Lok Sabha Question No. 1419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Capacity Building and Training of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1419

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING OF FARMERS

1419.    SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  schemes/programmes  that  aim  at  capacity  building  and  training  for farmers in agriculture and allied activities in the country, as on date;
- (b) whether there is any provision for such training interventions to be conducted online and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  beneficiaries  of  such  training  intervention,  both  online  and  offline, State-wise; and
- (d) the number of beneficiaries of such training interventions, both online and offline for Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts of Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): The Government is implementing the following schemes aimed at capacity building and training for farmers  in  agriculture and allied activities in the country:-

A  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  on  'Support  to  State  Extension  Programmes  for Extension  Reforms'  popularly  known  as  Agriculture  Technology  Management  Agency (ATMA)  Scheme  is  under  implementation  in  691  districts  of  28  States  &  5  UTs  of  the country. The extension activities under ATMA include Farmers Training, Demonstrations, Exposure  Visits,  Kisan  Melas,  Mobilization  of  Farmers  Groups  and  organizing  Farm Schools, etc.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) with its network of 721 Krishi Vigyan Kendras  (KVKs)  has  mandate  of  technology  assessment,  demonstration  and  capacity development  of  farmers.  KVKs  are  imparting  training  to  farmers  for  getting  higher agricultural production and income.

Four Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes (FMTTIs) located at Budni (MP), Hissar  (Haryana),    Anantpur  (AP)  and  Biswanath  Chariali  (Assam)  are  engaged  in imparting training to various categories of trainees including farmers, in the field of Farm Mechanization.

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National Food Security Mission (NFSM) is being implemented in identified districts of 28 States and 2 UTs viz. Ladakh and J&K of the country to increase the production and productivity of rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals and nutri-cereals (millets) through area expansion  and  productivity  enhancement.  Under  the  scheme,  cropping  system  based training programmes are being conducted for Skill Development and educate the farmers about latest production and protection technologies.

Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme is being implemented for holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo.  All States and UTs are covered under MIDH. Training is provided on latest technologies on production and post-harvest management to farmers. In addition to the above, training of farmers is an inbuilt component under Sub-Mission on Plan  Protection  &  Plant  Quarantine.  Farmer  Field  Schools  (FFSs)  are  conducted  for promoting Integrated Pest Management (IPM) among farmers.

(b): Trainings  are  being  undertaken  as  per  the  existing  scheme  guidelines  which stipulate offline modules. However, Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras (KVKs) organized 565 online trainings of farmers with 21,697 participants during 2019-20.

(c): State-wise and scheme-wise number of beneficiaries of training interventions, both online and offline may be seen at Annexure-I (ATMA), Annexure-II (KVKs), Annexure-III (SMAM),  Annexure-IV  (NFSM),  Annexure-V  (MIDH)  and  Annexure-VI  (Sub-Mission  on Plant Protection).

(d): During the year 2019-20, 400 farmers of Hazaribagh and 180 farmers of Ramgarh Districts of Jharkhand benefited in farmers' training activity under ATMA scheme.

## ANNEXURE-I

## STATE-WISE NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES IN FARMERS TRAINING ACTIVITY UNDER AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (ATMA) SCHEME DURING 2019-20

| S.No.   | State             | Beneficiaries   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 84438           |
| 2       | Bihar             | 131649          |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh      | 41066           |
| 4       | Goa               | 6363            |
| 4       | Gujarat           | 189895          |
| 5       | Haryana           | 12840           |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh  | 5936            |
| 7       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 7916            |
| 8       | Jharkhand         | 10220           |
| 9       | Karnataka         | 33142           |
| 10      | Kerala            | 24993           |
| 11      | Maharashtra       | 110006          |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    | 18334           |
| 13      | Orissa            | 25400           |
| 14      | Punjab            | 11478           |
| 15      | Rajasthan         | 30281           |
| 16      | Tamil Nadu        | 96259           |
| 17      | Telangana         | 51194           |
| 18      | Uttar Pradesh     | 150678          |
| 19      | Uttarakhand       | 19339           |
| 20      | West Bengal       | 205000          |
| 21      | Assam             | 5379            |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh | 20050           |
| 23      | Manipur           | 900             |
| 24      | Meghalaya         | 4030            |
| 25      | Mizoram           | 2200            |
| 26      | Nagaland          | 21960           |
| 27      | Tripura           | 1278            |
| 28      | Sikkim            | 1000            |
| 29      | Puducherry        | 1797            |
| 30      | A & N             | 2054            |
|         | Total             | 13,27,075       |

## ANNEXURE-II

## DETAILS OF ONLINE AND OFFLINE TRAINING PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED BY KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAs (KVKs) DURING 2019-20

| Name of State     | 2019-20        | 2019-20                     | 2019-20        | 2019-20                    |
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
| Name of State     | No. of courses | Offline No. of participants | No. of courses | Online No. of participants |
| A&N Islands       | 55             | 1536                        | 0              | 0                          |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 1705           | 59269                       | 87             | 2677                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 690            | 21883                       | 0              | 0                          |
| Assam             | 1581           | 43056                       | 2              | 40                         |
| Bihar             | 5262           | 155835                      | 15             | 238                        |
| Chhattisgarh      | 2561           | 78041                       | 0              | 0                          |
| Delhi             | 42             | 927                         | 0              | 0                          |
| Goa               | 130            | 3025                        | 0              | 0                          |
| Gujarat           | 2305           | 89591                       | 16             | 844                        |
| Haryana           | 1987           | 60003                       | 0              | 0                          |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 697            | 21872                       | 0              | 0                          |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 882            | 21744                       | 72             | 1532                       |
| Jharkhand         | 2531           | 81987                       | 1              | 102                        |
| Karnataka         | 2340           | 83962                       | 5              | 222                        |
| Kerala            | 1010           | 46078                       | 0              | 0                          |
| Ladakh            | 263            | 7627                        | 0              | 0                          |
| Lakshadweep       | 19             | 1480                        | 0              | 0                          |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 3970           | 115261                      | 0              | 0                          |
| Maharashtra       | 3949           | 163314                      | 198            | 11541                      |
| Manipur           | 429            | 9831                        | 0              | 0                          |
| Meghalaya         | 780            | 21689                       | 0              | 0                          |
| Mizoram           | 316            | 11481                       | 0              | 0                          |
| Nagaland          | 528            | 14103                       | 21             | 636                        |
| Odisha            | 1839           | 43862                       | -              | -                          |
| Puducherry        | 102            | 2606                        | 0              | 0                          |
| Punjab            | 1297           | 26855                       | 0              | 0                          |
| Rajasthan         | 2693           | 78130                       | 25             | 625                        |
| Sikkim            | 218            | 7010                        | 0              | 0                          |
| Tamil Nadu        | 3462           | 117987                      | 26             | 739                        |
| Telangana         | 1024           | 52542                       | 14             | 617                        |
| Tripura           | 280            | 7037                        | 0              | 0                          |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 7132           | 163525                      | 82             | 1852                       |
| Uttarakhand       | 551            | 11319                       | 1              | 32                         |
| West Bengal       | 2104           | 67757                       | 0              | 0                          |
| Total             | 54,734         | 16,92,225                   | 565            | 21,697                     |

## STATE-WISE CANDIDATES TRAINED BY FARM MACHINERY TRAINING & TESTING INSTITUTEs UNDER SUB-MISSION ON AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (SMAM) DURING 2019-20

| S.No.   | Name of State     | Beneficiaries   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 13              |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1731            |
| 3.      | Assam             | 716             |
| 4.      | A&N Islands       | 00              |
| 5.      | Bihar             | 96              |
| 6.      | Chandigarh        | 00              |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh      | 312             |
| 8.      | Delhi             | 08              |
| 9.      | Gujarat           | 93              |
| 10.     | Goa               | 19              |
| 11.     | Haryana           | 1668            |
| 12.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 05              |
| 13.     | J & K             | 29              |
| 14.     | Jharkhand         | 13              |
| 15.     | Kerala            | 73              |
| 16.     | Karnataka         | 171             |
| 17.     | Lakshadweep       | 00              |
| 18.     | M.P.              | 2123            |
| 19.     | Maharashtra       | 849             |
| 20.     | Manipur           | 09              |
| 21.     | Mizoram           | 00              |
| 22.     | Meghalaya         | 05              |
| 23.     | Nagaland          | 27              |
| 24.     | Orissa            | 37              |
| 25.     | Punjab            | 45              |
| 26.     | Pondicherry       | 00              |
| 27.     | Rajasthan         | 263             |
| 28.     | Tripura           | 04              |
| 29.     | Tamil Nadu        | 604             |
| 30.     | U.P.              | 668             |
| 31.     | West Bengal       | 65              |
| 32.     | Sikkim            | 45              |
| 33.     | Uttarakhand       | 44              |
| 34.     | Telangana         | 325             |
|         | T O T A L         | 10,060          |

## ANNEXURE-IV

## ACHIEVEMENT IN CROPPING SYSTEM BASED TRAINING UNDER NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION (NFSM) DURING 2019-20

| S.No.   | State             |   Training Programmes |   Beneficiaries |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                   518 |           15540 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                   300 |            9000 |
| 3       | Assam             |                   640 |           19200 |
| 4       | Bihar             |                   391 |           11730 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |                   519 |           15570 |
| 6       | Goa               |                     0 |               0 |
| 7       | Gujarat           |                   171 |            5130 |
| 8       | Haryana           |                     0 |               0 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  |                   104 |            3120 |
| 10      | J&K and Ladakh    |                    52 |            1560 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         |                   301 |            9030 |
| 12      | Karnataka         |                   327 |            9810 |
| 13      | Kerala            |                    10 |             300 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    |                  2148 |           64440 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |                  1588 |           47640 |
| 16      | Manipur           |                     0 |               0 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         |                    22 |             660 |
| 18      | Mizoram           |                    14 |             420 |
| 19      | Nagaland          |                   145 |            4350 |
| 20      | Odisha            |                   530 |           15900 |
| 21      | Punjab            |                     0 |               0 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         |                   696 |           20880 |
| 23      | Sikkim            |                    30 |             900 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        |                   650 |           19500 |
| 25      | Telangana         |                    43 |            1290 |
| 26      | Tripura           |                    93 |            2790 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     |                  1717 |           51510 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       |                    80 |            2400 |
| 29      | West Bengal       |                   360 |           10800 |
|         | Total             |                 11449 |          343470 |

## STATEWISE NUMBER OF FARMERS TRAINED UNDER MISSION FOR INTEGRATED  DEVELOPMENT  OF  HORTICULTURE(MIDH)  SCHEME  DURING 2019-20

| S.No.   | Name of the State         |   Beneficiaries |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------|
| 1.      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |               0 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh            |           15020 |
| 3.      | Bihar                     |               0 |
| 4.      | Chhattisgarh              |            5066 |
| 5.      | Goa                       |             430 |
| 6.      | Gujarat                   |             148 |
| 7.      | Haryana                   |            2953 |
| 8.      | Jharkhand                 |               0 |
| 9.      | Karnataka                 |            5787 |
| 10.     | Kerala                    |               0 |
| 11.     | Madhya Pradesh            |            2500 |
| 12.     | Maharashtra               |           12600 |
| 13.     | Odisha                    |           12200 |
| 14.     | Puducherry                |             550 |
| 15.     | Punjab                    |               0 |
| 16.     | Rajasthan                 |            1191 |
| 17.     | Tamil Nadu                |            8640 |
| 18.     | Telangana                 |            2004 |
| 19.     | Uttar Pradesh             |            5900 |
| 20.     | West Bengal               |               2 |
| 21.     | Arunachal Pradesh         |               0 |
| 22.     | Assam                     |               0 |
| 23.     | Manipur                   |             450 |
| 24.     | Meghalaya                 |               0 |
| 25.     | Mizoram                   |               0 |
| 26.     | Nagaland                  |             120 |
| 27.     | Sikkim                    |            8105 |
| 28.     | Tripura                   |            1200 |
| 29.     | Himachal Pradesh          |              60 |
| 30.     | Jammu and Kashmir         |               0 |
| 31.     | Uttarakhand               |               0 |
| Total   |                           |           84926 |

## ANNEXURE-VI

## DETAILS OF FARMERS FIELD SCHOOLS (FFSs) ORGANIZED DURING 2019-20

| S.No.   | States            | CIPMCs        |   2019-20 |
|---------|-------------------|---------------|-----------|
| 1       | Telangana         | Hyderabad     |        20 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | Vijayawada    |        20 |
| 3       | Assam             | Guwahati      |        35 |
| 4       | A & N Islands     | Port Blair    |        15 |
| 5       | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar      |        12 |
| 6       | Bihar             | Patna         |        27 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh      | Raipur        |         8 |
| 8       | Goa               | Madgaon       |         8 |
| 9       | Gujarat           | Vadodara      |        11 |
| 10      | Haryana           | Faridabad     |        21 |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh  | Solan         |        23 |
| 12      | Jammu & Kashmir   | Jammu         |        23 |
| 13      |                   | Srinagar      |         8 |
| 14      | Jharkhand         | Ranchi        |        12 |
| 15      | Karnataka         | Bangalore     |        35 |
| 16      | Kerala            | Ernakulum     |        24 |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh    | Indore        |        12 |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | Shillong      |        20 |
| 19      |                   | Nagpur        |        24 |
| 20      | Maharashtra       | Nashik        |        24 |
| 21      | Manipur           | Imphal        |        20 |
| 22      | Mizoram           | Aizawl        |        12 |
| 23      | Nagaland          | Dimapur       |        12 |
| 24      | Odisha            | Bhubaneshwar  |        12 |
| 25      | Punjab            | Jalandhar     |        24 |
| 26      | Rajasthan         | Sriganganagar |        20 |
| 27      |                   | Jaipur        |        28 |
| 28      | Sikkim            | Gangtok       |         8 |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu        | Trichy        |        16 |
| 30      | Tripura           | Agartala      |        12 |
| 31      | Uttarakhand       | Dehradun      |        32 |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh     | Gorakhpur     |        24 |
| 33      |                   | Lucknow       |        40 |
| 34      |                   | Agra          |        30 |
| 35      | West Bengal       | Kolkata       |        40 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL             | TOTAL         |       712 |

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