.’2016 at Conference Hall of Directorate of Industries, Port Blair.
· Deputed 08 Officials to Raj Niwas to liaise and guide the general public visiting the Official
Residence of Lieutenant Governor at Raj Niwas from 25th to 28th Feb.’2016.
· Deputed 06 farmers for attending training on Bee Keeping at Bee keeping Training Centre,
Kanyakumari under the National Horticulture Mission scheme – “Human Resource
Development”.
· Deputed 3 farmers from Ferrargunj village for participation in State level Seminar-cum- Exhibition
on “promotion of Organic Agriculture for sustainable Development in A & N Islands on 15th & 16th
March’2016 in the Conference Hall of Megapode Resort, Port Blair.
· Deputed 3 farmers to attend the National Level “ Krishi Unnati Mela” at IARI, Pusa Campus,
New Delhi from 19th to 21st March’2016.
· Deputed 7 farmers from different villages of South Andaman along with 3 Officials for Study
Tour/Exposure visit to Sikkim under the National Horticulture Mission scheme – “Human
Resource Development”.