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On-farm Water Management |
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A major project aim is to not only
increase tank water storage capacity
but also to improve the efficiency
of water use for irrigation and
other possible uses. The activities
concerned with improving on-farm
water management in the command area
of tanks would be concerned with
pre-training to introduce improved
on-farm water management techniques,
and crop demonstrations
highlighting, wherever appropriate,
land formation and levelling, and
improved water scheduling (both
timing and quantity) and water use
efficiency of different crops. The
demonstration is proposed to be
carried out only in command area of
the selected tank where water
availability is sufficient. |
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Crop Improvement |
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The activities concerned with
improving the production of field
and horticultural crops in the
command area of tanks would be aimed
at improving water use efficiency,
adjusting cropping patterns to
maximise efficiency of water use and
farm income, using better adapted
and more productive crop varieties,
fertility-building concepts and
adopting improved crop cultural
practices (planting arrangement and
timing, balanced use of fertilisers,
weed control and IPM, pre- and
post-harvest management, etc). |
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Fodder Development |
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: The objective of fodder development
programme would be to build
awareness on improved/hybrid
varieties of fodder at community
level; meet the actual requirement
of green fodder with improved
production practices; production of
organic fodder with efficient use of
water to improve milk yield and
animal health; reclamation of
water-logged soils; promote
livestock development in the project
area. |
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Soil Testing Services |
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The objective of the soil testing
would be to build awareness on soil
fertility status and major and micro
nutrient availability in soils, soil
sample collection methods, technical
recommendations for overcoming of
nutrient deficiencies and educating
farming community on importance of
soil health. The results of the soil
analysis would be made available to
farmers before taking up agriculture
interventions in selected tanks and
to ensure the adoption of
recommendations by the implementing
agency. Soil fertility map developed
based on soil analysis would be
explained to the respective
beneficiaries and displayed at all
offices of the TUGs as reference
education material. |
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