The document summarizes the experiences of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Pathanamthitta district of promoting opportunities for youth in agriculture. It discusses KVK's interventions such as training programs, demonstrations and projects to promote technologies like integrated crop management, mechanization, agro-processing and value addition of fruits and vegetables, poultry and mushroom farming, vermicomposting and high density planting of banana. These interventions have led to additional incomes and employment for farmers and youth in the district.

1. 2ND GLOBAL AGRI-BUSINESS INCUBATION CONFERENCE
Feb 6-8,2012
OPPURTUNITES FOR YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE -
- KVK PATHANAMTHITTA EXPERIENCES
Dr. C.P Robert
Programme Coordinator

2. OPPURTUNITES FOR
YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE -
- KVK Pathanamthitta
Experiences

3. GREENING THE RICE FALLOWS WITH GREEN
FORCE

4. RICE CULTIVATION- STATUS
 Scarcity and high cost of labour
N
 High cost of production
O
 Low yield and low price N
 Low water availability during Summer
 Improper drainage systems R
 High Incidence of Pest and diseases E
 Heavy weed growth – Permanent Fallows M
U
N
E
Year Area (ha.) Decrease R
(%) A
1992-93 12892 T
2007-08 2001 I
84 V
Source: Agricultural Statistics 2007-08 (GoK) E

5. CARD-KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT

8. MECHANIZATION : Training Glimpses

9. CARD-KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA,
PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT

10. CARD-KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA,
PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT

11. CARD-KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA,
PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT

12. CARD-KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA,
PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT

13. CARD-KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA,
PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT

16. SPREAD OF ICM TECHNOLOGY

17. PROCESSING AND VALUE ADDITION
- UNDER UTILIZED FRUITS

18. PROCESSING AND VALUE ADDITION
- UNDER UTILIZED FRUITS
 Absence of unique -locally adoptable
processing & preservation technologies
 Inaccessibility of quality production,
packaging and labeling techniques
Absence of organized market channel

19. TRANSFORMING JACK “THE MOST WASTE FRUIT “
TO MONEY SPINNING “WONDER FRUIT”
District area: 2359 ha
-16 million fruits
Varieties-
Koozha: (Bulbs are fibrous,
soft textured and highly
perishable, less consumer
acceptance)
Varikka: ( Bulbs are less
fibrous and firm textured.
Larger consumer
acceptance as fresh fruit)
Post Harvest Status
REMAINS UNDER UTILIZED
AND MOSTLY WASTED

20. KVK INTERVENTIONS
Trainings, Technical Presentation, Exhibition & Interactive meets
NHM-NABARD funded state level workshop: PANASAM’ 09 May 2009

21. Increasing
shelf life by
cost-effective
processing
Technology products

22. REFINED TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS
PROMOTING ITK

23. Net Income - 750/-
Item Quantity
Squash 21.5 bottles
Jam 24.2 bottles
Sip-up 1130 Nos.
Bi- pro - Vermi compost -.5kg
ducts Dried seed -.5kg
Wine -2.5lit.

25. AGRO-PROCESSING AND VALUE ADDITION : TRAINING GLIMPSES
IGNOU-SSC
NHM
KVK

26. GMP STANDARDS: ENSURING FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY

27. SIMPLE - PACKAGING & LABELING MODELS
 “ SWASRAYA THANIMA” Brand name for SHG Product
 Mandatory labels for products

28. AGRO-PROCESSING HUB- FPO licence - A 629
GOK-Project
IGNOU- PROGRAMME ON VALUE ADDTION

29. Facilities available for stakeholders/Agripreneurs
•GMP based technology support for under utilized fruits
•Demonstrations in agro processing,
• packaging and labeling models
•EDP’s in setting up of fruit processing units
•Advisory services

30. ADDING VALUE TO PROCESSED FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES
Cost effective processing equipments-It augment production

33. 17 SSI units of AGRO PRODUCTS DISPLAY CENTRE (APDC)
KVK having
more than 40
– A MODEL FOR MARKETING AGRIPRENEURS PRODUCTS
products

35. MAJOR OUTCOME
Change in Economic status
Monthly Income Before (Rs. )
Monthly Income After (Rs.)
9750
5000
5000 5000 4750
0

36. HATCHING EGGRIPRENEURS THROUGH
POULTRY FARMING

37. STATUS
Desi varieties
Improved varities
3,85,095 nos.
2,30,730 nos.
Total poultry
Population
Problem- Cause
6,15,825
Total Unavailability
of Day Old
Egg Production chicks
6.78 crore
Requirement
180 eggs/ Low egg No Less
number of
person/year production hatchery in Egger
Availability in the district the district nurseries
92
eggs/head/year
Low
availability of
improved
variety of
chicks

38. Production and distribution -6000 nos. Caveri
Adding 12 lakh eggs/year in the
district Grama Priya
Contributes Rs.36 lakhs/year Grama Sree
Kalinga Brown
• Low egg production -80 to
Grama Laxmi 100 eggs Desi
• Good resistance against
diseases
• High egg production -180-
220 eggs Improved
• Better weight gain varities

39. BRIDGING THE GAP

40. IMPACT (2006- 2010)
Contribution to District HYV Poultry Population Satellite Egger Nursery units
Contribution
to egg Net income to
District HYV production satellite egger
29159 Poultry 79.8 lakh nursery units -
173327
KVK contribution Nos./ Annual 24
worth R. 3.192 lakhs/annum
crore
KVK’s primary contribution towards egg and Contribution to District Egg
meat production Production
District total
7980000
Total egg Meat value 11647050
113629472
production of culled 10% KVK Satellite
3499050 nursery
birds 3499050
Worth
Rs. 1,22,44,675
Rs. 29,15,900 168000

41. REVITALIZING EFFORTS…..
RKVY
PROJECT
•ANIMAL HEALTH CARE FECILITATION CENTRE
•DEVELOPING ANIMAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS

42. CARD-KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA,
PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT

43. Empowering our farmers to earn ….more.. …………………….
NABARD
FUNDED PROJECT
Poultry HUB at KVK
Promoting
improved 10 egger
varieties nurseries in
the district
Dissemination of 40000 layer chicks of
Improved varieties boosting additional egg
production by 50 lakh /year.

44. AUGMENTING LIVELIHOOD SECURITY THROUGH
MUSHROOM PRODUCTION

46. MUSHROOM CULTIVATION

47. CARD-KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA,
PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT

49. Ensuring sustainable production and availability of mushrooms…
Master
Trainees 3 Farmers
5 Mushroom Clusters
Consists Over 250-300 Spawn
Trained Growers Production Unit
NHM
FUNDED PROJECT Quality Fresh
MUSHROOM Mushroom And
GROWERS Its Value Added
SOCIETY FOR Products
THE DISTRCT
Spawn production lab
and mushroom
museum at KVK
Common Brand
For Products
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION OF 5 -8 TONNES OF
MUSHROOM /YEAR .

51. ADDING VALUE TO BANANA WASTE THROUGH
VERMI COMPOSTING

53. Planting Operations
1666pits
/ha

54. HIGH DENSITY PLANTING IN BANANA
33%more
Pitting cost 17.5Kg /pit
plants /unit
Reduced By 44%
area
Yield
Fertilizer cost
26t (+ 205%)
reduced by
37.5 %
Income
45 demonstration plots - Rs 5.20 lakhs
KVK & ATMA
All 9 blocks

55. CONVERTING BANANA WASTE TO COMPOST ….
Area of cultivation: 4786 Ha
Quantity of waste produced:95694 t
Act as breeding site of
Banana pseudo stem weevil
Banana Rhizome weevil
Pollutes farm environment and
water sources
Attracts flies and other insects
Occupies the land and cause
hindrance to farming
operations

56. KVK INTERVENTIONS
Establishment of vermi
Demonstrations
compost units
Method
Trainings
89 nos. 268 nos.
2581 end users 2844 end users Quantity of earthworms
supplied
1031316 nos.
Units established
2288 nos.
Large (<25 T): 2 %
Medium (2-25 T): 17 %
Small (>2 T) : 67 %

57. MALAYALAPPUZHA RUBBER PRODUCERS SOCIETY
(MPRS)

58. QUANTITY OF BANANA PSEUDO STEM WASTE CONVERTED- 18300 TONES
VERMI COMPOST PRODUCED- 6039 TONES
Enriched soil with CREATED
1,20,780 MAN
Nitrogen-83.94 t = 182.47 t urea
DAYS OF
Phosphorous-49.82 t=276.7 Rock Phosphate EMPLOYMENT
Potassium-31.7 t=52.83 t MOP
Contributed nutrients equivalent to VERMI
Rs. 24, 48,065 of inorganic manures COMPOST
WORTH
RS. 3.62 CRORE
IN THE
Rs. 5.15 lakhs to DISTRICT
KVK revolving
fund