Marathwada Sheti Sahayya Mandal has always been thriving for developing appropriate technologies and long‑term approaches for addressing the most pressing problems of the people in the drought‑prone region on survival and ecology. MSSM always believed that these options would have limited utility, or would, at best, remain in the confines of some academic discipline, if the local people do not adopt them. MSSM had, therefore, actively pursued the cause of extension of these techniques and approaches. This led to setting up of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farmers' Science Centre) at Jalna.
In the field of training and extension, MSSM went in an organised and systematic manner with establishment of Krishi Vigyan Kendra in 1994, an institution for promotion and extension of appropriate agricultural technology in District Jalna. It has focused watershed development technology, women's development, agro‑processing, and non‑farm activities for income generation, to attempt sustainability of land and water systems in selected villages. KVKJ has done a pioneering work in extension of Integrated Pest Management technology, in the district. |
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Mandate: |
1 ) Conducting “On Farm Testing” for identifying technologies in terms of location specific sustainable land use systems. |
2) Organise training to update the extension personnel with emerging advances in agricultural research on regular basis. |
3) Organise short and long term vocational training courses in agriculture and allied vocations for the farmers and rural youths with emphasis “learning by doing” for higher production on farms and generating self employment. |
4) Organise front line demonstrations on various crops to generate production data and feedback information. |
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KVK Run by.. |
- Project Director
- Training Coordinator
- Scientists of following disciplines
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- Plant Protection
- Home Science
- Animal Husbandry
- Agriculture Engineering
- Horticulture
- Food Technology
- Agronomy
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Chronological account of KVK Jalna: |
Date of establishment of KVK - 19 September, 1992 |
1993 -
Actual functioning of KVK started, new villages selected for implementing mandatory activities namely Siraswadi, Deo Pimpalgaon, Kumbhari, Dongargaon, Asarkheda, Kadwanchi, Takarvan, Motigavan etc. |
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1994 -
Mega farmers rally on Sweet Orange organised jointly with MAU, Parbhani and State Department of Agriculture participating 2000 farmers |
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Watershed Activities initiated in two villages namely Asarkheda Tq. Badnapur and Kadwanchi Tq. Jalna under Indo-German Watershed Development Project financially supported by NABARD covering of an area of 3100 ha |
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1995 -
Krishi Vigyan Mandal (District Level Farmers Club) formed and fortnightly meetings started on 1st and 15th of every month |
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Eighty Acres of land acquired at village Kharpudi for establishment of new KVK building and demonstration farm. |
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Foundation Stone of new administrative building fixed by Late Shri Appasaheb Pawar, Chairman, Agricultural Development Trust, Baramati, Dist. Pune |
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1996 -
22.87 Acres of land developed at Gat No.33 at Kharpudi for conducting demonstrations of agronomic crops |
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Programme of Non-Pesticidal Management (NPM) in cotton started in the village Dhangar Pimpri Tq. Ambad in collaboration of CWS, Hyderabad. |
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Horticulture plantation completed on 40 Acres of land at Gat No.197 of village Kharpudi |
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KVK office shifted in new administrative building at village Kharpudi, 6 km away from Jalna. |
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1997 -
Second cluster of villages selected covering villages named Butkheda, Shirala, Pokhri, Vaidya Wadgaon, Ambhora etc. |
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Krishi Vigyan Mandal, District level farmers informal voluntary group restructured, regular meetings of the group scheduled monthly on 5th of every month. Started monthly seminars in each meeting, farmers decided to sponsor food and miscellaneous expenses for the seminar on individual or group basis voluntarily. |
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Major achievements: |
Institutional linkages: |
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S. No |
Institute(s) |
Source for |
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State Agricultural Universities |
Information, Technology and expertise |
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NRCC, Nagpur |
Information and Technology |
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State Agricultural Department |
Expertise |
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Private Seed Companies |
Expertise |
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Progressive farmers |
Information |
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NHRDF, Nashik |
Information, Technology and Expertise |
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Maharashtra Animal & Fisheries Science, Nagpur |
Information |
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Technology transfer programmes: |
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S. No |
Local line department |
Technology transfer programme |
Linkage |
Linkage mechanism |
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State Agriculture Department |
Training programme
Kisan Mela
Informative workshop |
Distinct
Complementary
Complementary |
Collaborative
Expertise
Collaborative |
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NABARD |
Training programme |
Distinct |
Collaborative |
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Social forestry |
Training Programme |
Complementary |
Expertise |
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Discipline – Plant Protection |
Mandatory activities: |
- Training
- Front Line Demonstration
- On-Farm Trial
- Field Day
- Diagnostic visit
- Farmers Field School
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Activities undertaken: |
Training |
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After socio-economic survey of villages by means of group discussion, individual farmer discussion, arrange of walk, through diagnostic visit. Different problems for productivity are identified under Plant Protection discipline. According to village cropping pattern, problems, different training programmes are identified for practicing farmers, Rural youth out of that some are taken at KVK campus (long duration) and same are in the villages. Based on District cropping pattern and major problems some training are conducted for extension functionaries |
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Front Line Demonstration |
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Based on major problems of the village contributing to economic issues, FLD is being implemented. Based on University recommendation replicated on farmers’ field. As Jalna is the major cotton, red gram, growing district FLD is being implemented on these crops focusing Helicoverpa managemnt. |
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On-Farm Trial |
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After implementation of FLD if problem is not solved 100 percent then considering this, local situation and after discussion with farmer and university scientist some refinement is made under recommended practice it is implemented as T3 practice, farmers practice of T1 and recommended practice T2. |
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Field Day |
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After successful implementation of FLD at the end of crop season field day is implemented on implemented technology. For field by farmers are gathered from 4 to 5 surrounding villages. Guests are invited from ARS and State Deptt. of Agriculture. During field day farmers tell the results of technology and major feed back and constraints. Focus is on the farmers interaction. |
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