Lok Sabha Question No. 1743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Farmers Field Schools
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1743

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  March, 2018

## FARMERS FIELD SCHOOLS

1743.      SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government organizes Farmers Field Schools (FFSs) to sensitize farmers on pest management;
- (b) if so, the number of such FFSs organized during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  farmers  from  hazardous  impacts  of inhalation of toxic pesticides?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM  RUPALA)

- (a) to (c): The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is implementing  'Strengthening  and  Modernization  of  Pest  Management  Approach'  (SMPMA) Scheme, wherein, inter alia, Farmers Field Schools (FFSs) are organized to sensitize farmers on  Integrated  Pest  Management  (IPM)  approach  and  safe  and  judicious  use  of  chemical pesticides  as  a  last  resort  as  per  approved  labels  and  leaflets.  The  details  of  Farmers  Field Schools  organized  during  the  last  three  years  are  at  Annexure  I.  Furthermore,  Regular advisories on pest management are being shared with the States for their timely dissemination to  the  farmers  through  their  extension  functionaries.  The  State  Governments  through  various forums  such  as  Zonal  Conferences  and  National  Conference  are  requested  to  exhort  their extension functionaries to educate and impart training to farmers on efficacious and sustainable pest management strategies and approaches.

## Details of Farmers Field Schools (FFSs) for the period 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.

| S. No.   | State             |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Telangana         |         6 |        10 |        16 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    |         0 |         8 |        10 |
| 3        | Assam             |        32 |        28 |        32 |
| 4        | Andaman & Nicobar |        11 |        10 |        10 |
| 5        | Arunachal Pradesh |        10 |         8 |        10 |
| 6        | Bihar             |        34 |        28 |        30 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh      |        18 |        18 |        18 |
| 8        | Goa               |         8 |         8 |        12 |
| 9        | Gujarat           |        19 |        24 |        30 |
| 10       | Haryana           |        32 |        26 |        34 |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  |        32 |        28 |        18 |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir   |        36 |        34 |        24 |
| 14       | Jharkhand         |        28 |        22 |        24 |
| 15       | Karnataka         |        16 |        16 |        30 |
| 16       | Kerala            |        21 |        24 |        24 |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh    |        26 |        22 |        24 |
| 18       | Meghalaya         |        11 |         9 |        10 |
| 19       | Maharashtra       |        32 |        35 |        47 |
| 21       | Manipur           |        10 |        10 |        10 |
| 22       | Mizoram           |        10 |        10 |         7 |
| 23       | Nagaland          |        10 |         8 |         8 |
| 24       | Orissa            |        30 |        30 |        31 |
| 25       | Punjab            |        24 |        20 |        28 |
| 26       | Rajasthan         |        32 |        37 |        47 |
| 28       | Sikkim            |        10 |        10 |         8 |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu        |        12 |        16 |        18 |
| 30       | Tripura           |         8 |         6 |         8 |
| 31       | Uttarakhand       |        24 |        22 |        24 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh     |        74 |        72 |        88 |
| 35       | West Bengal       |        24 |        20 |        32 |
|          | Total             |       640 |       619 |       712 |

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