ICAR-K.H. PATIL KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA, HULKOTI

GADAG DISTRICT, STATE

Monthly e-News Letter Month: September, 2020 Volume: 5 Issue: 8

CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME ON FOOD AND NUTRITION

ICAR-K.H.Patil Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hulkoti, IFFCO and Women and Child Welfare Deaprtment, Gadag jointly organised Capacity building of Anganwadi Teachers and farm women on Food and Nutrition under Poshan Maah on 17-09-2020 at ICAR-K.H.Patil Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hulkoti. The programme was inagurated by Smt. Shobha B. Meti, Vice President, Zilla Panchayat, Gadag and she addressed the gathering about the malnutrition, health problems, increase in succesptibility to disease among women and childrens. Further, she said that women need to be aware about the balanced diet and prepare the food accordingly. Further, she expressed that each family has to establish Nutrition Garden for nutrition security of farm families. Smt. Girija Doddamani, Asst. Child Development Project Officer, Department of Women and Child Welfare, Gadag spoke about various schemes of Department for children, teenagers, pregnant and lactating women. Shri Mallikarjuna Jolad, Director, SBI-ASF RSETI, Hulkoti briefed about the importance of meditation, yoga and consumption of nutritious food to fight against various health problems. Dr.L.G.Hiregoudar, Senior Scientist and Head spoke on the various programmes organised by our KVK for September month under Poshan Maah programme. The vegetable seed kit and seedlings were provided to farm women and Anganwadi Teachers. Dr.Sudha V. Mankani, SMS (Home Science) briefed about the importance of celebration of Poshan Maah programme. Shri S.H.Adapur, SMS (Ag.Extension) welcomed the guest. The programme was conducted by Smt. Lalitha Asuti, Computer Programmer. After the inagural session the training on food, nutrition, nutrition garden, cultivation of vegetables was organised. 92 Anganwadi Teachers and farm women participated in the programme.

PROGRAMMES OF RASHTRIYA POSHAN MAAH, 2020

The Rastriya Poshan Maah programme under Poshan Abhiyan was carried out for the month of September, 2020. Under this programme, KVK organised capacity building of Anganwadi Teachers as well as sensitised women on balanced food, malnutrition, life style diseases, deficiency diseases like Anemia, importance of fruits and vegetables, importance of millets and it’s value added products. In addition, the field visits, radio talk, webinar, paper publication, and laying out of nutrition gardens were organised. The details of activities are furnished below.

Awareness and exposure visit of Visited Nutrition Garden fields & interacted Organised awareness programme farm women on Nutri Sensitive Organised awareness programme with the farmers & farm women on Nutrition and Nutrition Garden Agriculture crop like Foxtail millet on Nutrition Thali and Nutri Garden

Organised webinar on good food and Awareness programme on Poshan Group discussion on nutri garden Radio talk on Poshan Maah and Nutri Garden Thali and Nutrition Garden and nutrition thali Nutri Garden

WEEK LONG CELEBRATION ON THE EVE OF 150th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MAHATMA GANDHIJI

Government of has decided to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhiji, Father of the Nation, at national and international level to propagate his message. On this eve, ICAR-K.H.Patil Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hulkoti organised a week-long activities from 26-09-2020 02-09-2020 like online training on empowerment of women, lecture on Gram Swaraj and Atma Nirbhar Bharat, Debate competition on life of Mahatma Gandhiji and Gram Swaraj, tree plantation at KVK Campus, cleanliness of KVK Campus, Yoga to propagate Mahatma’s message culminating in Mahatma Gandhiji’s 150th Birth Anniversary.

FIELD DAY ON INTERCROPPING OF FOXTAIL MILLET WITH REDGRAM

The field day on intercropping of Foxtail Millet with Redgram was organised under NICRA programme at Beladhadi village on 19-09-2020. The new variety of Foxtail Millet DHFt-109-3 along with new variety of Redgram TS-3R in the ratio of 5:1 along with ICM practices were demonstrated. Shri V.D.Vaikunthe, SMS (Agronomy) briefed about the yield and other characteristics of the new variety of Foxtail Millet and Redgram variety. Shri N.H.Bhandi, SMS (Soil Science) briefed about the importance of soil testing and intercropping system. More than 45 farmers participated in the programme. TRAINING PROGRAMMES ORGANISED Sl. No. of No. of Date Title of training programme Village No programmes participants 08-09-2020, Empowerment of women through Chikkasavanur and 1 18-09-2020 & 3 56 multiple IGAs Singatarayanakeri 27-09-2020 2 07-09-2020 EDP in Agriculture Chikkasavanur 1 35 07-09-2020 Arishinagodi & 3 17-09-2020 & ICM in Rabi Sorghum crop 3 52 Chikkasavanur 18-09-2020 4 08-09-2020 INM in Chrysanthemum Singataryanakeri 1 16 10-09-2020 & 5 Orchard Management in fruit crops Beladhadi 2 37 19-09-2020 Post Harvest Management of flower 6 10-09-2020 Shirol 1 8 crops Frontline technology in Rabi crops for 7 11-07-2020 1 33 Extension Personnel 11-09-2020, 17-09-2020, Importance of health, nutrition and 8 10-09-2020, nutrition garden for farm women and Gadag district 7 332 20-09-2020 & Extension Personnel 22-09-2020 15-09-2020 to 18-09-2020, 9 Scientific Dairy Management Gadag district 3 194 28-09-2020 & 29-09-2020 10 18-09-2020 ICM in Redgram Beladhadi Tanda 1 19 18-09-2020 & 11 ICM in Dolichus bean Chikkasavanur 2 34 29-09-2020 12 19-09-2020 Leaf webber management in Redgram Beladhadi Tanda 1 23 13 19-09-2020 IPM in Green Chilli Shirol 1 12 21-09-2020 & Scientific Management of Sheep and 14 Gadag district 1 25 23-09-2020 Goat 15 25-09-2020 ICM in Safflower Arishinagodi 1 24 16 25-09-2020 Organic Farming Arishinagodi 1 22 17 29-09-2020 IPM in Redgram and Bt.Cotton Chikkasavanur 1 25 18 29-09-2020 ICM in Bengalgram crop Chikkasavanur 1 19 19 30-09-2020 ICM in Vegetables Singataryanakeri 1 14

OFTs & FLDs IMPLEMENTED IN SEPTEMBER, 2020 Number of Area On-Farm Testings / Demonstrations Village/s Taluk farmers (ha.) ON-FARM TESTINGS Assessment of Safflower variety ISF-764 Arishinagodi Naragund 3 2.40 for higher productivity FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATIONS Chikkasavanur, , Demonstration of SPV-2217 variety in Arishinagodi, Naragund & 30 12.00 Rabi Sorghum crop Kalakeri & Shirol Gadag Arishinagodi & ICM in ISF-764 variety of Safflower crop Naragund 100 40.00 Khanapur Chikkasavanur & Shirahatti & Demonstration of field bean 5 10.00 Singataryanakeri Mundaragi Number of Area Demonstrations Village/s Taluk farmers (ha.) NICRA PROJECT ICm in Rabi Sorghum Beladhadi, Gadag 75 30 Mahalingapur & Kabalayatakatti

FIELD VISIT TO FARMERS FIELDS

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FLD-Greengram+Bt.Cotton OFT-Groundnut FLD-Maize+Redgram

FLD-Chrysanthemum FLD-Organic Farming Farm Trial-Maize

CHIEF EDITOR EDITOR Dr. L.G.Hiregoudar, Senior Scientist and Head Dr. Sudha V. Mankani, SMS (Home Science) CONTRIBUTORS

Mr. V.D.Vaikunthe, SMS (Agronomy) Mr. S.H. Adapur, SMS (Ag. Extension) Mr. N.H.Bhandi, SMS (Soil Science) Dr. B.M. Murgod, P.A. (Animal Science) Ms.Hemavati R. H, SMS (Horticulture) Mr. S.L.Halemani, P.A. (Farms) Layout & Design Assistance Mrs . Lalita S. Asuti, P. A. (Computers) Mr. M.B.Jakkanagoudra, OSCA

E-Published by: Dr.L.G.Hiregoudar, Senior Scientist and Head, ICAR-K.H.Patil Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hulkoti-582205, Gadag district, Karnataka State, Phone: 08372-289325 , E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.khpkvk.org