Department of Horticulture Government of Telangana
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Department of Horticulture Government of Telangana Detailed Report on Visit of Delegation from Telangana to Maharashtra to study the Best & Innovative Practices in Horticulture Delegation Headed by Sri S. Niranjan Reddy Garu, Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture & Allied Sectors, Telangana FOREWORD A meeting was convened by the office of the Chief Minister, Telangana on 14.10.2020 to deliberate on the subject of development of Horticulture Sector in the state. In this meeting, Chaired by the Hon’ble Chief Minister, a key decision was taken directing the Horticulture Department to prepare a “Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Horticulture” in the newly formed Telangana state by incorporating the current scenario, best and innovative practices adopted in other states, strategies to improve production and road map to be followed with time lines, research needs of state, administrative and budgetary requirement of the organizations dealing with horticulture viz,- the Horticulture Department and Horticulture University. As a part of preparation of this comprehensive plan, a delegation headed by the Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, APC & Secretary, Agril & Coop Dept, Government of Telangana has visited the Maharashtra State to study the best and innovative practices adopted in terms of production, productivity of Horticulture crops, Cropping pattern, Value addition, Processing, Integrated farming, formation of Farmer Producer Companies (FPC) and their mode of functioning, Farm mechanization, Agro Tourism concept etc. During this study tour, the Government of Maharashtra had extended immense support in arranging logistics and facilitated interaction with officials, farmers, traders etc through Department of Agriculture. The organizers of KVK Baramati, INI farms, Sagunabaug Agro Tourism Centre, Management of Sahyadri Farms, Kalya Exports, Scientists of NHRDF, Management of Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board (MSAMB), have supported the delegation to make the tour fruitful and successful. The delegation expresses its heartful gratitude to the Government of Maharashtra, organizers of KVK Baramati, INI farms, Sagunabaug Agro Tourism Centre, Management of Sahyadri Farms, Kalya Exports, Scientists of NHRDF, Management of Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board (MSAMB). Delegation members: 1. Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Government of Telangana 2. APC & Secretary, Agril & Coop Dept, Government of Telangana 3. Director of Horticulture , Government of Telangana 4. Director of Research, SKL Telangana State Horticulture University. 5. Joint Director of Horticulture, Department of Horticulture. 6. Deputy Director of Horticulture (Farms & COEs) 7. Deputy Director of Horticulture (MIDH) 8. Representative of Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI). INDEX Day and Sl.No Places visited Page nos. Date 1 Krishi Vignan Kendra(KVK) ,Baramati 1 Nathson Farmer Producer Orgnisation(FPO) 2 Day 1 22 5-11-2020 Sangvi, Baramati taluk Fruit Growers Association, Pimpali, 3 Baramati taluk 23 4 INI farms Pvt. limited 26 Day 2 Agro Tourism centre, 5 6-11-2020 Saguna baug, Pune District 29 6 Sahyadri farms 37 7 Agro Surg Irradiation India Pvt.Ltd 64 Naturally ventilated onion storage structure 8 Day 3 assisted under RKVY by Govt. 66 7-11-2020 Post Harvest Research 9 Complex(NHRDF),Lasalgaon 68 Onion Common facility storage established 10 by NHRDF 69 The National Horticultural Research and 11 Development Foundation (NHRDF), 71 Day 4 Chitegoan,Nasik 8-11-202 Integrated Packhouse facility of Kaliya 12 exporters 79 Export Facility centre of MSAMB, Vashi, 13 85 Day 5 Navi Mumbai 9-11-202 Perishable Cargo Centre at Mumbai Airport 14 terminal 105 Visit of Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture & Allied Sectors, Telangana State to Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Baramati on 5.11.2020 A Warm welcome to Shri. S. Niranjan Reddy Garu, Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture & Allied sectors, Telangana State, by Hon. Shri. Rajendra DinakarRao Pawar, Chairman, Agriculture Development Trust Baramati on 5.11.2020 Shri. Nilesh Nalawade, CEO, ADT Baramati making presentation to Delegation, Telangana State regarding working of ADT Baramati in the field of Agriculture on 5.11.2020. 1 | P a g e Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Baramati Profile of the Institute: Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Baramati (KVK Baramati) was established on 1st August 1992 under the affiliation of ICAR by Agricultural Development Trust Baramati District Pune. The operational area of this Krishi Vigyan Kendra extends up to the 7 tehsils of Pune district. It is a high-tech national & international award-winning KVK model of India, working for farming communities for the last 28 years to promote sustainable agriculture. The aim of Krishi Vigyan Kendra is to reduce the time lag between the technology transfer from research institutions to farmers’ fields for increasing production, productivity and income from agricultural and allied sectors on a sustained basis. The main target groups are farmers, farming women, rural youth & extension functionaries of the operational area. KVK transfers the technology to the farming community in the form of trials, demonstrations, discussions, trainings, field days, technology weeks, exhibitions etc. Total Area: 110 Acres Benefitted Farmers: 1.13 lakh Trainings : 2618 Nos 2 | P a g e Dr. Joshi, SMS(Plant Protection) explaining the delegation regarding Apiculture Unit of KVK on 5.11.2020 Dr. Joshi, SMS(Plant Protection) explaining regarding Mobile Plant Health Clinic Lab of KVK on 5.11.2020 3 | P a g e Infrastructure: This Kendra and host institute farm is situated at 6 kilometers west of Baramati city. This centre has an area of 20 ha of land required for the technology assessment and demonstration while 24 ha belong to host institute. Out of this total 44 ha land, Land under cultivation and demonstration 30.03 ha Dairy 1.6 ha, Nursery 1.4 ha, Polyhouse 0.40 ha, KVK & host institute Buildings has occupied 3.4 ha, Well and water storage tanks 2.4 ha & Roads 4.77 ha of land The demonstration farm is used for the on farm testing of new technologies. It is also used for the genesis of the good quality seed and seedlings. Facilities 1. Administrative Building 2. Agricultural Technology Information centre (ATIC) 3. Conference Hall 4. Audio Visual Training hall, 5. Demonstration plots 6. Hi-tech green house polyhouse 7. Plant health clinics & Bio-control laboratory 8. Soil, water, leaf & petiole testing laboratory 9. Grading and packing unit 10. Apiary unit 11. Water storage tank with solar motor 12. Automated fertigation unit 13. Farmers hostel 14. Loose housing Dairy farm 15. Poultry Hatchery 16. Goat & Sheep unit 17. Silage demonstration unit 18. Integrated Fist & poultry unit 19. Fish Hatchery 20. Agri & Echo tourism 21. Indo-Dutch project for hi-tech farming 22. Hydro phonic unit 23. Nursery 24. Wind solar hybrid system for electricity generation 4 | P a g e List and demonstration observed at KVK 1. Dwarf Marigold varieties with plastic mulching. 2. Maize on raised bed cultivation (33000 plants per acre) 3. Papaya virus free technology demo 4. Broom plant demo 5. Seed production 6. Preparing mineral mixtures 7. Fruit processed products and value addition (Mango pulp and syrup, Santra syrup, fig syrup, Tamarind sauce and squash, Anola juice, tomato crush, bitter gourd pickle, chicken and mutton masala as part of women empowerment) 8. Soil testing lab and plant health clinic 9. Mobile soil testing lab (Rs 3.00 lakh total cost, 150 sample per day and cost for each sample is 600) 10. Mobile plant health clinic (This is established with DPDF (District planning development fund through zilla parishad innovative activities. Rs 350 sample cost. They are in mobility 3 times in a week. Testing time per sample is 8 day) 11. Collaborated with Postal Department for collection of soil samples and sending soil health cards to the farmers. 12. Preparing bio pesticides and fertilizers and supplying to farmers on cost to cost basis. 13. Goat rearing 14. Hydroponic fodder preparation. 15. Poultry 16. Fruit processing unit 17. Seed processing unit 18. Soil and leaf petiole analysis 19. Madhu Sandesh project (Apiary) 20. Silage preparation 21. COE for Dairy 22. COE for vegetables The government of India has approved the Center of Excellence for vegetable during 2014 and the implementing agency is KVK baramati, Pune district Maharashtra. 5 | P a g e Technology intervention by COE for vegetables. Production of good quality plant material under high tech green house Demonstrations in naturally ventilated green house for tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber and other vegetable Net house cultivation for vegetables. Open field production systems for tomato, cucurbits, cabbage, cauliflower and onion Irrigation technologies with drip and sparkler system 23. Farm Implements bank (Custom hiring center) 24. Nursery ( 20 lakh capacity) 25. Polyhouses (Orchids, tomato) 26. Community radio facility named as Sarada Krishivahini 27. Brazilian orange demo plot ( 8 years old with 250 kg per tree, 15 x 15 spacing) 28. Tissue culture lab for banana 29. Automation and fertigation unit with Dutch technology (The unit caters to the fertigation of entire 110 acre of KVK Baramati) 30. High tech nursery for production of vegetable plugins (The capacity of the unit is 40 lakhs plugling per annum. Tomato Rs 1.30, Capsicum Rs 1.50. Cabbage and cauliflower Rs 0.90 per seedlings. 31. Vegetable grafting chamber (Grafting of the commercial vegetables on wild rootstock for better adoptability (Drought and pest and disease tolerance) and improving productivity. 20 -25 old rootstocks are used for grafting of 15 day old scion. After 21 day they are shifted to polybags. The grafting chamber is maintained with not more than 20 O C with 80 % RH) 32. Farm/crop waste management programme. 33. Agro tourism 34. Staff capacity building. 35. Preparation of mineral mixtures leaf meal, leaf pellets. Motivation and group dynamics 1. Farms visits and tours (10 lakh farmers visited so far, 310 farm visits were organized) 2. Formation of farmers clubs 6 | P a g e 3. Food grain festivals organized by FPO 4.