Lok Sabha Question No. 3341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Training for Multi-Layer Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3341

TO BE ANSWER ON THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2021

## TRAINING FOR MULTI-LAYER FARMING

## 3341:  SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme to train the farmers of the country for multi-layer farming with the objective of raising their income;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State and District-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कल् याण मंी (SHRI NARESHDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): Yes.  ICAR-Indian  Institute  of  Farming  Systems  Research,  Modipuram   is undertaking research (on-station) and technology validation through farmers' participatory research  (on-farm  research)  on  Integrated  Farming  Systems  and  Cropping  Systems under AICRP-Integrated Farming Systems (AICRP-IFS) in 24 states and 1 Union Territory with the participation of 34 State Agricultural Universities, 6 ICAR institutes and 1 Central University.  At  selected  locations  of  on-station  (Port  Blair  in  A&N  Islands,  Karamana  in Kerala, Modipuram in Uttar Pradesh, Kalyani in West Bengal) and on-farm (Pathinamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram Districts of Kerala), location specific multi-layer farming involving crops  of  different  heights  have  been  experimented. Awareness  among  farmers  and other stakeholders on multi-layer farming and advantages thereof in these states are also being conducted.

In  addition  to  this,  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  ' Support  to  State  Extension Programs for Extension Reforms' popularly known as ATMA Scheme is already under implementation since 2005. Presently, Scheme is being implemented in 691 districts of 28 states  &  5  UTs  in  the  country.  The  scheme  promotes  decentralized  farmer-friendly extension system in the country. Under the scheme grants-in-aid is released to the State Governments with an objective to support State Government's efforts to make available the latest agricultural technologies and good agricultural practices in different thematic areas of agriculture and allied areas to farmers including training for multi-layer farming . Training of farmers is one of the eligible activities of ATMA Scheme.

During  last  one  year,  the  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  conducted  4221  training programmes on various themes related to Multi-Layer Farming with participation of 136391 farmers. State-wise training programmes conducted by KVKs on various themes related to Multi-Layer Farming during last one year are given in ANNEXURE-I .

During  2019-20, 1327075 farmers  have  been  trained  under  ATMA  scheme  in different  thematic  areas  of  agriculture  and  allied  subjects  including  multi-layer  farming ( ANNEXURE-II ).

(c) Not Applicable

## ANNEXURE-I

## STATE WISE TRAINING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED BY KVKS ON VARIOUS THEMES RELATED TO MULTI-LAYER FARMING DURING LAST ONE YEAR

| STATE            | THEMATIC AREA              |   NO. OF COURSES |   NO. OF PARTICIPANTS |
|------------------|----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
| Punjab           | Cropping Systems           |               29 |                  1034 |
|                  | Crop Diversification       |               25 |                   663 |
|                  | Integrated Farming         |                8 |                   179 |
|                  | Integrated Crop Management |               18 |                   357 |
| Uttarakhand      | Cropping Systems           |                8 |                   242 |
|                  | Crop Diversification       |                2 |                    40 |
|                  | Integrated Farming         |               17 |                   345 |
|                  | Integrated Crop Management |                7 |                   139 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Cropping Systems           |               11 |                   325 |
|                  | Crop Diversification       |               17 |                   848 |
|                  | Integrated Farming         |               38 |                   995 |
|                  | Integrated Crop Management |               19 |                   844 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | Cropping Systems           |               18 |                   304 |
|                  | Crop Diversification       |               17 |                   350 |
|                  | Integrated Farming         |                9 |                   230 |
|                  | Integrated Crop Management |               26 |                   569 |
| Ladakh           | Cropping Systems           |                3 |                    79 |
|                  | Crop Diversification       |                3 |                    80 |
|                  | Integrated Farming         |                3 |                    55 |
|                  | Integrated Crop Management |                3 |                    91 |
| Rajasthan        | Cropping Systems           |               29 |                   780 |
|                  | Crop Diversification       |               46 |                  1075 |
|                  | Integrated Farming         |              119 |                  3516 |
|                  | Integrated Crop Management |              266 |                  8452 |
| Haryana          | Cropping Systems           |               16 |                   671 |
|                  | Crop Diversification       |               24 |                  1036 |
|                  | Integrated Farming         |               17 |                   467 |
|                  | Integrated Crop Management |              131 |                  5429 |
| Delhi            | Cropping Systems           |                0 |                     0 |
|                  | Crop Diversification       |                0 |                     0 |
|                  | Integrated Farming         |                0 |                     0 |
|                  | Integrated Crop Management |                3 |                    53 |
| Uttar Pradesh    | Cropping Systems           |              118 |                  3101 |

|                   | Crop Diversification       |   79 |   1793 |
|-------------------|----------------------------|------|--------|
|                   | Integrated Farming         |   57 |   1192 |
|                   | Integrated Crop Management |  233 |   5290 |
| Bihar             | Cropping Systems           |   51 |   1390 |
|                   | Crop Diversification       |   28 |    721 |
|                   | Integrated Farming         |    0 |      0 |
|                   | Integrated Crop Management |  171 |   4885 |
| Jharkhand         | Cropping Systems           |   43 |   1580 |
|                   | Crop Diversification       |   30 |   1101 |
|                   | Integrated Farming         |    8 |    286 |
|                   | Integrated Crop Management |  114 |   4191 |
| West Bengal       | Cropping Systems           |    7 |    253 |
|                   | Crop Diversification       |   26 |    794 |
|                   | Integrated Farming         |   15 |    527 |
|                   | Integrated Crop Management |   59 |   2001 |
| Odisha            | Cropping Systems           |   17 |    445 |
|                   | Crop Diversification       |   11 |    280 |
|                   | Integrated Farming         |    5 |    125 |
|                   | Integrated Crop Management |   66 |   1764 |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Cropping Systems           |    1 |     30 |
|                   | Crop Diversification       |    0 |      0 |
|                   | Integrated Farming         |    2 |     58 |
|                   | Integrated Crop Management |    3 |     85 |
| Assam             | Cropping Systems           |   19 |    595 |
|                   | Crop Diversification       |   13 |    341 |
|                   | Integrated Farming         |   12 |    685 |
|                   | Integrated Crop Management |   64 |   1889 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Cropping Systems           |    8 |    396 |
|                   | Crop Diversification       |    9 |    300 |
|                   | Integrated Farming         |    6 |     84 |
|                   | Integrated Crop Management |   33 |   1078 |
| Sikkim            | Cropping Systems           |    3 |     69 |
|                   | Crop Diversification       |    6 |    170 |
|                   | Integrated Farming         |    3 |     54 |
|                   | Integrated Crop Management |    8 |    170 |
| Tripura           | Cropping Systems           |    5 |     80 |
|                   | Crop Diversification       |    8 |    171 |
|                   | Integrated Farming         |    1 |     15 |
|                   | Integrated Crop            |    4 |     80 |

|                | Management                 |     |   1032 |
|----------------|----------------------------|-----|--------|
|                | Crop Diversification       |   2 |     53 |
|                | Integrated Farming         |   2 |     39 |
|                | Integrated Crop Management |  10 |    236 |
| Manipur        | Cropping Systems           |   3 |     73 |
|                | Crop Diversification       |   7 |    205 |
|                | Integrated Farming         |   2 |     57 |
|                | Integrated Crop Management |   7 |    182 |
| Mizoram        | Cropping Systems           |   3 |    150 |
|                | Crop Diversification       |   0 |      0 |
|                | Integrated Farming         |   5 |    146 |
|                | Integrated Crop Management |   6 |    195 |
| Meghalaya      | Cropping Systems           |  10 |    277 |
|                | Crop Diversification       |   4 |    344 |
|                | Integrated Farming         |   9 |    218 |
|                | Integrated Crop Management |  12 |    511 |
| Maharashtra    | Cropping Systems           |  73 |   2681 |
|                | Crop Diversification       |  23 |    837 |
|                | Integrated Farming         |  21 |   1142 |
|                | Integrated Crop Management | 235 |  10456 |
| Gujarat        | Cropping Systems           |  29 |   1179 |
|                | Crop Diversification       |  14 |    472 |
|                | Integrated Farming         |  13 |    421 |
|                | Integrated Crop Management | 154 |   5610 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Cropping Systems           |  53 |   1735 |
|                | Crop Diversification       |  46 |   2574 |
|                | Integrated Farming         |  33 |   1006 |
|                | Integrated Crop Management | 177 |   5298 |
| Chhattisgarh   | Cropping Systems           |  41 |   1159 |
|                | Crop Diversification       |  36 |   1295 |
|                | Integrated Farming         |  31 |   1033 |
|                | Integrated Crop Management |  43 |   1194 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Cropping Systems           |  11 |    430 |
|                | Crop Diversification       |  10 |    444 |
|                | Integrated Farming         |  11 |    441 |
|                | Integrated Crop Management | 109 |   3931 |
| Tamil Nadu     | Cropping Systems           |  23 |    806 |
|                | Crop Diversification       |  23 |    467 |

|             | Integrated Farming         |   29 |   1076 |
|-------------|----------------------------|------|--------|
|             | Integrated Crop Management |  173 |   5490 |
| Telangana   | Cropping Systems           |    8 |    327 |
|             | Crop Diversification       |    3 |     96 |
|             | Integrated Farming         |    8 |    219 |
|             | Integrated Crop Management |   37 |   1569 |
| Puducherry  | Cropping Systems           |    0 |      0 |
|             | Crop Diversification       |    0 |      0 |
|             | Integrated Farming         |    3 |     81 |
|             | Integrated Crop Management |    0 |      0 |
| Karnataka   | Cropping Systems           |   40 |   1182 |
|             | Crop Diversification       |   24 |    793 |
|             | Integrated Farming         |   55 |   2634 |
|             | Integrated Crop Management |  191 |   5661 |
| Kerala      | Cropping Systems           |   10 |    318 |
|             | Crop Diversification       |    6 |    139 |
|             | Integrated Farming         |   14 |    664 |
|             | Integrated Crop Management |   14 |    451 |
| Lakshadweep | Cropping Systems           |    0 |      0 |
|             | Crop Diversification       |    0 |      0 |
|             | Integrated Farming         |    0 |      0 |
|             | Integrated Crop Management |    1 |     45 |
| TOTAL       |                            | 4221 | 136391 |

## NUMBER OF FARMERS TRAINED IN DIFFERENT THEMATIC AREAS INCLUDING MULTI-LAYER FARMING UNDER ATMA SCHEME DURING 2019-20

| S.NO.   | STATE                    |   NO. OF FARMERS |
|---------|--------------------------|------------------|
| 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      | Odisha                   |            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      | Delhi                    |                0 |
| 29      | Puducherry               |             1797 |
| 30      | Andaman& Nicobar Islands |             2054 |
|         | Total                    |          1327075 |

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