Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Presented by
Talluri Prasanth
B. Snigdha
T. Sukesh Gupta

Social Immersion Project

Under the guidance of

Dr. Srividya Raghavan
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Overview
Name of the NGO

Trust

Bhagavatula Charitable

(BCT), Visakhapatnam

Name of the Project

Name of the Village

Krishi Vigyana Kendra (KVK)

Maduthuru

Name of the NGO Mentor Dr. K. Sailaja, Agricultural

Scientist
Name of the Guide

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-- Dr. Srividya Raghavan

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Bhagavatula Charitable
Trust (BCT)
A non profit organization
Working towards the transformation of rural

India
Active in the villages of Visakhapatnam

District, Andhra Pradesh since 1976

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What they do
Work in the diverse areas that touch the day

to day lives of villagers

o Education
o Rehabilitation of the challenged
o Health Care
o Agriculture Research
o Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK)
o Wasted Land Management
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KVK

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KVK

(contd)

Is a front-line agricultural extension center

financed by theIndian Council for

Agricultural Research(ICAR)
Education of farmers
Fills the extension gap

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KVK

(contd)

At present,

o Total KVKs = 642

o Under SAU & CAU = 435
o Under ICAR institutes = 55
o Under NGOs = 100
o Under State Govt. = 35
o Other Educational institutes = 17

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About our project

We are nine students doing project on KVK
We were given three villages
We have to do a survey regarding farming

practices, its inputs and its allied activities

in villages
Jaggannapeta
Marrepalem

Maduthuru
Our sample size per village is 20 individual

farmers
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Survey Highlights

Farmer families Classification

100; 10%
200; 20%

700; 70%

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Women headed
farm families
SC/ST farm
families
Remaining
Families

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Farmer categories
Farmer Category
Small
(0 - 2.5
acres)
Medium (2.5 - 5
acres)
Large
( >5
acres )
Landless
Total

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Number of farming
families
450 families
25 families
25 families
500 families
1000 families

Percenta
ge
45%
2.50%
2.50%
50%
100%

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Cultivable Land (in acres)

Remaining land (in
acres)
Cultivable land
(in acres)

500; 33%

1000; 67%

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Bore Vs Rainfall
Irrigation
Based on Bore
water
Based on Rainfall
50%; 50%

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50%; 50%

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Topography
Plain
-- 70%
Hilly
-- 20%
Coastal
-- 10%

Major Crops
Sugarcane
Vegetables
Papaya

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Problems faced by farmers

No proper water facilities

Shortage of labour to work in fields
Heavily based on bore for irrigation

Increasing cost of pesticides and quality of

seeds available in the market.
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Know Your Problem (KYP)

Success of agriculture depends on
Climatic conditions
Labour cost and availability
Cost of pesticides
Selling price of crop

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Objective

Reducing the expenses of agriculture by

implementing Society based farming

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Our motivation

History of Amul

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Our motivation

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Solution
Stage-1

Financial Planning
Advantages of working in teams

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Stage2

Society

1. Farmers (including
landless)
2. Labour
1. Provides labour to work
in fields
2. Provides pesticides and
fertilizers
3. Provides machinery on
rent
4. Soil Testing
5. Crop Insurance

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Buys crop from

farmers
Paddy
Vegetabl
es
Fruits
Milk

Profit is spent for welfare activitie

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Thank You
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