Training and Extension for Farmers

What to Do?
What you can get?

What to Do?

24,000 functionaries dedicated for agricultural extension are being provided at the Block level and below, under the Extension Reforms scheme being implemented through ATMA. Contact them or any other functionary of the State Government in Agriculture and allied departments to get answers for your queries, information about any Programme / Scheme and appropriate technologies for the area or individual farmer.
Set up or participate in Farm School or Demonstration Plot.
Get exact information from the web and get your farm registered through hand-held device.
Tune in to agriculture related programmes on Doordarshan (18 Regional, 1 National, 180 Low Power transmitters), FM Radio Stations (96), Kisan Channel or even some private channels to get latest knowledge and information

Contact the nearest Kisan Call Centre (KCC) on toll free number 1800-180-1551 for answers to your specific queries through the KCC agents or through senior experts from 6 AM to 10 PM on all 365 days in a year.
Students with agriculture qualification can get 2 months training free of cost and can establish Agri-Clinic/Agri-Business Centre with the help of bank loan along with 36% Composite Subsidy (44% in case of SC/ST/ North East and Hill Regions/Women).
Participate in exposure visits and trainings for progressive farmers.
Get selected information & services from the web through interactive SMS (USSD) without internet on your mobile.
Access Farmers’ Portal to get location specific information (including package of practices, list of dealers, crop advisories etc.). Get advisories & services from SMS Portal for Farmers by getting registered through Kisan Call Centre or Pull SMS (KISAAN REG <Your Name>,<first four characters of State>,<first four characters of District>,<first four characters of block>) at 51969 or 9212357123.

What you can get?

S.No.	Type of Assistance	Quantum of Assistance	Scheme
A: Assistance for Training and capacity building of Farmers
1	Training of groups of 50-150 farmers on seed production and seed technology	Rs. 15,000/- per group	Seed Village Programme (SMSP)
2	Assistance for training on seed production and seed technology for a group of 50 to 150 farmers.	Rs. 15,000 per training (i) At the time of sowing of seed crop: training on seed production technique, isolation distance, sowing practices and other agronomic practices. (ii) At the time of flower initiation stage of the crop. (iii) After harvest and at the time of seed processing	Certified seed production of oilseeds, pulses, fodder and green manure crops through Seed Village Programme, SMSP
3	Training of Farmers in recognized institutes (stipend, boarding, lodging and to & fro transportation cost would be provided to farmers).	Rs.5200/- per farmer per month	Post Harvest Technology Management
4	Farmers’ training	Rs.24,000/- per training for 2 days for 30 farmers per batch (@ Rs.400/- per farmer per day).	NMOOP
5	Training on plant protection measures to groups of 40 farmers	i) Rs.29,200/- per Farmer Field School of NGOs/ Private Bodies ii) Rs.26,700/- in case of state govt. organisations.	Plant Protection Scheme
6	Training on Repair, Maintenance, Operation and selection of various Agricultural Machinery & Equipments and Post Harvest Management	Rs.4000/- per person per week	Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM)
7	2 days training of farmers on Vegetable Production and Related Areas	Rs.1500/- per training / farmer excluding transport	Vegetable Initiative for Urban Clusters (VIUC)
8	Promotion of Farmers’ Associations/ Groups of 15-20 farmers and tie up with Financial Institutions and Aggregators	Rs.4075/- per farmer in three installments spread over 3 years	VIUC
9	Organization of awareness programme for the farmers on the Gramin Bhandaran Yojana by National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur (for 3 days duration)	Rs.30,000/- programme	Gramin Bhandaran Yojana
10	Training of farmers outside the state upto 50 man-days / Block	Rs.1250/- per farmer per day which includes transportation, boarding and lodging of farmers	ATMA Scheme (NMAET), Sub schemes NHM/ HMNEH under MIDH
11	Training of farmers within the State (100 man-days / block)	Rs.1000/- per farmer per day which includes transportation, boarding and lodging of farmers	ATMA Scheme (NMAET)
12	Training of farmers within the district (1000 man-days per Block)	Rs.400/- per farmer per day which includes transportation, boarding and lodging of farmers for residential training; otherwise, Rs.250/- per farmer per day if training is not residential	ATMA Scheme (NMAET), Sub schemes NHM/ HMNEH under MIDH
13	Organization of demonstrations (125 demonstrations per Block)	Upto Rs.4000/- per demonstration plot (0. 4 hectares)	ATMA Scheme (NMAET)
14	Farm School (Training to 25 farmers per season at six critical stages of crop).	Rs.29,414/- per Farm School	ATMA Scheme (NMAET)
15	Exposure Visit of farmers outside the state for 7 days (4 farmers per Block)	Rs.1000/- per farmer per day which includes transportation, boarding and lodging of farmers	ATMA Scheme
16	Exposure visit of farmers within the State for 5 days (32 farmers per Block)	Rs.500/- per farmer per day which includes transportation, boarding and lodging of farmers	ATMA Scheme (NMAET), Sub schemes NHM/ HMNEH under MIDH
17	Exposure Visit of farmers within the District not exceeding 3 days (100 farmers per Block)	Rs.300/- farmer/ day which includes transportation, boarding and lodging of farmers	ATMA Scheme
18	a) Capacity building, skill development of farmers’ groups and for other support services (for 20 groups per block) b) Seed Money to these groups as one time grant for taking up income generating activity c) Food Security Groups (2 groups / block)	Rs.5000/- per group Rs.10,000/- per group Rs.10,000/- per group	ATMA Scheme
19	Front Line Demonstrations (FLD )in selected villages by Soil Testing Laboratories Front Line Demonstration (FLD) (i) Rice, Wheat and Pulses (ii) Coarse Cereal/Nutri-Cereals 2. Cluster Front Line Demonstration (FLD) of Pulses through KVKs	Rs.20,000/- per demonstration 100% of assistance to ICAR and ICRISAT with a ceiling of Rs.12,000/- per ha for groundnut, Rs.7,500/-per ha for soyabean, rapeseed, mustard,sun flower, Rs.6,000/- per ha for sesame,safflower, niger, linseed and castor and Rs.5000/-per ha . Maximum of one demonstration will be allowed to one farmer for an area of one hectare under each crop. Size of the FLD plot will be one hectare but not less than 0.4 hectare. Rs. 9000/- per ha Rs. 6000/- per ha Rs. 9000/- per ha	National Project on Management of Soil Health & Fertility National Food Security Mission (Oil Seed & Oil Palm) NFSM NFSM NFSM
20	Demonstrations of Improved Packages of Practices by states (i) Rice & Wheat (ii) Pulses (iii) Coarse Cereal /Nutri-Cereals Cropping system based demonstrations by states only (i) Rice (ii) Wheat & Pulses	Rs. 9000/- per ha Rs. 9000/- per ha Rs. 6000/- per ha Rs. 15000/- per ha Rs. 15000/- per ha	NFSM &BGREI NFSM NFSM NFSM & BGREI NFSM
21	Field level Demonstration on alternative retting technologies(Jute Crop)	Rs.20,000/- per demonstration(Rs.17,000/- for inputs and Rs.3000/- for contingency)	NFSM: Commercial Crop Jute
22	FLD on production technologies / intercropping (Jute Crop)	Rs. 9000 per ha. (Rs. 8000 for inputs &Rs. 1000 for contingency	NFSM: Commercial Crop Jute
23	Front Line Demonstration on ICM (Integrated Crop Management)	Rs.8000/- per hectare (Rs.7000/- for inputs and Rs.1000/- for contingency)	NFSM: Commercial Crop Cotton
24	Front Line Demonstration on Desi and ELs cotton and ELs cotton seed production	Rs. 9000 per hectare (Rs. 8000 for inputs and Rs. 1000 for contingency)	NFSM: Commercial Crop Cotton
25	Front line Demonstration on intercropping (0.4 ha size)	Rs. 8000 per hectare (Rs. 7000 for inputs and Rs. 1000 for contingency)	NFSM: Commercial Crop Cotton
26	Trials on High Density Planting System	Rs. 10,000 per ha (Rs. 9,000 for inputs and Rs. 1000 for contingency)	NFSM: Commercial Crop Cotton
27	Demonstration on intercropping and single bud chip technology with sugarcane	Rs. 9000 per ha. (Rs. 8000 for inputs and Rs. 1000 for contingency).	NFSM : Commercial Crop Sugarcane
28	Cropping system based training-A group of 30 farmers in 4 session of each training at the beginning of each Kharif and Rabi season and one each in Rice/ Wheat/Pulses/Nutri-Cereals.	Rs. 3500/- per session or Rs. 14000/-per training	NFSM &BGREI
29	Block demonstration on fields	Rs. 10,000/- per ha. for groundnut, Rs. 6000/- per ha. for Soyabean, Rs. 3000/- per ha for Rapeseed, Mustard, Seasame, Linseed & Niger and Rs. 4000/- for Sunflower	NFSM
30	Training on selection, operation and maintenance of tractors and other agricultural machines	Stipend of Rs.1200/- per farmer along with to and fro charges in ordinary class and also free lodging for user level course for the duration of one week to six weeks	Promotion and Strengthening of Agricultural Machines through Training, Testing and Demonstration
31	Training to farmers including field demonstrations; Capacity building of stakeholders /farmers through field visits on concept of Integrated Farming, Climate change adaptation, Good Agriculture Practices on soil, water and crop management.	Rs.10,000/- per training session for 20 participants or more. Rs.20,000/- per demonstration for a group of 50 participants or more.	RAD component of NMSA
32	Training and Demonstration on Soil Health	Training to farmers including field demonstrations; Rs. 10,000/-per training session for 20 participants or more. Rs. 20,000/-per Front Line Field Demonstration	Do

Source: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Last Modified : 7/30/2024

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