Important events

Front Line Demonstration

To disseminate the latest crop production technologies among the farmers Front Line demonstration were laid out. In oilseed and pulses, variety Laxmi, RGN-73, Bio-902, NRCDR-2 and RH-749 of mustard, JS 93-05, Pratap soya -1 and JS-9560 of soybean, TAG-20 and TAG-24 of groundnut, RSG-888, RSG-895, GNG-1499 and GNG-469 of gram, CS-6 and RCR-436 of Coriander were raised with latest package of practices. The farmers were made fully convinced to adopt recent package of practices and adoption of these new varieties.

Apart from these many demonstrations on latest variety of maize (PEHM-2 and Pratap Kanchan), Wheat (Raj-3765, Raj-4037, Raj-4079, Raj-4089, and Raj-4120), G-4 and SML-668 of Mungbean, RBU-38 and PU-19, PU of Urdbean and RT-46 of Sesame were laid out and become popularized.

On Farm Trial

Many on farm trails were conducted at farmers' field to refine/evaluate the existing technologies by the farmer himself under his own management. Satisfactory results were obtained by the farmers themselves to solve the problem like top borer damage in sugarcane, low yield potential of Wheat and mustard along with optimum seed rate, control of wilt in gram and protein enrich nutrition in children okra and low milk yield of buffaloes. The prophylactic spray to control leaf curl in chilli and tomato and yellow mosaic in okra of suitable insecticides has also been done.

Supply of seed and planting material

To popularize the fruit plantation among farmers of the district an encouraging effort has been made by Krishi Vigyan Kendra quality planting material of fruit trees, vegetable saplings, etc. were made available to farmers and different agencies with full technical guidance. On the other hand quality seed of maize, wheat, gram, coriander, til, fenugreek, etc. produced at instructional farm were sold among the farmers of the district.

Extension Activities

For the large scale dissemination of technologies, different extension activities like kisan mela, technology week, field days, vichar gosthies, farmers scientist interaction, night gosthies, exposure visit of farmers, popular article exhibition, film show, lecture delivered during training programme, ex-trainees meeting, Telephonic advice, newspaper coverage etc were being organized.