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
» Samsherpur
» Devthan

SAMSHERPUR :
Samsherpur is about 30 kms away from Akole. Cluster office is located at Samsherpur. Baseline survey
was conducted in 7 villages of Deothan cluster namely Samsherpur, Savargaon Paat, Ghodsarwadi,
Tahakari, Keli, Sangwai and Khirvire.
Social composition Annual Income

Rain fall for 2007-08 mm	508
Villages surveyed	7
Total families surveyed	249
BPL families	151
Literacy	71% for men, 63% for women
Average family size	7
Sex ratio	875
Occupation	Agriculture
Average land holding	3 Acres

Livestock:

Cows	Buffalo	Bullocks	He- Buffalo	Total large ruminants	Goats/ Sheep	Pigs	Poultry	Total Livestock
380	101	276	5	762	278	0	16	1056

• 80% of families hold animals out of which 52% maintain only large animals and 28 % of them
maintain small animals also. Other 7 % families possess only small animals. Thus in all 35 % of the
families are holding small animals.
• Only 13% of the families do not possess animals.
• Average number of cattle holding / family is 4.

Agriculture:
• Irrigation: Major source of water for irrigation is well. However river water is also used in significant
area (23%)
• Large proportion of land in the cluster is under irrigation. 68% of the land is under irrigation and 32%
of it is rain fed.
• Major area is under Bajra cultivation (40%) and next to it in order are wheat (26%) and different
pulses (17%).
• Significant area is under vegetable cultivation too, and, tomatoes and onions are the crops grown
under this group. Totally 26% of the area is under this cultivation with tomatoes and onions in
17and 9 per cent areas respectively.
• Near about all the farmers (98%) have adopted using chemical fertilizers, and most of them (78%)
use more than 100 kgs each. Remaining of them use 50 kgs or less each.
• However only 6% 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.

Average crop yields:

Crop	Irrigated acres	Production	Yield Q/A	Non - irrigated Acres	Production	Yield Q/A	Price/Q
Wheat	192.00	1827.00	9.52	39.00	236.00	6.05	-
Sugarcane	11.00	2900.00	263.64	-	-	-	-
Tomatoes	29.80	2445.00	82.05	54.70	293.75	5.37	820.00
Onion	1.90	155.00	81.58	0.20	50.00	250.00	191.00
Bajra	209.00	894.00	4.28	151	236	1.56	-
Gram	20	109.5	5.475	-	-	-	-
Paddy	14.1	5315	376.95	9.2	6756	734.35	5235

Input cost for agriculture:

Inputs	Bajra	Tomatoes	Onion	Wheat	R. Chili Paddy Gram	Paddy	Gram
Seed (KG/A)	5.87	0.10	4.50	48.26	0.30	37.25	40.00
Amount	270.00	1343.00	2450.00	900.00	475.00	737.00	1271.00
Fertilizer (KG/A)	61.00	323.00	150.00	103.00	91.00	294.00	49.75
Amount	316.00	1246.00	1010.00	366.00	1050.00	348.00	261.00
Medicines (Lt/A)	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amount	0.00	5313.00	2000.00	456.00	1.00	494.00	390.00
Total	586.00	7902.00	5460.00	1722.00	1882.00	1579.00	1922.00