Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
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IMPORTANT PROTECTED CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGIES
• Plug Tray Nursery Raising Technology.
• Protected Cultivation Structures.
• Plastic Low Tunnel Technology for off-season Vegetable Cultiva-
tion.
• Protected Cultivation Technology of High Quality Tomato and Cu-
cumber
• Insect Proof Net House Technology
• Walk in Tunnel Technology for Off-season Vegetable Cultivation.
• Low Pressure Drip Fertigation Technology.
A SUCCESS STORY OF HAND HOLDING BETWEEN RESEARCH
INSTITUTION AND DEVELOPMENTAL ORGANIZATION FOR
ENSURING LIVELIHOOD SECURITY OF FARMING COMMUNITY
THROUGH TRANSFER OF HORTICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
The eastern plateau and hill agro-climatic zone has a total geographical
area of 48.3 million ha spread over the states of Chhattisgarh, Orissa,
Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra and West Bengal in 66 districts.
Constraints arising out of inefficient natural resource management coupled
with poor soil fertility, low water holding capacity of soil with predomi-
nance of traditional varieties result in low productivity of different crops in
the region. Deterioration of soil quality due to soil erosion is a major prob-
lem of the region. Different crops vary in their response to soil erosion. In
general for every cm of top soil removed, the loss of crop yield in case of
wheat, barley and mustard have been reported to be to the tune of 16, 14
and 9 kg/ha, respectively. In this context, growing of traditional crops like
rainfed paddy under the large tract of uplands is resulting in unprofitability
of production system. The area is largely dominated by tribal population.
The agrarian scenario of the area is primarily rainfed paddy based. The
vast upland generally remains unused or used for growing single crop like
rainfed upland paddy or ragi. In the homestead level, some farmers with
access to irrigation water, grow vegetables. In medium uplands with avail-
ability of residual moisture after harvest of paddy, pulse crop like black
gram and pigeon pea are grown. This is resulting in gradual abandonment
