TECHNOLOGY MISSION ON CITRUS FOR VIDARBHA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, GOVT. OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION (ANNUAL PLAN : ) Presented By A.K. SRIVASTAVA Principal Scientist (Soil Science) NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR CITRUS NAGPUR (M.S.)

BACKGROUND 1.Announcement : 1 st July, Objectives : * Production of nucleus planting material of Citrus * Training of Officers of Department of Agriculture, KVK and Zilla Parishad * Training of citrus growers * Demostrations on citrus growers field 3.Sanction : 30 th October, 2006 Director, N.R.C. for Citrus, Nagpur as the Mission Leader 4.Inauguration : 4 th January, 2007 Brain storming session held with 207 participants (State Agri. / Hort. Officers and citrus growers) Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha (Under Prime Minister’s Package for Vidarbha)

Facilities Created Publications : Number of publications during : Nil Technology Calendars : 21 published (Marathi Language) ( ) Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha

Publications 17 Extension folders and bulletins in Marathi language published by NRCC ( ) First issue of TMC Newsletter (January – June, 2007) – Marathi Language Second issue of TMC Newsletter (July –December, 2007) – Marathi Language Helpline of NRCC Scientists and TMC SMS ( ) (These materials are based on NRCC developed technologies and being distributed free of cost to the trainees) Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha

Facilities Created as per the approval Structures

Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha Recruitment of Staff on Contractual Basis Subject Matter Specialist (SMS) ( ) : * Horticulture * Soil Science * Entomology * Plant Pathology * Agriculture Engineering * Agriculture Extension Technical Assistants : 6 ( )

Works Undertaken ( & ) Objective No. 1 : Production of Nucleus Planting Material of Citrus Target Production of Nucleus planting material : 3,00,000 Work started from * Primary nursery : seed sown (Nagpur mandarin Sweet orange Acid lime) * Secondary nursery : containerized The plants will be ready for distribution in June-July, 2008 Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha

HRD / Training Programmes ( ) Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha For Citrus Growers : Training Village : Mandwa, District : Wardha on 26 th March, 2007 Trainees : % response

HRD / Training Programmes ( ) Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha For officers (Agri. / Horti. / KVKs and NGOs) from Vidarbha, Govt. of Maharashtra 33 % response

HRD / Training Programmes ( ) Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha Citrus Growers Trainings Total Trainings - 24 Total Trainees – % response

HRD / Training Programmes ( ) Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha Total Officers trained = 526 Total growers trained = 4234 Total nurserymen trained = 195

HRD / Training Programmes ( ) Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha

Impact of Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha Around 6000 citrus growers converged at N.R.C. For Citrus, Nagpur for procuring disease free planting material on June 21, The programme on production of disease free planting material and other activities of N.R.C. For Citrus, Nagpur were lauded in Parliament on March 18, 2008 by Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shri Kantilal Bhuria.

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Annual Action Plan ( ) Facilities to be created A. Works i) Screen houses and shed net- 6 ii) Solarization platforms- 4 iii) Sprayers for tractor mounting- 4 iv) Power tiller with trolly- 2 v) Water tanker- 4 vi) Grass cutter- 2 vii) Prunners- 6 viii) Polythene bags & sheets – as per need ix) Plastic trays – as per need x) Drip system in mother blocks; Irrigation system in shed nets / screen house Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha

Facilities to be created (contd…) B. HRD / Training to Extension Agencies LCD projectors with Laptop- 2 Computers with printers- 2 Digital cameras- 2 C. Office Furnitures and Contingency – As per need Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha

Jobs to be Taken ( ) Objective No. 1 : Production of Nucleus Planting Material Targets Production of Nucleus Planting material : 5,00,000 (Nagpur mandarin, Sweet orange and Acid lime) Seed sowing will be taken in Oct.– Nov., 2008 Plants will be ready for distribution in June-July, 2009 Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha

Objective No. 2 : Human Resource Development in Citrus Training to Extension Agencies * State Agri. / Hort. Officers, Zilla Parishad and KVK’s of Vidarbha) Training Programmes * 24 for officers : Targeting 1200 officers (per traning 50) * 24 for citrus growers : Targeting 6000 farmers (per training 250) * Technology demonstration * Kisan Mela * Rashtriya Kisan Mela Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha Jobs to be Taken ( )

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Expenditure Details of Training (Officers / Farmers) Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha

Expenditure Details of Training Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha

Demonstrations (At citrus growers orchards) Technologies – to be demonstrated 1. Package of practices viz., weed control, fruit drop control,fertilizer application, pest and disease management, etc. 2. Rejuvenation of declining citrus orchards Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidarbha