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
» Mandane
» Khandbara

MANDANE

Mandane is at the distance of around 60 kms from district place. Total 16 villages will be benefited from the programme. Core villages are 7 namely; Bulane, Chandshaili, Mandane, Manmodaya, Navanagar, Titari and Valgaon.

Social composition Annual Income

Rain fall for 2007-08 mm	523
Villages surveyed	7
Total families surveyed	250
BPL families	196
Literacy	46% for men, 31% for women
Average family size	7
Sex Ratio	892
Occupation	Agriculture
Average land holding	4 Acres

Migration: It is a crucial issue as 65% people reported seasonal migration.

Livestock:

Cows	Buffalo	Bullocks	He- Buffalo	Total large ruminants	Goats/ Sheep	Pigs	Poultry	Total Livestock
227	53	294	3	577	203	0	387	1167

• Large number of families; 74% do not have animals out of which 34% holds only large animals and
40% holds small animals.
• Average number of cattle holding per family is 5.

Agriculture:
• 45% of the farmers have irrigation facilities and its source is mainly well irrigation (35%).
• 41% of the farmers have access to well irrigation source and another 5% have access for river and
other sources.
• Only about 16% of the crops are grown under irrigation and remaining 84% are rain fed.
• Major area is under cotton cultivation (52%) and next to it in order are pulses (24%), Jowar 14%
and wheat 13%. Moong is the major crop under pulses comprising more than 80% of the area under
different pulses.
• All the farmers have adopted using chemical fertilizers, and most of them (65%) use 50 kgs per
acre. (Data needs to be reexamined)
• 10% of the farmers have followed the practice of getting their soil tested.
• 100% of the farmers have continued with traditional tillage practices with the use of bullock power.
• Absence of Green manuring, Kitchen gardens
• No awareness regarding value addition for agricultural produce

Average crop yields:

Crop	Irrigated acres	Production	Yield Q/A	Non - Irrigated Acres	Production	Yield Q/A	Price/Q
Cotton	12.00	67.00	5.58	24.70	100.00	4.05	2100.00
Sorghum	-	-	-	13.00	67.00	5.15	600.00
Soya	-	-	-	1.50	4.00	2.67	1700.00
Wheat	11.00	55.00	5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1100.00
Paddy	-	-	-	13.00	36.21	2.79	-
Rabbi Sorghum	-	-	-	17.00	46.80	2.75	-
Mung	-	-	-	244.00	862.74	3.54	600.00

Input cost for agriculture:

Inputs	Cotton	Sorghum	Soya bean	Tur	Mung	Wheat	Maize
Seed (KG/A)	0.47	2.90	37.00	2.50	6.60	47.50	5.46
Amount	1220.00	228.00	825.00	275.00	472.00	1162.50	348.00
Fertilizer (KG/A)	154.00	64.00	100.00	0.00	47.00	156.00	73.00
Amount	1023.00	350.00	300.00	0.00	252.00	962.00	380.00
Medicines (Lt/A)	1.30	0.00	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.00
Amount	881.00	0.00	500.00	0.00	0.00	600.00	0.00
Total	3124.00	578.00	1625.00	275.00	724.00	2724.50	728.00