Consortium Partners:  Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola    Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri   Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur    Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune    Dr. Hedgewar Seva Samiti, Nandurbar

Operational Area

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Devthan

DEVTHAN

Deothan is located around 15 kms from Akola block headquarter. Cluster office is located at Deothan. Baseline survey was conducted in 9 villages of Deothan cluster namely Deothan, Takali, Surgaon (kh), Pimpalgaon – Nipani, Gardani, Tambhol, and Hivargaon - Ambre and Dongargaon.

Social composition

 Rain fall for 2007-08 mm 508
 Villages surveyed 9
 Total families surveyed 253
 BPL families 121
 Literacy 72% for men, 62% for women
 Average family size 6
 Sex ratio 895
 Occupation Agriculture
 Average land holding 3 Acres

Livestock:

Cows Buffalo Bullocks He- Buffalo Total large ruminants Goats/ Sheep Pigs Poultry Total Livestock
236 17 150 2 405 276 0 30 711
• 56% families hold large animals
• 12% hold only small animals
• 32% families do not keep animals
• Average livestock holding per family is 3.
• Substantial number of cross bred cows exists.

Agriculture:

• Irrigation: 68% of the total land in this cluster is under irrigation and remaining 32% of it is rain fed. • All the farmers have adopted using chemical fertilizers and make use of minimum 50 KGs of fertilizers
   per acre. Two of them use more than 100 KGs per acre. People use only urea.
• However only 4% of the farmers have followed the practice of getting their soil tested. May be,
   lack of awareness of its need or difficulties in accessing the facility.
• Though other trends prevailing in the area indicate about higher level of innovativeness, majority of
   the farmers are still carrying on their tillage operations with the use of bullock power and use of
   tractor for this purpose is nearly non-existent. This point may be further studied.

Average crop yields:
Crop Irrigated acres Production Yield Q/A Non - irrigated Acres Production Yield Q/A Price/Q
 Bajra 540.00 4163.00 7.71 205.00 706.00 3.44 1002.00
 Tomatoes 4.00 182.00 45.50 - - - 1700.00
 Onion 165.00 9307.00 56.41 8.00 150.00 18.75 -
 Wheat 300.00 3588.00 11.96 58.00 303.00 5.22 1141.00
 Maize 13.40 206.00 15.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 880.00
 Gram 15.10 69.00 4.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 1812.00

Input cost for agriculture:

Inputs Bajra Tomatoes Maize Wheat Gram
 Seed (KG/A) 1.80 0.20 25.60 31.00 20.00
 Amount 755.00 1366.00 789.00 1100.00 1150.00
 Fertilizer (KG/A) 97.00 100.00 92.00 163.00 75.00
 Amount 426.00 300.00 681.00 1148.00 2250.00
 Medicines (Lt/A) 0.00 0.50 0.00 - -
 Amount 0.00 500.00 0.00 926.00 696.00
 Total 1181.00 2166.00 1470.00 3174.00 4096.000
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