Problem Identified: (Dardekhour) Crop Production (Paddy)
Thematic Area |
Existing Practice |
Recommended Practice |
Interventions |
Seed |
China 1039 |
Jehlum |
FLDs/Demo's/ Awareness Campaigns |
Nursery Management |
Traditional/Unprotected Nurseries |
Protected Nurseries |
Demo's/ Awareness Campaigns |
Nutrient Management |
Blanket recommendations of NPK |
Soil Test based doses of NPK |
Trainings/Awareness Programmes |
Crop Geometry |
Low spacing and more no. of plants/hill |
15*15 cms 3 plants/hill |
Crop Demos/ Awareness Programmes |
Weed Management |
Unbalanced doses of weedicides, |
Recommended doses of weedicides |
Trainings/Demos |
Plant Protection |
Incidence of Insects/Pests/Diseases |
IPM/IDM |
Trainings/Awareness Programmes |
Average Yield |
40 q/ha |
60 q/ha |
Trainings/Awareness Programmes/Demos |
Crop Maize: (Dardekhour)
Thematic Area |
Existing Practice |
Recommended Practice |
Interventions |
Seed |
Local Seeds |
Local specific improved varieties |
FLDs/Awareness Programmes |
Nutrient Management |
Blanket recommendations |
Soil test based nutrient management |
Trainings/Awareness Programmes |
Crop Geometry |
Broadcasting |
Line Sowing |
Awareness Programmes/Demos |
Crop Protection |
Lack of IPM/IDM |
SKUAST-K recommended IDM/IPM |
FLDs/Trainings |
Vegetables: (Maloora)
Thematic Area |
Problem |
Nursery Raising |
Improper plant geometry and variety selection. Nursery raising under up protected conditions. |
Protected/off Season Vegetable Cultivation |
Vegetable cultivation under protected condition is not practiced. Lack of adaptation of polyhouse for cultivation of off-season vegetables |
Exotic Vegetables |
Not Cultivated |
Seed Production |
Farmers buy seeds from market. Seed cost is high and selection is done arbitrarily. |
Fruits: (Dardekhour/Maloora)
Thematic Area |
Problem |
Training/Pruning |
Poor know how about training and pruning techniques. |
Plant Propagation Techniques |
Scientific techniques of budding and grafting are not followed. |
Pollination |
Lack of knowledge about pollinizer/pollinators |
High Incidence of Insect/Pest/Disease |
Lack of knowledge. Improper IPM/IDM |
Cultivation of Fruits |
Poor orchard Management and lack of scientific cultivation practices. |
Animal Science: (Dardekhour/Maloora)
Thematic Area |
Problem |
Management of Dairy Animals |
Poor Housing and Sanitation Improper care, Management of pregnant and lactating cow. Lack of knowledge of artificial insemination. |
Feed Management |
Scarcity of green grass in winter effect as low milk production, mineral deficiency also reduce milk production. |
Sheep/Goat rearing |
Improper housing and sanitation, occurrence of bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic diseases. |
Poultry |
Low productivity, diseases, poor feed and water management. Poor brooding management. |
Others |
Animal Husbandry, Veterinary dispensary is not available |
Home Science: ((Dardekhour/Maloora)
Thematic Area |
Problem |
Nutrition |
Poor cooking practice. Lack of awareness about balanced diet. |
Women Health |
Unawareness about importance of Iron in diet especially from women's and girls. Unawareness about nutritious meals for children and adolescent girls. |
Home Scale Food Preservations |
Post harvest losses in farm produce. Preservation of vegetables through unscientific traditional practices. |