ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2019-20

(April 2019 to March 2020)

MERA GAON MERA GAURAV (MGMG)

Name of ICAR Institute: ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan

Sansthan, Almora, Uttarakhand

Details of Nodal Officer

Name of Nodal Officer Designation of Nodal Officer Contact details (Phone No., email

Id etc.)

Dr Kushagra Joshi Scientist 7088227045

Kushagra.Joshi@icar.gov.in

Institute/SAU summary under MGMG

No. of Teams

formed

No. of

Scientists

No. of

Villages

adopted

No. of

Blocks

covered

No. of

Districts

covered

Bench Mark

Survey conducted

(No. of villages)

05 34 25 5 1 Yes

Summary of activities organized under MGMG by Institute/SAU

S.

No.

Name of activity No. of activities

conducted

No. of farmers

participated/ benefitted

1. Visit to village by teams 25 527

2. Interface meeting/ Goshthies 15 306

3. Trainings conducted 03 86

4. Mobile based advisories 20 255

5. Literature support provided 126 126

6. Awareness created 48 121

7. Linkages developed with other agencies 04 171

Summary of other activities organized under MGMG by Institute/SAU

S.

No.

Name of activity Quantity/No. Area (ha)/

number of

units (no.)

No. of

farmers

benefitted

1. No. of demonstrations laid out

Demonstration of improved crop

varieties VL Gehun 953 of

Wheat, VL Piaz 3 of Onion

06

0.9 ha

06

Demonstration of Vivek millet

thresher-cum-perler

03 -

75

Demonstration on management

of Tuta Absoluta

26

26

polyhouses

26

Demonstration of water 01 01 polytank 20

harvesting polytank

Demonstration on onion

seedling management

45 0.5 ha 45

Demonstration on wheat seed

production

03 0.6 ha 03

Demonstration of VL Solar

Drier

01 - 10

2. Input support provided like seed, planting material, fertilizers, etc.

i. Seeds (q) 0.30 q

finger

millet

0.10 q

onion

0.60 q

Wheat

(VL 953)

0.6 ha

0.12 ha

0.6 ha

40

06

03

ii. Planting material (No.) 40 - 20

iii. Any other (pl specify) Polythene for

constructing

polyhouse

Millet thresher

02

20

02

160

Details of MGMG Team and status of benchmark survey of selected villages

Team Name of team

coordinator

Name of scientists with discipline Name villages

adopted

No. of

villages

Team 1 Dr J K Bisht

Pr. Scientist and

Head (CPD)

Dr J K Bisht (Agronomy)

Dr Pankaj Mishra (Micro-Biology)

Dr Nirmal Hedau (Vegetable

Science)

Dr K K Mishra

(Pathology)

Dr J Stanley

(Entomology)

Dr Renu Jethi

(HSc Extension)

Mr Ashish Kumar

(Nematology)

Dr Priyanak Khati

(microbiology)

Bhagartola

Papgad

Silangi

Nanigooth

Kadauri

Deengrigoonth

06

Team 2 Dr Nirmal

Chandra

Pr Scientist &

Section In charge

(SSS)

Dr B M Pandey

(Agronomy)

Dr Ramesh Pal Singh (Biochemistry)

Dr Anuradha Bhartiya (Plant

Breeding)

Dr ARNS Subanna

(Entomology)

Dr J P Aditya (Plant Breeding)

Naugaon

Latwalgaon

Raun

Daal

Doba

05

Er. Utkarsh Kumar

(Land water management

engineering)

Team 3 Dr Lakshmi Kant

Director (In-

Charge), Head

(CID)

Dr Lakshmi Kant

(Plant Breeding)

Dr Rajesh Khulbe

(Plant Breeder(

Dr Vijay Singh Meena

(Soil Science)

Dr Kushagra Joshi

(Home/FRM)

Dr Rajsekara H

(Plant Pathology)

Dr Naveen Gahtyari

(Plant breeder)

Dr Devendra Sharma

(Plant Breeder)

Pechuni

Baralgaon

Bakhli

Amsyari

Bisht Bakhali

05

Team 4 Dr D C Joshi

Scientist

Dr D C Joshi (Plant breeding)

Dr J P Aditya

(Plant Breeding)

Dr Dr G V Chaudhari

(Vegetable science)

Dr R P Yadav (Agroforstry)

Dr Manoj Parihar

(Soil Science)

Dr Jitendra Kumar

(Soil and Water Engineering)

Dr Asha Kumari

(Plant Physiology)

Tunakot

Tipola

Chaparah

Syalikhet

04

Team 5 Dr S C Panday

Pr Scientist

Dr S C Panday

(Soil Science)

Dr Sher Singh

(Agronomy)

Dr Dibakar Mahanata

(Agronomy)

Er Shyam Nath

(FMP)

Dr Hanuman Ram

(Vegetable Science)

Mr. Jeevan B

(Plant Pathology)

Naula

Balsa

Salla Rautela

Chanpla

Syahi Devi

05

List of villages adopted under MGMG by the Institute/SAU

State Name of

district

Name of block/tehsil Name of villages No. of

villages

Uttarakhand Almora Hawalbagh Naugaon,

Latwalgaon, Raun,

Daal, Doba

05

Almora Dhauladevi Bhagartola, Papgad,

Silangi, Nainigoonth,

Kadauri,

Deengrigoonth

06

Almora Hawalbagh Naula, Balsa,

Champa, Salla-

Rautela, Shyahi Devi

05

Almora Chaukhutiya Pechuni, Baralgaon,

Amsyari, Bisht

Bakhali, Bakhli

05

Almora Tarikhet Tunaot, Tipola,

Chaparh, Syalikhet

04

Details of demonstration conducted under MGMG by the Institute/SAU

S. No. Title of demonstrations No. of

demonstration

Area covered under

demonstration (ha)/

number of units, etc.)

No. of farmers

benefitted

1. Pest management of

Tuta absoluta through

Pheromone trap

26 26 polyhouses 26

2. Demonstration of Vivek

Millet thresher-cum-

perler in Daal cluster and

Tipola cluster

03 NA 75

3. Onion seedling

management

15 0.01 ha 15

4. Wheat seed production 03 60 kg/0.6 ha 03

5. Water harvesting poly-

lined tank

01 - 20

6. Demonstration of VL

Solar Drier

01 - 10

Details of Input support provided under MGMG by the Institute/SAU

S. No. Type of Input Support Provided (Seed,

planting material, technology, fertilizers, etc.)

Quantity

(Kg/No.)

Area

(ha)

No. of

farmers

benefitted

1. Vivek Millet thresher cum perler 20 units - 160

2. Water harvesting polytank 01 unit - 20

3. Improved variety of Finger millet 0.30 q 0.6 ha

40

4. Improved variety of wheat VL 953 60 kg 0.6 ha 03

5. Improved Onion variety 0.01 q 0.12 ha

06

Details of trainings conducted under MGMG by the Institute/SAU

S.

No.

Topic of training Duration of training

(No. of days)

No. of farmers

participated in training

1. Field training on control measures of

devastating pests like Tuta absoluta

01 26

2. Apne parivesh ko plastic se mukt

kaise karein (Making surroundings

plasti-free)

01 10

3. Training on potato seed production 01 20

Details of literature support provided under MGMG by the Institute/SAU

S.

No.

Title of literature

(Scientific cultivation of

broccoli/Improved varieties of

wheat, etc.)

Type of literature

(Folder/pamphlet/leaflet/package

of practice, etc.)

No. of

famers

benefitted

1 Mandua-Madira hetu Vivek millet

thresher evam perler

Leaflet 06

2 Wheat production and wheat seed

production technique

Package of practice/Leaflet 35

3 Wheat diseases management Leaflet 45

Details of linkages created under MGMG by the Institute/SAU

S. No. Name of department/

organization/agency etc.

Type of linkage/purpose of creating linkage

(for training/ for selection of villages/ for credit, etc.)

1 NABARD For financial support for marketing

2 INHERE, Masi For introduction of cultivars and technical know-how

3 Cooperative Bank and

Uttarakhand Grameen

Bank

For financial reason

4 Horticulture Department Installation of polyhouses

Details of awareness created under MGMG by the Institute/SAU

S. No. Subject matter of awareness

(Swachhata/ Crop insurance/ climate change, etc.)

No. of farmers benefitted

1 White fly in tomato and capsicum 47

2 Control measures of Tuta absoluta on tomato crop 47

3 Bio control agents 20

4 Benefits of group marketing 101

5 Different varieties of vegetable crops suitable for

protected cultivation alongwith plant protection

measures

47

6 Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan 10

7 How to defeat COVID 19 05

8 Apne parivesh ko plastic se mukt kaise karein 10

9 Swachhta in Tunakot and Tipola villages 25

10 Nursery management in Onion and Paddy 28

11 Weather advisory and swachh bharat mission in

Chaukhutiya cluster

40

Details of problem diagnosed under MGMG by the Institute/SAU

S. No. Name of village General problem Agricultural problem

1 Jageswar cluster Climate change related issues Insect pest infestation in

vegetable crops,

marketing

2 Daal cluster Wild animal menace Problem of monkey in

wheat crop and kitchen

garden

3 Salla rautela cluster Wild animal menace Drying of natural water

springs (Naulas) in May

June months.

Non-availability of quality

seeds.

4 Tipola cluster Wild animal menace Lack of quality seed

5 Chaukhutiya

cluster

Wild animal menace Lack of quality seeds and

technical know-how ,

non-availability of

specific agrochemicals

Details of any other activity organised under MGMG by the Institute/SAU

S. No. Name of activity No. of farmers

benefitted

1. FPO of farmers is being promoted for group marketing of

vegetables

101

2. Collection of plastic from adopted villages 250

Details of any Success story under MGMG by the Institute/SAU

S. No. Title of story Description

none

Note: Kindly send good quality action photographs (04) with caption in jpeg format

as well as Press Release pertaining to different activities carried out under MGMG

by the Institute/SAU scientists.

Visit of Mr Sushil Kumar, Secretary ICAR to Jageshwar MGMG Cluster

Demonstration of Vivek millet thresher-cum-perler

Demonstration of VL Solar Drier in Salla Rautela village

Single use plastic collection in villages under Swachhta Abhiyaan

Demonstration plot of VL 953 in Amsyari village

Group of scientists monitoring Paddy crop for diseases