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This document contain sincere work done by Mr.Suresh Sopanrao Saste in agriculture field .His 15 year hard work not only develop his own farm but also his fellow farmers and their agricultural business. He has done great job in technology transfer among farmers& united them for their economical,social development.

Farmer –Suresh Sopanrao Saste

A/P Sakurde. Tal. Purander Dist. Pune

State Maharashtra India Pin-412303

Mobile:9881413089

REPORT FOR

SHIVMALHAR FARMERS CLUB, SAKURDE

BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD

(YEAR-2010-2011)

TO

NABARD

REPORT SUB. BY

FARMER

SURESH SOPANRAO SASTE

Chief volunteer

SAKURDE TAL- PURANDHAR, DIST. PUNE ,STATE- MAHARASHTRA

INDIA

Shivmalhar Farmers club, Sakurde ( Story)

1. Name of award : Jagjivan Ram Abhinav Kisan Puruskar ( )

2. Specify whether for National or zonal :

3.Year : 2010-2011

4.Name of farmer : Suresh Sopanrao Saste

5.Marital status : Married

6. Date & place of birth : 20-06 -1963 & Sakurde,Purandhar ( Maharashtra)

7.Postal address : Sakurde Tal . Purandhar Dist. Pune

State Maharashtra India

8.Formal /informal education : B.Com

9.Resources owned by farmer :

a.Land : 14 ha.

b.Water bodies with irrigation capcity :

2 no.wells with( 5 hp ,5hp) electric pumps, pipeline- 3000 ft. long with size

3 inch dia. With inter linking valves connection ,

3 hector drip irrigation &

0.40 ha.sprinkler system

Water storage tank 1.25 crore liter capacity

Rain water harvesting structure

c. Animal resources: 4 HF cows

d. Farm machinery: Tractor, Plough, Harrow, HTP spray pump with Honda

Engine.

10. Area under

Sr

no

Crops grown Area acres

Field crops

1 Wheat 2

2 Bajara 1

3 Chickpea 1

4 Jowar rabi 1

5 Maize baby corn 1

6 Fodder jowar 1

7 Red gram 0.5

8 Ground nut 0.5

Vegetables

9 Onion 1

10 Pea 1

11 French bean 0.5

12 Coriander 0.5

Fruit crops

13 Custard apple 8

14 Fig 1.25

15 Pomegranate 1.5

16 Anola 0.5

17 Mango 0.5

Flower crops

18 Marigold 1

19 Tuberose 0.5

Other enterprise

20 Vermi compost unit 0.10

21 Dairy shade 0.08

22 Poultry shade 0.05

11 .New Technologies developed in village .

1.Rain water harvesting- Collect the rain water from 50 ha area through

contour bunding in 1.25 lits capacity water storage tank also done the work of

CCT so that avoid the erosion of soil of farmers of the surrounding of my farm.

12. New Technologies adopted in Farming:

1 inter cropping Green gram,red gram in custard apple

2-Use of drip errigation system.&sprinkler system

3 Use of bio fertilizers

4Use IPM (Neem ark ,Dhashaparni ark)and avoid chemical pesticides

5-Use of chemical fertilizer by soil testing method

6 cultivate green manure crops and use it for mulching in fruit crops

7 Irrigate the field with siphon system without electricity

8fertigation of water soluble fertilizers

9 use organic slurry

10- Mechanization in wheat

11-Integrated farming

12 integrated nutrient management and fertilizers application as per soil

test report

13 recharging of well and recycling of irrigation water

14 contour bunding,CCT

15 Fruit processing community Custard apple pulp preparation

13. Technologies modified if any –

Irrigate the field with siphon system without electricity

14.Activity wise income, cost- benefit ratio, grass and net income year- wise for

previous five year:

Sr no

Crops grown Area acres

Cost RS/acre

Gross Income RS/acre

Net Income RS/acre

Cost-benefit ratio

Field crops

1 Wheat 2 10200 36200 26000 1:3.54

2 Bajara 1 7500 14400 9600 1:1.93

3 Chickpea 1 8400 24990 16590 1:2.97

4 Jowar rabi 1 9600 25800 16200 1:2.68

5 Maize baby corn

1 10750 35400 24650 1:3.2

6 Fodder jowar 1 6540 18000 11460 1.2.75

7 Red gram 0.5 6800 24500 17700 1:3.6

8 Ground nut 0.5 12400 25630 13230 1:2.06

Vegetables

9 Onion 1 13550 50000 36450 1.3.69

10 Pea 1 12560 44420 31860 1:3.53

11 French bean 0.5 13200 50630 37430 1:3.83

12 Coriander 0.5 6800 35400 28600 1:5.2

Fruit crops

13 Custard apple

8 74000 140000 66000 1:1.89

14 Fig 1.25 125000 420000 295000 1:3.36

15 Pomegranate 1.5 New plantation

Harvesting should be after one year

- -

16 Anola 0.5 New plantation

Harvesting should be after five years

- -

17 Mango 0.5 New plantation

Harvesting should be after three years

- -

Flower crops

18 Marigold 1 25500 56000 30500 1:2.19

19 Tuberose 0.5 42000 97600 55600 1:2.32

Other enterprise

20 Vermi compost unit

0.10 20700 48000 27300 1:2.31

21 Dairy shade 0.08 85600 157750 72150 1:1.84

22 Poultry shade

0.05 10460 25980 15520 1:2.48

15Productivity levels achieved in major income generating

activity during the last five years:

Sr no. Crops Previous productivity Per hector qt.

Productivity achieved Per hector qt.

Field crops

1 Wheat 12 20 2 Bajara 8 15

3 Chickpea 4-5 10 4 Jowar rabi 3-4 10

5 Maize baby corn First time 25 6 Fodder jowar 6.5 ton 12 tons

7 Red gram 4 10

8 Ground nut 6-7 12-14 Vegetables

9 Onion kharif 4-5 tons 10 tons 10 Pea 15 20

11 French bean 12 25

12 Coriander Fruit crops

13 Custard apple 2.5tons 4.0tons 14 Fig 5.0tons 10.00tons

15 Pomegranate Harvesting awaited 16 Anola Harvesting awaited

17 Mango Harvesting awaited

Flower crops 18 Marigold

19 Tuberose Other enterprise

20 Vermi compost unit

4.-5 tons 12 tons

21 Dairy shade 12 lits 25 lits

22 Poultry shade 100 birds 300 birds

16.What improvement have been effected for productivity,

profitability , sustainability- enhancement.

I have established Jay malhar farmers club with the help of KVK Baramati and

NABARD ,also I am a president of farmers scientist meet for Pune District Which is

started by MPKV Rahuri under the guidance of Ex Director of Extension

Dr.K.D.Kokate.I have adopt improve productivity in my crops ,I have adopted

integrated practices (chemical +biological+organic) & new proved technologies in

my farm. Replacement of traditional seed into certified seed & new variety

improved my traditional crops yield . To improve more profitability I have

adopted high tech Custard apple plantation with drip irrigation,fertigation system

For sustainability I use multiple crop pattern .

Previous I have only rain fed crops Jowar , wheat & bajara. My crop productivity

was low due to old seed, used more flow water& unscientific use of chemical

fertilizer .Now I am growing variety of crops so that my income is increased day by

day I have year round production so that my income and expenditure flow is well

balanced due to integrated farming my profit is increased

I have done the work of water conservation ,Contour bunding ,recharging of well

and CCT with the help of Department of Agriculture and forest Dept. in my village

sothat water level is increased up to 20-50 feets and water is now available upto

month of March –April ,Before that water is available up to January month so that

farmers in the village cultivate only cereals and pulse now they we are diverted to

fruit crops and vegetables

17. Any spread effect on fellow farmers( give brief account in

one page )

1. Arrange exposure visits of farmers

2. Organise farmers scientist meet monthly and I am the president of that

activity for Pune District which is jointly organized by Farmers and MPKV

Rahuri

3. Do contract farming for Chilli,Brinjal,Mango,C.Apple,Fig with KB Export

company

4. Establish Shivmalhar Cooperative fruit and vegetable processing center.

5. Establish late Haribhau Saste smruti Development Trust and with help of

this organize farmers seminars,Also give award to farmers for their

excellent work.

6. Give TV talk on Doordarshan on Dryland farming and Farm pond for dryland

farming

7. Selected as a master farmer and gives training to the farmers

8. Attend training program on water management ,Mechanical farming

,organic farming at MPKV RAHURI and Fruit and vegetable processing at Y S

Parmar Agriculture university ,Nauni .H.P.

9. Work for Sakurde forest management committee and also I am President of

that committee

10. Awarded first prize “sant Tukaram Vangram Puraskar”by Govt. Maharashtra

for doing work in soil and water conservation during 2009-10

11. Organize krishi saptah and FFS on fig and custard apple cultivation

12. Estabish farmers club and do group activity of input purchase and

marketing

13. Establish custom hiring center for implements

Visit of University scientist to Fig orchard & water harvesting structure

18. Innovative intervention inducted in system of production

and management and effects :

Started use of new variety of seeds – New variety seed

Sr no crop variety Source 1 Bengal gram Digvijay MPKV Rahuri

2 Wheat Tapovan NIAW-917

MPKV Rahuri

3 Jowar Phule vasudha

MPKV Rahuri

4 Red garm Vipula MPKV Rahuri 5 French bean Phule

Suyash MPKV Rahuri

6 Pomegarnate Bhagava MPKV Rahuri

7 Fig Poona fig

8 Custard apple Balanagar

Started use of biotechnology - We regularly use biological micro organism like

psb., azotobactor, asotobactor , potash mobilizing bactaria, tricoderma,

composting bacteria etc. for seed treatment and soil application That increased

20% of production .

Started use of drip irrigation & sprinkler system – I have made major change in

water management . This reduce wastage of water It also helped me to use water

soluble fertilizer for crop,due to gravity the total water is applied to the field by

siphon method so that 80 % electricity is saved .

Water harvesting and water storage tank-I have 1.25 crore lits capacity water

storage tank and total water is collected by drainage system in the tank.

Started use of mechanization – I have started use of Tractor , Wheat harvester,

Honda engine movable spray pumpthese save my man power, time ,money..

Felicitation by Hon Agriculture minister of Maharashtra Mr.Balasaheb Thorat.

19. The contribution of the farmers in terms of:

Contract farming : Linked farmers and KB Export company for selling chilli

,fig,custard apple

Establishment of cooperative fruit and vegetable processing center.

Farmers club

Activity of water conservation and soil conservation

Monthly farmers scientist meet

Farmers field school

Study trips of farmers

Guidance to farmers for Fig cultivation practices