1. GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT
IMPLEMENTATION OF HORTICULTURE COMPONENT UNDER SUJALA-III
Project Monitoring Cell
Directorate of Horticulture
LALBAGH, BANGALORE

2. Background: Objectives:
Horticulture crops provide excellent opportunities in improving the income of farmers even in dry tracks. The successful experience of Sujala – I has led to inclusion of horticulture component in Sujala-III.
Objectives:
Extension and demonstrations to Farmers groups on annual and perennial horticulture crops, nutritional gardens and crop water management
Establishment of soil, water and leaf tissue analysis facilities and monitoring the nutritional status through training and capacity building programme
Strengthening post harvest management, marketing and value addition through technical support by instituting the studies for generating scientific know-how
Strengthening horticulture sector through service support for meeting the above requirements

3. Components under Horticulture:
Approach:
Farmers in micro watershed areas will be mobilized to adopt collective approach for harnessing the benefits of scale up production with better post harvest and value addition practices in arid horticulture crops .
The project provides the incremental management support and training by complementing the current interventions to improve productivity of existing perennial and annual horticulture crops and provide diversification through capacity building of farmers”
Components under Horticulture:
Extension and Demonstration for Productivity improvement .
Farmer Horticulture Soil and Crop Monitoring.
Model Nurseries.
Post Harvest Management of Horticulture Produce.
Strengthening of Market Linkages in rural areas.
Horticulture Service Support.

4. Implementation strategies: ( Participatory mode and process oriented)
Base line survey of the Micro watershed Areas
Net Planning
Formation of farmers Interest Groups (FIGs)
Beneficiary Identification
Demonstration (Annuals, Perennials, Nutrition gardens through local innovative technologies)
Convergence Plan through integration of Programmes
Hands on training to the farmers, facilitator, stakeholders and aggregators on dry land horticulture technology, sample analysis and post harvest activities
Establishment of horticulture infrastructures for demonstrations
Soil, Water and Leaf analysis in MWS and issue of health cards
Conversion of Departmental Horticulture farms to model MWS demonstration blocks.
Exposure visits and field days for better dissemination of technology
Formation of Farmers Producers Organization (FPOs)
Scientific post harvest practices and market linkages through FPO’s and other organisation
Horticulture Service Support

5. Project Components and Cost
Base cost for the year (INR Lakhs)
Total
(INR Lakhs)
 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
A. Extension and Demos for Productivity Improvement
0.25
120.25
B. Farmer Horticulture Soil and Crop Monitoring
409.02
501.55
101.55
C. Strengthening Model Nurseries
60.00
80.00
140.00
D. Post Harvest Management
5.00
192.30
395.85
373.35
187.35
0.15
E. Strengthening Market Linkages for Horticultural farmers
10.00
20.00
50.00
F. Horticulture Services Support
446.43
744.00
714.00
672.00
614.00
586.00
451.68
921.60
586.15

6. Area covered in 2013-14 District No of MWS identified
Area for treatment (Ha)
Area under Horticulture
(Ha)
Area covered for through demonstration and other service support programmes (Ha)
Convergence through other Dept. programmesand NREGS
Bidar 34
334 20 50
Chamarajnagar
3140
160
275
Davangere 54
2800
150
100
Gadag 28
600 70
Gulbarga 59
Koppal 38
1122 85
Yadgiri
183 60 30
Total
291
8894
615
625

7. Project Infrastructures
Soil, water and leaf analysis laboratory
Model Nurseries
Pack houses
Low cost storage / preservation units
Pre cooling units
Ripening units
Primary minimal processing units
Establishment of rural/direct marketing through FPO’s and other organizations
Establishment of Scientific /aggregation centers

8. Project Output Horticulture crops area development (5065ha)
Establishment of 6 well equipped soil, water and leaf analysis labs
Analysis of 1800 samples from farmers field
Establishment of 7 Model Nurseries
2250 capacity building trainings benefitting 1.00 lakhs farmers
Creation of 165 post harvest infrastructures
Formation of 524 FIG’s
Organisation of 524 field days
Formation of 10 Horticulture Farmers Producers Companies (FPCs)
Exposure visits up to 300
Preparation of Literatures (3500 sets)
Creation of 65 new posts of different cadres

9. Project Outcomes:
Increase in Horticulture area (7%), production and productivity by 20%.
Direct benefit to dry land farmers in terms of Crop Husbandry, Soil and Water conservation and cluster approach
Formation of Horticulture Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs)
Strengthening of rural and direct market linkages
Reduction in Post harvest losses
Increase in farmers income
Improvement in livelihood of farmers
Increase in vegetation cover in dry lands
Increase in production of quality planting propagation materials
Encouragement of rural youths and local expertise

10. Gramasabha organised by Department & MYRADA NGO at Kannur MWS
Sujala – III activities - Chamarajanagar
Gramasabha organised by Department & MYRADA NGO at Kannur MWS

11. Field visit at Managalli MWS FIG formation at Yaraganahalli MWS

12. Training to FIG - Managalli MWS Technical Trg to FIG – Bachalli MWS

13. Feild delination for crop demo - Managalli MWS
Soil Sample collection Trg -Managalli MWS

14. Field Preparations under progress for Demonstrations
Pitting Method – Kongarahalli MWS
Trenching Work in Demo Plot at Shivapura MWS

15. High density Guava Demo – Bandalli MWS Mango Demo – Bandalli MWS
Perennial Crop Demonstrations: Chamarajanagar
High density Guava Demo – Bandalli MWS
Mango Demo – Bandalli MWS

16. Tomato Demo – Singanallur MWS Vegetable Demo – Kongarahalli MWS
Annual Crop Demonstrations:Chamrajanagar
Tomato Demo – Singanallur MWS
Vegetable Demo – Kongarahalli MWS

17. FIG Training/ Awareness Programme: Davanagere
Village : Vitlapura
Village : Vantihala

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