Welcome Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rudraprayag

Major farming systems/enterprises (based on the analysis made by the KVK)

S.N.	Farming system/enterprise
1	Mixed hill farming is a common practice
2	Agri- horti-livestock
3	Horti-livestock pasture agriculture
4	Agri- silvi-pastoral system

Description of Agro-climatic Zone & major agro ecological situations (based on soil and topography)

Soil Type

S.N.	Agro-climatic Zone	Characteristics
1	Zone –I	Hills and mountain, Fragmented, small terraces on sloping land, terrace farming

Topography

S.N.	Agro ecological situation	Characteristics
1	14 North Western Himalaya	Western Himalayas , sub -tropical, Sub humid, temperate region

Soil Types

S.N.	Soil Type	Characteristics	Area in ha
1	Brown forest soil and residual sandy loam	Acidic, rocky, stone and gravel and poor moisture regime

Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district (2014-15)

S.N.	Crop	Area (ha)	Production (MT.)	Productivity (Qt./ha)
1	Veg. pea	79	38.5	4.873
2	Raddish	48.25	0.75	0.155
3	French bean	53.5	47.2	8.822
4	Cabbage	64.25	91	14.163
5	Cauli flower	10.2	10.6	10.392
6	Capsicum	8.15	3.9	4.785
7	Okra	44.3	24.3	5.485
8	Onion	42.9	49.6	11.562
9	Tomato	76	75.9	9.987
10	Brinjal	28.7	30	10.453
11	Cucumber	124.7	107.3	8.605
12	Chillis	85	27.9	3.282
13	Other veg.	84	43.8	5.214
14	Rice	9537	12493.47	13.100
15	Maize	190	242.25	12.750
16	Mandua	5211	7646.91	14.675
17	Jhingora	3359	4081.85	12.152
18	Gahat	191	131.79	6.900
19	Urd	361	81.947	2.270
20	Rajma	84	76.776	9.140
21	Soybean	66	130.614	19.790
22	Wheat	11826	14250.33	12.050
23	Lentil	76	110.2	14.500
24	Mustard	302	174.25	5.770
25	Til	42	6.846	1.630

Source : District agriculture department.

Weather

Weather of Rudraprayag depends upon its varying altitude of 800 to 8000 m above sea level. The temperature remains pleasant to cold for most part of the year. The minimum temperature in summer remains about 15 0C. And but the max. temp. may go above 25 0C. The winters, however are cold with the mercury dipping to the freezing point during nights but jumping to 15 –18 0C in the day. The average annual precipitation hovers around 55-60% specifically in the months of June-September. The humidity generally remains 35-45% although the year but goes up to 70-80% in the monsoon season.

Production and productivity of livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc. in the district

Category	Population	Production	Productivity
Cattle	102428	1400 lit/lact.	4.6 lit/day
Crossbred	2262	600 lit/lact.	2.0 lit/day
Indigenous	100166	1800 lit/lact.	6.0 lit/day
Buffalo	37222
Sheep	15636
Crossbred	675
Indigenous	14961
Goats	39949
Pigs	130
Indigenous	130
Poultry	5606

Details of Operational area / Villages

Name of the Block	Name of the Village	Major Crops & Enterprises	Major Problem Identified	Identified Thrust Areas
Ukhimath	Tyuri, Devshal, Sankari, Nala Gair,Dewar,Bashti, Maykanda, sansari, Kimana, Ginwala	Agricultural crops : Finger mllet, barnyard millet, paddy, wheat , Amaranthus, soybean, Pea, chilli, tomato, brinjal, cole crops and cattle, poultry, sheep and goats. etc.	Fragmented & marginal land holdings Rain fed farming Low productivity Unpredictable climate Lack of technical awareness Coccidiosis in poultry Mineral deficiency in Cattle Respiratory problems	Varietal improvement of crops Poor management of animals Low production of fruits Low production of vegetables Technical awareness Use of machines in agriculture Use of water saving devices
Augustyamuni	Kandara, Khankara	Agricultural crops : Finger mllet, barnyard millet, paddy, wheat , Amaranthus, soybean, Pea, chilli, tomato, brinjal, cole crops and cattle, poultry, sheep and goats. etc.	Fragmented & marginal land holdings Rain fed farming Low productivity Unpredictable climate Lack of technical awareness Coccidiosis in poultry Mineral deficiency in Cattle Respiratory problems	Varietal improvement of crops Poor management of animals Low production of fruits Low production of vegetables Technical awareness Use of machines in agriculture Use of water saving devices
Jakholi	Nagjagai, Syalsu, Bainauli	Agricultural crops : Finger mllet, barnyard millet, paddy, wheat , Amaranthus, soybean, Pea, chilli, tomato, brinjal, cole crops and cattle, poultry, sheep and goats. etc.	Fragmented & marginal land holdings Rain fed farming Low productivity Unpredictable climate Lack of technical awareness Coccidiosis in poultry Mineral deficiency in Cattle Respiratory problems	Varietal improvement of crops Poor management of animals Low production of fruits Low production of vegetables Technical awareness Use of machines in agriculture Use of water saving devices

Priority Thrust Areas

Increasing crop productivity by adopting improved production technologies i.e. use of high yielding varieties, use of balance dose of fertilizers including compost and bio- fertilizer application, adopting timely and appropriate measures of plant protection, etc.
Promotion of off season vegetables/ Protected Cultivation.
Diversification of agriculture through sustainable intensive agriculture to make small and marginal holdings more profitable.
Improvement in economic status of the farming community through enhancement in livestock productivity by improvement in breeds of cattle and buffaloes, increasing green fodder availability and improving nutritional status.
Generating self employment opportunities among unemployed rural youth through Horticultural sector, backyard poultry farming, vermi-composting etc.
Establishing linkage with NGO’s, Govt. departments and private agencies

Technical Programme

Details of targeted mandatory activities by KVK

OFT	FLD
Number of OFTs : 09 Number of Farmers : 55	Area (ha) : 8.3 Number of Farmers : 300

Training	Extension Activities
Number of Courses : 103 Number of Participants : 1880	Number of Activities : 386 Number of Participants : 3034

Seed Production (kg.)	Planting material (Nos.)	Fish Seed Prod. (Nos)	Soil Samples
120	84500

District Profile