COMPREHENSIVE DISTRICT AGRICULTURE PLAN (C-DAP) District Sindhudurg Department of Agriculture, Sindhudurg Government of Maharashtra Forevyord Sindhudurg is a tourism district declared by Government of Maharashtra and very famous for its sceneric beautiful beaches, temples, historical forts and folk arts. It is situated in southern part of the greater tract known as the 'Konkan'. Farmers and farming are the backbone of Indian economy and Indian culture. In Sindhudurg district Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries, Processing industries are flourshing and gaining boost up due to various schemes operated by Government of Maharashtra EGS (Horti), MREGS, NHM etc. This district is gifted with natural resources. Perfect identification, proper planning and timely utilization of these resources will help to boost the rural eaonomy and will improve the human index in the district. To know the fact and figures and to find the gaps it is necessary to have analysis of the Sindhudurg district for its improvement. Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan (C-DAP) is formulated on the basis of study, surveys and reports of various sectors. This planning will be helpful for achieving sustainable agricultural growth, with food security and cropping system that ultimately will enhance the farmer's income. I sincerely congratulate the team who prepared this report and appreciate this C-DAP report and the efforts of many contributors and stakeholders. (8. diran) Collecto ndhudurg President, R.K.V.Y District Level Committee, Sindhudurg tt4 Government of Maharashtra Department of Agriculture, Sindhudurg District : Sindhudurg Vaibhavwadi North Deogad Kankavli Sindhudurgnagari Malvan Kudal Sawantwadi Vengurla Dodamarg INDEX Sr. No. Title Page No. 1 2 3 1. Introduction. 1-3 2. Objectives of district planning 4-6 3. Sector wise plans for sustainable growth in agriculture 7-10 4. SWOT analysis of Sindhudurg district. 11-14 5. Agro-climatic region wise recommendation for 15-31 Sindhudurg district. 6. Success story of RKVY projects implemented in 32-38 Sindhudurg. 7. Information as per form 1 to 51 39-82 1 INTRDUCTION 2 Introduction: Agriculture is backbone of Indian Economy. Sixty percent of the population is directly or indirectly dependent on Agriculture where as 3.5 percent of GDP comes from agriculture, 110 million farmers are dwelling in 6.25 lakh villages producing more than 200 Million Tones of food grains feeding the country. More than profession or business, agriculture is a tradition. Hence, adding additional income generating activities to existing Agriculture would certainly increase contribution of Agriculture to national GDP. Maharashtra is third largest state in India. The word Maharashtra is derived from the Sanskrit words Maha meaning Great and Rashtra meaning Nation, thus rendering the name Maharashtra (Great Nation). Mumbai is the capital of the state. The main cities in the state are Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nasik, Aurangabad etc. Some famous educational institutes in the state are Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai etc. Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh's birthday) is the famous festival celebrated in the state. In the state of Maharashtra Konkan is a beautiful stretch of the western coastline of India. It has a 720 km long sea face which extends from Dahanu and Bordi in the north up to Vengurle in the south. It is made up of the five major districts Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Raigad, , Thane and Palghar. Konkan region boosts of several places of geographical, cultural and architectural interest. Konkan is rich with several beaches. The coastline is dotted with palm groves, mango, cashew, coconut, Jamun, Jackfruit, Kokum, Karonda trees planted in the agricultural fields with several types of spice crops, temples, creeks, sea forts, harbors, hot water springs, caves, and the tiled homes. It is one of the chief tourist regions of Maharashtra. The beautiful beaches, greenery, world famous Warli art and sea forts of Konkan magnetize a constant flow of visitors and tourists in the region. Konkan is well known for its greenery, coconut trees, cashew, mango, jackfruit, fish, beautiful virgin beaches, waterfalls, mountains and lush green valleys. It is also famous for its fascinating beaches, temples, creeks, sea forts, hot water springs, etc. 3 Few of the chief festivals celebrated in the Konkan area are: Diwali, Dassera, Gudhi Padwa, Ganesh Chaturthi, Narali Poornima, Holi, Nag Panchami and Makar Sankranti. In order to promote tourism in the Konkan region the Government of Maharashtra has declared Sindhudurg District as 'Tourism District'. Sindhudurg is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated along the Konkan coast. It is situated very close to Goa. Sindhudurg is famous for its serene and beautiful beaches, temples, historical forts and folk art forms like Dashavtar, Chitrakathi, Pangul, Keertan, Dhangiri dance. This district has a great potential for attracting foreign tourists. This Kokan region of Maharashtra has picturesque stretch of land on the west cost of India, endowed with the beautiful seashore, picturesque mountains and scenic natural beauty. This district is famous for tropical fruit like Alphonso mango, cashew, coconut, jamun, jackfruit and marine fish and prawn delicacies. The district is named after the fort of Sindhudurg (which means "fort in the sea"), which lies on a rocky island just off the coast of Malvan city. Sindhudurg fort, built in the 16th century by King Shivaji is the only fort which has Shivaji's temple inside the fort and a palm and foot imprint of King Shivaji. Sindhudurg district has 37 forts, the highest number of forts in Maharashtra as well as all types of forts (Jaldurg – Sea), (Bhuikot – fort on land) and (Giri- fort on hilltop). Major Crops of the district are Rice, Coconut, Kokam, Mango and Cashew. Crop area Irrigated is 21,416 ha., Non-Irrigated is 1,04,390 ha. and Forest is 38,643 ha. 74% of total land holding in the district, are held by small and marginal farmers. The irrigated area is only 23.48% through well and small channels. Length of sea coast is 121 km with 16000 km2 continental shelf. there are 8 Main Fish landing centers namely Vijaydurg, Devgad, Achara, Malvan, Sarjekot, Kochara, Vengurle and Shiroda. Fisherman Population of the district is 25,365 and Total Fish Production is 27,283 M.T., Fisheries Co.Op. Soc. 34 (Total Members 14,216). 4 OBJECTIVES OF DISTRICT PLANNING 5 Objectives of District Planning: The objective of district planning is to design an integrated and participatory action plan for the development of local area in general and agriculture and allied sectors in particular. The planning process should be initiated at grass root level i.e. at village / grampanchayat level and obviously the planners at village level will have to collect the basic primary data. The main objectives of Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan (C-DAP) are: To prepare a Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan (C-DAP) through participatory approach by involving various organizations and stakeholders. To enable optimum and effective utilization of natural, physical & financial resources. To ensure the preparation of agriculture plans for the district based on agro- climatic conditions and prevailing technology. To ensure proper reflection of the local needs / crops / priorities. To reduce the yield gap in important crops through focuses interventions. To enhance returns to the farmers through agriculture and allied sector. To assess and plan for the infrastructure required to support the agriculture development. To establish linkages with the required institutional support services, like credit, technology transfer, ICT, research etc. According to these objectives it is necessary to setup the development outline of the C-DAP. NDC meeting resolved to raise the agriculture growth rate by 5 % per year during the 12th Five Year Plan. As per the directives in this regard, District Agriculture Plan is prepared, keeping in mind all available resources in the district. Based on Agro Climatic Conditions of the district, plan for increasing the production of crop husbandry, animal husbandry and fisheries etc. is prepared. Animal husbandry and dairy development is closely interwoven with agriculture and plays an important complimentary role in rural economy. Sindhudurg 6 being the rapidly developing district, the domestic consumption is continuously increasing. Looking toward the daily requirement of milk, eggs, meat and fish, the targets are set to increase the production by 6 % and the availability at the end of plan period will be as follows To achieve the above growth rate in animal husbandry and dairy sector, different extension activities and incentives have been proposed. Provision of Rs. 5142.40 lakhs is required to be made in plan period. In case of marine fishery emphasis is given mainly on construction of new fishing harbor and strengthening of existing ports, improvement in harbor and landing facilities of fish caught by different fishing and modernization and increase of intermediate fishing craft. In the district there are 1677 mechanized boats & 1556 non- mechanized boats. For optimization of production in In-land fishery sector, fishermen or entrepreneurs who took the irrigation tank on lease should stock the fish seed in optimum quantity & make the good management to increase the production. Fishermen and entrepreneurs are