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

Operational Area

Clusters
» Jivati
» Pombhurna

JIVATI

Jivati is at the distance of 125 kms from Chandrapur towards south. It is a block place. It shares boundary with Andhra Pradesh. Baseline survey has been undertaken in six villages namely Chikhali, Devalguda, Loldoh, Pataguda, Pataguda (Banjara) and Pudiyal Mohada. Total 272 household were surveyed.

Social composition Annual Income

Rain fall for 2007-08 mm	1317
Villages surveyed	6
Total families surveyed	272
BPL families	239
Literacy	92% for men, 79% for women
Average family size	7
Sex ratio	941
Occupation	Agriculture
Average land holding	4.5 Acres

Migration: It is a crucial issue as 68% people reported seasonal migration

Livestock:

Cows	Buffalo	Bullocks	He- Buffalo	Total large ruminants	Goats/ Sheep	Pigs	Poultry	Total Livestock
199	94	286	3	582	139	0	186	907

• Large number of families; 69% do not have animals
• Average number of cattle holding is 1.

Agriculture:
• Out of 127 acres of total cultivable land 43 acres that is 4% is under irrigation and rest of 96% is
rain fed.
• Irrigation: 36% of the farmers have irrigation source available with them.
• Near about all the farmers (268 out f 270), have adopted using chemical fertilizers, and most of
them (85%) use 50 KGs per acre and another 10 % of them use 100 KGs per ace
• 14% of the farmers have followed the practice of getting their soil tested.
• Almost all the farmers are carrying on their routine tillage operations including ploughing with the
use of bullock power. None of them make use of tractor for ploughing their lands.

Average crop yields:

Crop	Irrigated acres	Production	Yield Q/A	Non - irrigated Acres	Production	Yield Q/A
Cotton	0.00	0.00	0.00	80.00	298.00	3.73
Sorghum	0.00	0.00	0.00	27.00	174.00	6.44
Soya bean	0.00	0.00	0.00	40.00	217.00	5.43
Wheat	6.00	48.00	8.00	2.00	12.00	6.00
Mung	-	-	-	122.00	394.92	3.24

Input cost for agriculture:

Inputs	Cotton	Sorghum	Soya bean	Toor	Wheat	Gram	Mung
Seed (KG/A)	0.45	2.90	30.00	5.00	30.00	30.00	5.00
Amount	754.00	228.00	688.00	242.00	754.00	886.00	190.00
Fertilizer (KG/A)	98.00	3.00	69.40	46.82	100.00	50.00	50.00
Amount	758.00	225.00	497.00	343.00	690.00	427.00	350.00
Medicines (Lt/A)	1.45	78.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	600.00	0.00
Amount	764.00	550.00	494.00	300.00	0.00	344.00	0.00
Total	2276.00	1003.00	1679.00	885.00	1444.00	1657.00	540.00