Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dahod
is previously working at Devagadhbaria. Due to court matter of
land, it is shifted at District Head Quarter and Agricultural
Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod in July,
2005. The erstwhile panchmahals district is divided in to two
districts viz. Panchmahal district with head quarter at Godhra
and Dahod district with head quarter at Dahod w.e.f. 2/10/1997.
Now the newly constituted Dahod district consists of 7 talukas
with 696 villages. Cluster approach has been adopted for working
in operational area of Dahod district. The district fall in
region middle Gujarat of agro climatic zone - III of Gujarat
state. The average normal rainfall for the district is 1000mm to
1150 mm. Erratic and long dry spells are common even in rain
seasons. Therefore, the district faces drought situation
frequently. The maize and paddy are the two major kharif crops
of the district whereas wheat and gram are the principal crops
grown in rabi season. The bullock animals are the main source of
farm power. Although the district has an impressive cattle
wealth, the productivity of the cattle is very poor as the
cattle are poorly maintained.
Faculty profiles
Sr.
No.
Name of Employee
Designation
Qualification
Pay scale
1
2
3
4
5
1
Dr. B.S. Patel
Programme Coordinator
Ph. D
12000-18300
2
Shri U.M. Patel
Subject Matter Specialist
(Agril. Extn.)
M. Sc. (Agri.)Extension
Education
8000-13500
3
Shri B.R. Parmar
Subject Matter Specialist
(Agronomy)
M. Sc. (Agri.)Agronomy
12000-18300
4
Shri M.J. Patel
Subject Matter Specialist
(Horticulture)
M. Sc. (Agri.)
(Horticulture)
8000-13500
5
Shri L.V. Ghetiya
Subject Matter Specialist
(Plant Protection)
M. Sc. (Agri.)(Agril.
Entonology)
8000-13500
6
Dr. S.G. Vahora
Subject Matter Specialist
(Animal Science)
M. V.Sc. (Ani. Nutrition)
8000-13500
7
-Vacant-
Subject Matter Specialist (Agril.
Engg.)
M. Sc. (Agri.) (Agril. Engg.)
8000-13500
8
-Vacant-
Programme Assistant (Home
Science)
--
5500-9000
9
-Vacant-
Computer Programmer
--
5500-9000
10
Shri G.D. Patel
Farm Manager
--
5500-9000
11
Shri Varia
Office Suptd. / Accountant
--
5000-8000
12
- Vacant-
Junior Steno/Computer
Operator
--
4000-6000
13
Shri R. M. Balat,
Driver-cum-Mechanic
(Jeep)
--
3050-4590
14
Shri I.P. Parmar
Driver-cum-Mechanic
(Tractor)
--
3050
4590
15
Shri G.D.Vasava,
Supporting staff
(Peon-cum-Cook)
--
2610-3540
16
Shri N.H.Malival
Supporting staff
--
2610-3540
Mandate of KVK
::
Conducting “On farm testing”
for identification of technologies in terms of
location specific sustainable land use systems.
::
Organizing training to
update the extension personnel with emerging advances in
agricultural research on regular basis.
::
Organize short and long
term vocational training courses in agricultural and
allied vocations for the farmers and rural youths with
emphasis on “Learning by doing” or higher production on
farms and generating self employment.
::
Organize
front-line demonstrations on various crops to generate
production data and feedback information.
Thrust Area Identified
To increase productivity of major crops viz.
maize, paddy, pigeonpea, soyabean, gram, wheat, summer
groundnut, vegetable crops and dry land fruit crops through
recommended technology.
To increase milk productivity in milch animal
through feeding breeding and management and to improve
poultry keeping in backyard farming.
To promote sustainable farming and increase
production and profitability through changing cropping
pattern and use of low cost technology.
To generate additional income through
agro-based vocational training.
To increase productivity of important
vegetable crops and dry land fruit crops.
To promote use of improved
techniques/implements for dry land agriculture.
Financial source :
ICAR
Major activities of the centre
[A] On Farm Testing (2007-08):
(1) Low yield of gram
( Crop Production ) :-
Intervening point :-
Use of proper seed rate
Treatments:
T1 : 100 kg/ha seed rate (Farmer’s practices)
T2 :- 70 kg/ha seed rate (Recommended)
T3:- 85 Kg/ha seed rate (Intervening)
No of replication :- 04
Observation recorded :- Grain Yield
(2) Low yield of maize
due to dense plant stand (Crop Production) :-
Intervening point:-
-
Use of proper seed rate
-
Growing of APBN-1 grass to meet the need of green fodder
on field boundary.
-
Maintain the recommended spacing
Treatments:
T1: 25 to 30 cm between two row and thick plant stand within row
(Farmer’s practices)
T2:- 60 x 15 cm (Recommended)
T3:- 60 x 15 cm + Growing of APBN-1 grass on field boundary
(Intervening)
No of replication: - 06
Observation recorded: - Grain Yield + Green fodder yield
(3) Varietals
Testing of Brinjal
Intervening point:-
-
Use of recommended varieties with proper spacing.
Treatments:-
Variety: - T1 Local (Farmers
practices)
T2 Doli – 5 (Assessment)
T3 Gujarat Oblong Brinjal – 1
(Assessment)
Spacing - 75 x 45 Cm.
No of farmers :- 04
Observation Recorded :- Fruit yield
[B] Training for Extension Personnel:
Year
No. of
Training Programme
No. of
participants
Male
Female
Total
2001-02
03
60
00
60
2002-03
-
-
-
-
2003-04
01
43
00
43
2004-05
02
67
00
67
2005-06
-
-
-
-
2006-07
06
103
06
109
2007-08
01
49
00
49
[C] Training Achievement
(a)
On Campus
Year
No. of
Training Programme
No. of
participants
Male
Female
Total
2001-02
07
148
29
312
2002-03
13
329
83
412
2003-04
19
512
38
550
2004-05
15
490
42
432
2005-06
06
143
17
160
2006-07
25
407
182
589
2007-08
34
537
276
813
(b)
Off-Campus:
Year
No. of
Training Programme
No. of
participants
Male
Female
Total
2001-02
28
1022
314
1336
2002-03
15
520
116
636
2003-04
28
577
275
852
2004-05
27
624
382
1006
2005-06
25
452
519
971
2006-07
44
810
349
1159
2007-08
38
813
295
1108
(c)
Sponsored Training Programme
Year
No. of
Training Programme
No. of
participants
Male
Female
Total
2001-02
-
-
-
-
2002-03
02
100
00
100
2003-04
03
00
134
134
2004-05
01
00
25
25
2005-06
08
50
150
200
2006-07
02
89
00
89
2007-08
01
33
00
33
(d) Other extension activities
undertaken by the K.V.K during 2001 - 02 to 2007- 08
Event
No./(No. of beneficiaries)
2001- 02
2002- 03
2003- 04
2004 -05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Farmers Science club organized
--
--
15
(337 )
--
--
10
(123)
--
Diagnostic Team visit ( No.)
12
(89)
15
( 109 )
9
( 89 )
26
( 235)
34
(51)
43
42
Advisory services (No.)
95
(1197)
24
( 235 )
57
( 310 )
36
( 169 )
--
22
14
(33)
Farmers Visit to KVK
131
168
170
198
83
156
308
Scientist visit to farmers field
19
( 135 )
38
(207 )
26
( 196 )
34
( 341 )
--
35
194
Field day
8
(624)
3
( 204 )
5
( 149 )
4
( 484 )
04
(497)
02
(123)
03
(177)
Agril Exhibition
4
(2089)
3
(1583)
2
( 293 )
2
( 397 )
--
01
(102)
02
(39910)
Kisan Mela
--
--
--
--
--
01
(2400)
01
(1597)
Farmers meeting
20
( 712 )
12
( 429 )
9
( 264 )
3
( 75 )
3
(49)
419
(77713)
--
Exposure visit
--
--
--
--
02
(24)
02
(67)
01
(37)
Animal health camp
--
--
--
--
--
01
--
Subscription for agril. Magazine
6
15
21
11
11
16
623
News paper coverage
20
9
9
18
18
15
08
World food day celebration / Women in
Agriculture Day
--
--
1
( 119 )
1
( 46 )
1
(64)
2
(132)
2
(54)
Pak parisavand
--
--
1
( 195 )
--
--
--
--
Telephone help line
--
--
76
79
41
--
53
Lecture delivered in other programmes of
line Dept .
--
--
--
13
( 506 )
--
34
26
(29385)
Agril. collage students guided under RAWE
programme
--
--
1
( 60 )
1
( 60 )
--
1
1
Celebration of water and soil conservation
week
--
--
--
6
( 213 )
--
--
--
Film Show
--
--
--
--
--
11
(280)
06
(135)
Method Demonstration
--
--
--
--
--
02
(78)
06
(156)
Popular Articles
02
--
--
--
--
05
04
Extension Literature
04
05
05
04
--
08
11
Contribution of KVK's Scientists in
Extension Literature Published by Others
--
--
--
--
--
--
15
Book Published
--
--
--
--
--
--
03
Radio Talk
--
--
--
--
--
--
06
TV programme telecasted
--
--
--
--
--
--
01
[D]
Demonstration (2007-08)
Sr . No
Type of
Demonstration
Crop
Farming
Situation
No. of
Demonstration
Area
( ha )
2.1
Front line Demonstration On Oil seeds and Pulses .
Oilseeds
Pulses
Summer
Groundnut
Kharif
Soybean
Rabi
Gram
Summer
Green
gram
Kharif
Black
gram
Irrigated
Rainfed
Rainfed
Irrigated
Rainfed
10
25
20
25
12
5
10
10
10
5
2.2
Front Line Demonstration other than oilseeds and pulses
a.
Cereal
Rabi
Wheat
Kharif
Maize
Irrigated
Rainfed
25
25
10
10
Kharif (pl.pro.)
Paddy
Rainfed
25
10
b.
Vegetable
Kharif
Okra
Chilli
Irrigated
Irrigated
5
5
1
1
c.
Flower
Kharif
Marigold
irrigated
5
1
d.
Animal
science
Urea
treatment
Deworming
-
-
10
(No.)
25 (No)
10 (No)
25 (No)
e.
Agri.
Engg.
Wheel
hoe
Interculturing
25(No.)
-
Farmers’ reactions
on specific technologies
Feed
Back
Castor:
Variety
GCH-4 found effective in this hilly dry land area.
Bio-fertilizer found effective for vegetative growth in
initial stage of crop.
Neem oil
found effective in control of Spodoptera during
Groundnut:
Variety
GG-2 has big pod.
Crop
remained lush green during initial stage by use of
bio-fertilizer.
Variety is
found most suitable for hilly area of Dahod district.
Gram:
Variety
GG-2 is suitable in unirrigated situation i.e. crop
completed by one supplementary irrigation.
Pod borer
is effectively managed by Neem oil.
Rhizobium
and Phosphate culture is effective for better vegetative
growth in initial phase.
Wheat:
Variety GW
322 found suitable for in the hilly region which gave the
good yield.
Initial
growth of this variety is fast.
Feed back to Scientist:
·Yellow Mosaic Virus in
summer mungbean appeared in epidemic form in Dahod district during
summer-2008.
·Severe infestation of Green
semilooper & Prodenia was observed in soybean crop Kharif-2008.
·Beauveria bassiana
was observed in epizootic form on both semilooper and Prodenia in
soybean crop during Kharif-2008.
Major Acheivements of KVK
::
Eighty seven percent
farmers of Tomi village, after On-campus, Off-campus and other
extension activities adopted high yielding varieties, viz. GR-7
in paddy crop, GM-4, GM-6 and Narmada Moti in maize crop and
GM-1 and GM-2 in gram crop.
::
Majority of the
farmers from adopted villages utilize organic manure instead of
chemical fertilizers.
::
The area under oilseed
crops like castor, mustard, soyabean and cotton crop has been
increased day by day and farmers are obtaining higher income
from unit area.
::
After obtaining
training/visiting KVK ‘11’ farmers have started vermicompost
unit at their own field.
::
To assess the training
programme on fruit and vegetable preservation 17 farm women and
rural youth have started preservation of fruits and vegetables
like softdrinks, pickles, murraba, lemon juice.
::
New crop like
castor, cotton and soyabean are adopted by farmers.
::
Improved varieties of
Maize, Wheat, Paddy, Gram etc significantly adopted by the
farmers.
::
Agronomic Cultural
practices like seed-rate, spacing, sowing depth,irrigation
management, fertilizer application, control of diseases and pest
are significantly adopted as per the recommendations.
::
Horticultural crops
like Aonla, Mango, vegetable crops, floricultural crops which
give more income are adopted by enthusiastic farmers.
Contact information
Dr. B. S. Patel,
Programme Coordinator,
Krishi Vigyan Kendra,
Anand Agricultural University,
Dahod – 389 151, Dist. Dahod (Gujarat)
Phone : 02673 – 245659
