BAIF-NAIP

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

Clusters
» Indaram
» Etapalli

Operational Area

Indaram

Indaram is located in Aheri block. Aheri is 50 kms on the east of District place. On east boundary it has Chattisgarh state and on west Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh. Baseline surveys and PRAs were conducted in 10 villages of cluster namely Abanapalli, Bamhne, Cherpalli, Chichguda, Indaram, Katepalli, Modumtura, Pusukpalli and Vyakantrao petha. The villages are more like small hamlets, majority of people residing here are Gonds.

Social composition Annual Income

Rain fall for 2007-08 mm	1219
Villages surveyed	10
Total families surveyed	244
BPL families	81
Literacy	59% for men, 49% for women
Average family size	6
Sex Ratio	868
Occupation	Agriculture, minor forest produce
Average land holding	4 Acres

Livestock:

Cows	Buffalo	Bullocks	He- Buffalo	Total large ruminants	Goats/ Sheep	Pigs	Poultry	Total Livestock
401	80	546	8	1035	545	9	591	2180

• 230 families (94%) are holding large animals. As against this number of families having small animals
is 183 (75%).
• Few crossbreds (6) exist in the cluster.
• Average livestock holding in the cluster is 9.

Agriculture:
• It is observed that almost all the crops grown in the area are rain fed, and negligible 3 acre of Rice
is cultivated under irrigation. This point needs to be further studied.
• Major crops in the cluster are Jowar (34%) and Rice (52%). Other crops together are only 8 %
including Soya 7%, different pulses together about 5% and linseed 1%.
• 77% of the farmers have adopted using chemical fertilizers, and all of them use 50 KGs or less per
acre.
• Only 3 farmers i.e. 1% have followed the practice of getting their soil tested.
• None of the farmers is making use of tractor for the tillage operations. All of them are relying upon
bullock power for carrying out their traditional tillage operations.

Input cost for agriculture:

Inputs	Paddy	Soya bean	Gram	Sorghum	Mung
Seed (KG/A)	31.00	29.00	14.25	12.36	0.00
Amount	273.00	1150.00	195.00	70.00	0.00
Fertilizer (KG/A)	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Amount	450.00	450.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Medicines (Lt/A)	0.00	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.00
Amount	0.00	150.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total	723.00	1750.00	195.00	70.00	0.00

Average crop yields:

Crop	Non - Irrigated Acres	Production	Average yield Q/A
Sorghum	17.50	30.50	1.74
Paddy	85.00	479.00	5.64
Soya bean	37.50	103.00	2.75
Linseed	10.00	16.50	1.65
Gram	19.00	55.30	2.91