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
» Ghatanji
» Ralegoan

RALEGOAN

Ralegaon is at 50 Kms north east of district place. It shared boundary with Wardha district. Ghatanji is a neighboring block. Baseline survey was conducted in six villages namely Apti, Bhamb, Pimpalkhuti, Raveri and Wathoda. Total 251 households have been selected for survey.

Social composition

 Rain fall for 2007-08 mm 1030
 Villages surveyed 6
 Total families surveyed 251
 BPL families 87
 Literacy 84% for men, 79% for women
 Average family size 5
 Sex ratio 831
 Occupation Agriculture
 Average land holding 7 Acres

Livestock:

Cows Buffalo Bullocks He- Buffalo Total large ruminants Goats/ Sheep Pigs Poultry Total Livestock
233 55 368 6 662 294 115 123 1194
• 74% families hold large animals.
• Average animal holding per family is 5.
• 31% families posses small animals
• No cross bred animals

Agriculture:
• 202 farmers (80%) have irrigation facility available with them.
• Most of them have either canal (33%) or well irrigation source (40%).
• Proportion of irrigated crops (37%) appears to be less in relation to available irrigation facilities.
• Cotton, cereals (wheat and sorghum), Soya bean and pulses are major crops in the area. Their
   respective percentages are 49, 14, 18 and 17 respectively.
• Under pulses Tur is the major crop.
• 99% of the farmers have adopted using chemical fertilizers.
• 20 farmers i.e. 8% have followed the practice of getting their soil tested.
• 240 farmers make that is 96% make use of bullock power for carrying out tillage operations and only
  4 farmers deploy tractor for ploughing their land.

Average crop yields:

Crop Irrigated acres Prod Average yield Q/A Non-irr Acres Prod Average yield Q/A Price/Q
 Cotton 68.70 523.00 7.61 29.50 137.00 4.64 2366.00
 Sorghum 4.00 31.00 7.75 4.50 26.00 5.78 -
 Soya 27.00 173.00 6.41 25.00 122.00 4.88 1864.00
 Wheat 18.50 141.00 7.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 1200.00
 Sugarcane 11.00 2900.00 263.64 - - - -
 Onion 4.20 63.00 15.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 385.00
 Tur 42.70 94.00 2.20 42.50 65.50 1.54 657.00
 Gram 7.90 17.00 2.15 3.00 4.00 1.33 1566.00

Input cost for agriculture:

Inputs Cotton Soya bean Toor Sorghum Wheat Gram Onion
 Seed (KG/A) 0.83 30.00 1.80 3.00 40.00 21.67 1.20
 Amount 1447.00 1490.00 474.00 301.00 1781.00 1303.00 215.00
 Fertilizer (KG/A) - - 0.00 - - 1.67 -
 Amount 4547.00 1330.00 250.00 850.00 1486.00 1200.00 655.00
 Medicines (Lt/A) 0.61 0.50 0.00 - - - 0.00
 Amount 2231.00 367.00 0.00 - 175.00 200.00 0.00
 Total 8225.00 3187.00 724.00 1151.00 3442.00 2703.00 870.00
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