The present study entitled “Farmers’ Knowledge and Practices about Agrochemical Use on Selected Crops in Jammu & Kashmir state” was undertaken to analyse the agrochemical us and plant protection measures adopted by the rice-wheat and vegetable cultivating farmers in sub-tropics of Jammu region. The study was conducted by employing non-experimental descriptive resea...

There has been a substantial increase in the use of pesticides in terms of both volume and value in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) during the past two decades. The total use of pesticide in J& K is to the tune of 1711 tonnes (DPPQS, 2013) with an average of 2.410 kg per hectare (ha) (Peshin et.al. 2014). Pesticides consumption causes a serious environmental and public hea...

Contract farming is one among several possible interfaces between crop cultivation and its processing and consumption. It is a powerful means of introduction of new crops or farm technologies, especially when both marketing and production uncertainties predominate. To find out the impact on farmers there is a need to assess the factors which influence contract farm...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched a scheme Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) for promotion of farm mechanization during the year 2014- 15. Keeping in view the functioning of SMAM scheme, a study entitled “Impact Assessment of Farm Machinery Bank (FMB) under Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) in Jammu Division.” w...

KVK (Krishi Vigyan Kendra) is a unique extension system to provide solutions to farmers and operate under the control of state agricultural universities or central institutes situated in a particular area. There are about 17 KVKs established in Jammu and Kashmir, out of which seven KVKs are under the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology...

Joint Forest Management Programme (JFM) has been a major thrust area of forest management over the last two decades. The programme is operating with main objective of forest management and empowerment of local livelihoods through sustainable resource utilization and income generation opportunities. Total recorded forest area of Jammu and Kashmir is 20, 23,000 ha. O...

The National Development Council in its 53rd meeting held on 23rd May, 2007 adopted a resolution to launch Food Security Mission comprising wheat, rice and pulses to increase the annual production wheat by 8 million tons ,rice by 10 million tons and pulses by 2 million tons by the end of 11th five year plan. Thus, a centrally sponsored scheme, “National Food Secu...

India has pride of being the world’s largest producer of pulses contributing 17-18 million tonnes to global pulse production which is 67.71 million tonnes. India rank first in the world’s production and area by contributing around 70.7% to the world’s total production (DSE, J&K, 2016). Important pulse crops grown in India are chickpea (45.6%), pigeon pea (16%), moo...

Agriculture and animal husbandry are two main pillars of Indian agriculture on which entire structure of village life rests. They are twin occupation which from time immemorial has played a significant role in improving the rural economy. Dairying in India is a female dominated enterprise. It is established that women participated in dairy and animal husbandry acti...

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is the key institute for the holistic development of village community by adopting proper agricultural and allied practices towards sustainability. In order to increase the productivity of crops per unit area and get the feedback of farmers on the performance of new varieties and technologies, the Front Line Demonstration (FLDs) programme...

The present study entitled, “A multi-dimensional study on production and management system of apiculture farming in Jammu region” was conducted in four districts Jammu, Kathua, Rajouri and Ramban of the Jammu region. A sample of 210 beekeepers were selected by proportionate random sampling method from the selected four districts. The respondents were selected b...

Pulse crops have been an important component of agriculture since ancient times. The world’s major pulses producing countries, which together account for half of the global production are India¸ Canada, China, Myanmar and Brazil. India is the largest producer of pulses, accounting for 25 per cent of global pulses production. In the past decade, pulse production inc...