PERFORMANCE / IMPACT REPORT OF BANSUR CLUSTER RAJASTHAN AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT (RACP) PERFORMANCE / IMPACT REPORT OF BANSUR CLUSTER Theme: Watershed, Block- Bansur, District – Alwar PAGE 1 OF 118 ARPAN SEVA SANSTHAN PERFORMANCE / IMPACT REPORT OF BANSUR CLUSTER Contents 1. BREIF DESCRIPTION OF CLUSTER: ............................................................................................. 6 1.1 Cluster Profile (Location, Area, Climatic condition etc.) ............................................................ 6 1.2 Land Use land Cover of the Cluster area – ................................................................................ 11 1.3 Soil fertility level of the Project Area ........................................................................................ 11 1.4 Current status of connectivity - .................................................................................................. 12 1.5 Demographic details, villages covered, Area covered etc ......................................................... 12 1.6 Socio-Economic Conditions ...................................................................................................... 13 1.7 Agriculture-related livelihood characteristics - .......................................................................... 14 1.8 Topography – slope .................................................................................................................... 14 1.9 Cropping Pattern (Area), Production and Productivity .............................................................. 14 A. Agriculture Crops (Major) - ........................................................................................................ 15 B. Horticulture Crops - ................................................................................................................... 17 1.10 Livestock status .......................................................................................................................... 18 1.11 Watershed Development ............................................................................................................ 18 1.12 Water Recourses and its Scenario .............................................................................................. 21 2. CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES (RATIONALE OF SELECTION OF THE CLUSTER) .. 21 3. INTERVENTIONS IMPLEMENTED: ............................................................................................. 23 3.1 Agriculture Sub Component ...................................................................................................... 23 3.2 Horticulture Sub Component ..................................................................................................... 28 3.3 Livestock (Small Ruminant) Sub Component ........................................................................... 32 3.4 Market and value chains ............................................................................................................ 37 3.5 Watershed Sub Component ........................................................................................................ 38 4. ACCOMPLISHMENTS .................................................................................................................... 52 4.1 AGRICULTURE COMPONENT .............................................................................................. 52 4.2 HORTICULTURE COMPONENT ........................................................................................... 54 4.3 SMALL RUMINANT COMPONENT ...................................................................................... 55 4.4 WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT ................................................................... 57 5. SOCIAL INCLUSION (Component & Activity wise) ...................................................................... 60 5.1 Agriculture ................................................................................................................................. 60 5.2 Horticulture ................................................................................................................................ 62 5.3 Livestock (Small Ruminant) ...................................................................................................... 63 5.4 Watershed Development ............................................................................................................ 64 6. IMPACT OF CBOs ON CLUSTER COMMUNITY ........................................................................ 64 PAGE 2 OF 118 ARPAN SEVA SANSTHAN PERFORMANCE / IMPACT REPORT OF BANSUR CLUSTER 7. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: - ........................................................................................................ 66 8. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 68 9. CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPMENTS ....................................................................................... 70 10. OUTCOME AND INDICATOR RESULTS TO DATE ............................................................... 71 11. VALUE CHAIN CROP: -.............................................................................................................. 78 12. OTHER INDICATOR: - ................................................................................................................ 82 13. ADDITIONAL STUDY OF BANSUR PROJECT AREA USING SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING ................................................................................................................................................... 83 14. SUCCESS STORIES ................................................................................................................... 115 15. UPCOMING ACTIVITIES DURING PROEJCT PERIOD ........................................................ 115 16. CONCLUSION AND OVERALL REMARKS .......................................................................... 116 16.1 Agriculture component:- .......................................................................................................... 116 16.2 Horticulture component:- ......................................................................................................... 116 16.3 Animal Husbandry:- ............................................................................................................. 116 16.4 Watershed development:- .................................................................................................... 117 16.5 Social inclusion .................................................................................................................... 117 16.6 Overall the RACP program .................................................................................................. 118 PAGE 3 OF 118 ARPAN SEVA SANSTHAN PERFORMANCE / IMPACT REPORT OF BANSUR CLUSTER Table - Table 1.Gram Panchayat and Village wise area in Bansur Cluster .............................................................. 7 Table 2 - Micro Watershed-wise Area of Bansur Cluster ............................................................................ 8 Table 3 - Micro Watershed-wise Area of Bansur Cluster .......................................................................... 11 Table 4 - Land Use Land Cover of the Bansur Cluster .............................................................................. 11 Table 5 - The Soil fertility level of the Project Area .................................................................................. 11 Table 6 - Population Details ...................................................................................................................... 12 Table 7 - Household Details ...................................................................................................................... 13 Table 8 – Development indicator of the Project area ................................................................................. 13 Table 9 – Soil Profile of the Project area ................................................................................................... 14 Table 10 – The cropped Area (ha), Production (MT) and Productivity (Kg/ha) of 10 years from 2006-07 to 2015-16 in Bansur Cluster ..................................................................................................................... 16 Table 11 – Category wise Cultivated Area in Bansur Cluster ................................................................... 16 Table 12 – Area under horticultural crops in Bansur cluster in year 2016-17 ........................................... 18 Table 13 – Livestock profile of the cluster (as per livestock census 2012): .............................................. 18 Table 14 – Villages & GPs of the cluster ................................................................................................... 18 Table 15 – Micro Watershed-wise Area for water budgeting purpose of the cluster ................................ 19 Table 16 – Calculation of Runoff (Expected Yield) based on the “Strange-Table .................................... 20 Table 17 – Estimation of water-storage in existing water harvesting structures situated in Project Area . 20 Table 18 – Consolidated Investment Plan .................................................................................................. 22 Table 19 – Cumulative Achievement till 31.01.2020 under the Agriculture Subcomponent .................... 24 Table 20 – Cumulative Achievement