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AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION
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INTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMME
[Annual Administration Report, Department of Agriculture, 1964-65, pp. 44-45.]
The main object of package programme is to increase the agricultural production by use of improved practices in areas with high production potential. Bhandara district was selected for implementation of the package programme in the year 1962-63. The main features of this programme are to arrange adequate and timely supply of production requisites, technical advice and credit to the farmers.
The programme of collection and analysis of soil samples had made a very rapid progress. More than 8,189 soil samples were collected and 4,057 soil samples were analysed in 1964-65.
The work done under distribution of improved seeds and fertilizers is indicated below: —
| Tonnes | (1) Paddy | 19.00 | (2) Wheat | 6.45 | (3) Jowar | 0.04 | (4) Pulses | 0.01 | (5) Ammonium sulphate | 29.15 | (6) Superphosphate | 94.49 | (7) Other fertilizers | 94.49 |
The area actually covered as per package of practices under different crops was as under: —
Serial No. |
Crop |
Area covered |
Target (lakh hectares) |
Achievement (lakh hectares) |
1 |
Paddy |
0.5180 |
0.2428 |
2 |
Wheat |
0.0777 |
0.1574 |
3 |
Rabi Jowar |
0.1574 |
0.0343 |
4 |
Pulses |
0.0485 |
0.0526 | |
Total |
0.8016 |
0.4871 |
The crop finance provided to the cultivators through cooperatives as well as through Taccavi was to the tune of Rs. 41-75 lakhs.
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