Outreach of KVK in Ahmednagar Di

Outreach of KVK in Ahmednagar District

Inputs & Services

During the initial period, the inputs and services were provided from the concerned departments. As the response increased for inputs and services, the time involved of the concerned SMS for each farmer increased which resulted in hampering other activities of the concerned department. While considering all these

issues, it was decided that one window system should be developed to provide all these inputs and services. During the year 2006, Farmers Service Center (FSC) was established at the entrance of the KVK campus. Display board was fixed near the service center depicting all the detailed information of the inputs and services available in this center. Biopesticides, biofertilizers, foliar nutrients, botanical pesticides, various types of pheromone traps or pest management tools, plant nutrient diagnosis facilities, seeds and seedlings, chicks of improved breed of poultry, VCD and publication, processed products, spirulina etc. are exhibited in this center so that farmers can see all these inputs and services at one place and avail the information. Well trained agriculture graduate is deputed in this center to provide inputs, services as well as technical information. Village wise, block wise, district wise, input wise, month wise database of the beneficiaries is being maintained in this center. Feedback and suggestions by farmers about inputs & services is communicated to concerned SMS for necessary action. Based on the feedback and suggestion, KVK is developing technical literature, informative material as well as providing the new inputs and services. In this center, KVKs products are being sold besides some inputs which are not available in the local market. Due to this, the adoption and diffusion of technologies have been increased. Due to providing the discount on bulk purchase, groups of farmers are approaching toKVK and purchasing inputs from this center. Due to this group purchase, adoption of the technology in the groups has also increased. Annually more than 10,000 farmers are taking benefit of different inputs and services through this Farmers Service Center.

Outreach of KVK through Major Mandatory Activities

KVKs has given major focus to bridge the gap between National Agriculture Research System (NARS) and the agriculture extension systems by conducting various mandatory activities assigned by the ICAR. With the increasing these activities of the KVK, there were increasing demands for various technologies, inputs, services and concepts from the farming community. This has helped to increase the outreach of the KVK in the district. Ahmednagar is the largest district in the state and divided in North and South district. As the KVK is located in the North part of the district, farmers from the Northern parts of the district have taken more benefits of the KVK activities. During the year 2011, one additional KVK is sanctioned for this district which is working for the South Ahmednagar district since 2011.

No. of Beneficiaries and Villages covered under Major Mandated Activities of KVK

Sr. No.	Name of block	Distance from KVK	No.of villages in the block	No.of villages covered	No.of beneficiaries
1	Rahata	10	60	60	28969
2	Shrirampur	15	54	49	3412
3	Rahuri	30	96	51	17517
4	Sangamner	30	171	53	18702
5	Kopargaon	30	79	44	9856
6	Akola	65	191	41	4372
7	Parner	85	131	26	1693
	Total		=SUM(ABOVE) 782	=SUM(ABOVE) 324	=SUM(ABOVE) 84521
08	Shrigonda	125	115	23	619
09	Nagar	65	117	11	531
10	Karjat	105	118	17	498
11	Newasa	55	120	32	1598
12	Shevgaon	90	112	25	733
13	Pathardi	120	137	15	409
14	Jamkhed	110	87	25	162
			=SUM(ABOVE) 1588	=SUM(ABOVE) 472	=SUM(ABOVE) 89071

With limited staff, infrastructure and financial support from ICAR, it was difficult to increase the outreach of KVK in the district. Therefore, KVK implemented different concepts and projects with financial assistance of various organizations. Group dynamics is one of important concept initiated to involve progressive farmers, rural youth and farmwomen through which more than 150 villages were networked and brought nearly 15000 farmers, village youths and farmwomen under umbrella of KVK. Similarly use of ICT in agriculture is also one of important programme which has connected thousands of farmers to KVK directly or indirectly. Similarly due to production and supply of various important critical inputs and service, thousands of farmers are connected to KVK.
To implement these innovative concepts and programmes and also to provide different inputs and services. KVK has implemented various projects in collaboration with different financial agencies like NABARD, CAPART, DBT, NHM, NHB, ATMA etc. This has helped to increase the staff strength of KVK besides developing of different infrastructure and facilities of the KVK. Due to convergence and networking with different organizations the outreach of the KVK is increased not only in Ahmednagar district but also in other districts.

No. of Beneficiaries under Carious Activities Besides Mandated Activities of KVK

Sr. No.	Name of block	Group Dynamics	Information Technology	Inputs & Services	Projects	Community Radio	Total
1	Rahata	8109	21757	22581	5127	30000	87574
2	Shrirampur	2394	1404	8449	570	22000	34817
3	Rahuri	1034	4309	4736	3331	8000	21410
4	Sangamner	2188	8912	6463	3193	25000	45756
5	Kopargaon	1060	4583	6280	80	10000	22003
6	Akole	1082	835	683	666	-	3266
7	Parner	126	1692	131	-	-	1949
8	Shrigonda	24	77	140	-	-	241
9	Nagar	84	272	162	-	-	518
10	Karjat	72	213	343	-	-	628
11	Newasa	682	901	432	-	-	2015
12	Shevgaon	-	140	182	424	-	746
13	Pathardi	-	46	139	-	-	185
14	Jamkhed	-	390	106	-	-	496
	Total	=SUM(ABOVE) 16855	=SUM(ABOVE) 45531	=SUM(ABOVE) 50827	=SUM(ABOVE) 13391	=SUM(ABOVE) 95000	=SUM(ABOVE) 221604