Lok Sabha Question No. 4392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Agriculture Research Centres and Development Institutes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4392 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23/03/2021

## AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTRES AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES

## 4392. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Agriculture Research Centres and Development Institutes are working for the development of agriculture sector in Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise;
- (c) whether the said agriculture research centres and development institutions have undertaken agriculture developmental works during the last three years along with the details thereof; and
- (d) the  extent  to  which  growth  in  agricultural  sector  was  achieved  by  the  said developmental works?

## A N S W E R

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

d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

(SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established  various Research Institutes, Centres,  Coordinated  Research  Projects  and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) for Agriculture Research, Education and Extension in Maharashtra. Details are given in Annxure-I .
- (c) & (d): ICAR research institutes and KVKs located in the State of Maharashtra are  working  for  improving  the  production  and  productivity  of  various  agricultural commodities.  The  issues  of  farmers  are  addressed  by  these  research  institutes  and KVKs located in the State. The details are given in Annexure II .

## List of ICAR Institutes, ATARIs and KVKs in Maharashtra

| S. No.                                                               | Name &address of Institute                                                                                                                                   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.                                                                   | ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology Mantunga, Mumbai-400019 Maharashtra                                                                 |
| 2.                                                                   | ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research Shankarnagar P.O., Nagpur-440010 Maharashtra                                                                      |
| 3.                                                                   | ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education Panch Marg, off Yari Road, Versova, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400061 Maharashtra                                  |
| 4.                                                                   | ICAR-Directorate of Floricultural Research College of Agriculture Campus, Shivaji Nagar, Pune-411 015 Maharashtra                                            |
| 5.                                                                   | ICAR-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research Pune-Nasik Highway No-50, Rajgurunagar, Pune-410505, Maharashtra                                               |
| 6.                                                                   | ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes Manjri Farm Post, Solapur Road, Pune-412307, Maharashtra                                                            |
| 7.                                                                   | ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate PB No.3, Manjri Farm Post, Solapur Road, Pune-412307, Maharashtra                                               |
| 8.                                                                   | ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey &Land Use Planning Nagpur-440 033 Maharashtra                                                                            |
| 9.                                                                   | ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon Baramati-413115, Pune, Maharashtra                                                            |
| ICAR- Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI) | ICAR- Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI)                                                                                         |
| 1.                                                                   | ICAR- Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone-VIII, College of Agriculture Campus, Shivajiinagar, Pune, Maharashtra                     |
| All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRPs)                     | All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRPs)                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                    | AICRP on Floriculture, ICAR-Directorate of Floricultural Res., College of Agri. Campus, Shivaji Nagar, Pune-411015                                           |
| 2                                                                    | AICRP on Onion and Garlic, Rajgurunagar, Pune-410505                                                                                                         |
| Regional Research Stations of ICAR Research Institutes               | Regional Research Stations of ICAR Research Institutes                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                    | CIRCOT Ginning Training Centre, Amravati Road, Wadi, Nagpur-440023                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                    | Indian Veterinary Research Institute,Training &Education Centre, Pune                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                    | IARI Regional Station, Pune, Agrculture College Estate, Post Shivajinagar, Pune-411005                                                                       |
| 4                                                                    | Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Biological Control Lab, Pravaranagar- 413712                                                                         |
| 5                                                                    | National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBPGR), Regional Station Akola, Opp. PKV Campus, Akola-444104                                               |
| 6                                                                    | Mumbai Research Centre of CIFT, CIDCO Administrative Building Ground Floor, Sector 1 Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400 703                                              |
| 7                                                                    | Mumbai Research Centre of CMFRI C/o Central Institute of Fisheries Education (Old Campus) Fisheries University Road, Seven Bungalows, Versova Mumbai-400 061 |
| 8                                                                    | Centre on Rabi Sorghum, NH-9, Bypass Road, Shelgi, Sholapur (MS)                                                                                             |

|   Krishi | Vigyan Kendras                                                                                                                                                      |
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|        1 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Selsura, Distt. Wardha-422 001                                                                                                            |
|        2 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Kosbad Hill, Distt. Thane-401703                                                                                                          |
|        3 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Paithan Road, Distt. Aurangabad-431 005                                                                                                       |
|        4 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO.Shirgaon, Distt. Ratnagiri-415 629                                                                                                         |
|        5 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Parola Road, Distt. Dhule-424004                                                                                                              |
|        6 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Pal, Tal. Raver Distt. Jalgaon-425 508                                                                                                    |
|        7 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Post Box No:28, PO. Ambajogai, Distt. Beed-431 517                                                                                            |
|        8 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Kalwade, Tal. Karada, Distt. Satara-415110                                                                                                |
|        9 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sharda Nagar, Malegaon Colony, PO. Baramati, Distt. Pune-413115                                                                               |
|       10 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO Babhleshwar, Tal. Rahata. Distt. Ahmednagar-413 737                                                                                        |
|       11 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Kanchanpur, Tal. Miraj Distt. Sangli-416 306                                                                                              |
|       12 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kharpudi Post Box No: 45, Distt. Jalna-431 203                                                                                                |
|       13 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Post Box No. 2, Post Shankar Nagar, Distt. Nagpur-440 010                                                                                     |
|       14 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dnyanagangotri, Near Gangapur Dam, Distt. Nashik-422 222                                                                                      |
|       15 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, P.B.No. 33, Jitur Road, Distt. Parbhani-431401                                                                                                |
|       16 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Talasade, Tal.Hathkangale Distt. Kolhapur-416 112                                                                                         |
|       17 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Jalgaon, Jamod, Distt. Buldana-443402                                                                                                     |
|       18 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pokharni Phata Purana Road, PO. Limbgaon, Distt. Nanded-431602                                                                                |
|       19 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gate No: 52/1/B, At: Khed, PO. Kegaon, Barshi Road, Distt. Solapur 413001                                                                     |
|       20 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Risod, Loni Road Distt. Washim-444 506                                                                                                    |
|       21 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, 'Chirantan' Madhuban Colony, Camp, Distt. Amaravati 444 602                                                                                   |
|       22 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Akola, PO.Badnera (Durgapur) Amravati-444 701                                                                                                 |
|       23 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Kirol, Tal. Malvan Distt. Sindhudurg-416 616                                                                                              |
|       24 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Sindewahi, Distt. Chandrapur-441222                                                                                                       |
|       25 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Sakoli, Distt. Bhandara -441802                                                                                                           |
|       26 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tondapur, PO. Waranga Tal. Kalamnuri, Distt. Hingoli-431 701                                                                                  |
|       27 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At &PO. Kolde, Distt. Nandurbar-425412                                                                                                        |
|       28 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Waghapur Road, PO. &Distt. Yavatmal-445001                                                                                                    |
|       29 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hiwara, Post Ratnara, Distt. Gondia-441614, Maharashtra                                                                                       |
|       30 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Sonapur, Distt. Gadchiroli 442 605                                                                                                        |
|       31 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ausa Road, PO.Tuljapur Distt. Osmanabad-413601                                                                                                |
|       32 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. KarjAt.410201, Distt. Raigarh, Maharashtra                                                                                                |
|       33 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chincholirao Wadi, C/o Abhinav College, MIDC, Distt. Latur-413512, Maharashtra,                                                               |
|       34 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gramonnati Mandal, Village Narayangaon, Tal.Junnar, Distt. Pune- 410504, Maharashtra                                                          |
|       35 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Village Sisa (Udegaon), Taluka &District Akola, Maharashtra Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Agricultural Technical School, At Post Borgaon, Tq. &Distt. |
|       36 | Satara, Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                 |

|   37. | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Agricultural (Oilseed) Research Station, Mamurabad Farm, Distt. Jalgaon, Maharashtra   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    38 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Agriculture Research Station, Buldhana, Distt. Buldhana, Maharashtra                   |
|    39 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Khamgaon village, Georai taluka Distt. Beed, Maharashtra,                              |
|    40 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra Vellage Vadel, Taluka Malegaon District Nashik, Maharashtra                             |
|    41 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Distt.Solapur, Maharashtra                                                             |
|    42 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, District Aurangabad, Maharashtra                                                       |
|    43 | KrishiVigyan Kendra, Vill. Sagroli, Taluka Biloli, Distt. Nanded (Maharashtra)                               |
|    44 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dahigaon Village, Shevagaon, Distt. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra).                          |
|    45 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vill. Sangvi (Railway) Tq. Darwha, Distt. Yavatmal, Maharashtra.                       |
|    46 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Village Badnapur, Tq. Badnapur, Distt. Jalna, Maharashtra                              |
|    47 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Village Kaneri, Karveer Taluk, Distt. Kolhapur, Maharashtra                            |
|    48 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Village Tadsar, Tq. Kadegaon, Distt. Sangli, Maharashtra.                              |
|    49 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Village Dudhbardi, Tq. Kalmeshwar, Distt. Nagpur, Maharashtra                          |

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## Major agriculture developmental works undertaken by ICAR Institutes/KVKs during last three years

- ICAR  Institutes  and  research  centres  have  developed  a  total  of  369  varieties  for Maharashtra since May 2014 till date. These varieties comprise of 168 Cereals (56 of Rice, 19 of Wheat, 47 of Maize, 20 of Sorghum 19 of Pearl Millet, 4 of Finger Millet, 3 of Small Millet); 53 of Oilseeds (4 of Linseed, 6 of Safflower, 26 of Soybean, 9 of Groundnut, 1 of Castor, 2 of Sesame, 1 of Niger; 4 of Sunflower; 33 of Pulses (1 of Urd bean, 2 of Pigeon pea, 2 of Cowpea, 2 of Rajmash, 2 of Mungbean,  3  of  Horse  gram, 13  of  Chickpea, 6  of  Lentil,  2  of  Field  pea; 37  of  Forage  crops (1 of Forage Pearl Millet, 9 of Forage Sorghum, 11 of Oats, 2 of Lucerne, 1 of Berseem, 3 of Marvel grass,  2  of Anjan  grass, 5  of  Napier  Bajra  Hybrid,  1  of Bundel  Bajra  Squamulatum,  1  of Jawahar Vicia and 1 of Aparajita; 65 of Fiber crops (27 of Cotton, 28 of Bt Cotton, 2 of Jute, 3 of Kenef, 4 of Mesta, 1 of Roselle; 11 of Sugarcane and 2 of other crops (Grain Amaranth).
- The National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP), Nagpur has developed land resource inventory of 27 aspirational districts of the country including Maharashtra.
- The  NBSS&LUP  has  undertaken  land  resource  inventory  of  500  villages  of  Maharashtra  for agricultural development planning under Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture.
- The National  Institute  of  Abiotic  Stress  Management  (NIASM),  Baramati  institute  has  developed technology  to  convert  the  barren  rocky  land  of  Maharashtra  into  productive  agriculture  land introducing dry land fruit crops.
- NIASM developed a machine for management of sugarcane trash, which is being popularized in the sugarcane cultivated areas of Maharashtra.
- The technology developed by NIASM for dragon fruit cultivation is being popularized to enhance the income of marginal and resource poor farmers in the water scarcity zones of Maharashtra.
- ICAR-Central  Institute  of  Fisheries  Education  (CIFE)  is  offering  PG  &  Ph.D.  courses  in  11 disciplines  of  fisheries  science  and  also  conducts  training  and  capacity  building  programmes  for different  levels  of  officials  from  state  fisheries  departments  and  farmers.  The  institutes  provide technical  support  and  advisory  to  the  farmers.  The  CIFE  also  conducts  need  based  research  for inland and saline water aquaculture. The Institute has also developed model for livelihood support of the fishermen through reservoir fisheries development extending technologies such as   pen & cage culture, ornamental fish culture and value addition.
- Mumbai Research Centre of CMFRI is addressing research related to assessment and management of  marine  fish  resources  of  Maharashtra.  The  center  works  on  sustainable  development  of  marine fisheries  in  Maharashtra,  though  conservation  programmes,  communication  on    PFZ,    warnings, advisories  on jelly fish,  sting ray and marine mammals. The centre had also carried out systematic Marine Fisheries Census.
- Mumbai Research  Centre  of  CIFT  is  supporting  fish  industry  on  post  harvest  utilization  of  fish. Conducted  survey  on  the  craft  and  gears  used  in  Maharashtra.  The  centre  has  developed  energy efficient  postharvest  technologies.  Developed  nutraceutical,  value  added  products  from  fish  and processing wastes. The Centre is involved in providing technical consultancies & analytical services to the seafood industry and imparting training for fishermen community on various aspects harvest & post-harvest technologies.
- Fisheries  Research  Institutes  of  ICAR  located  at  other  locations  such  as  Central  Institute  of Brackishwater  Aquaculture  (CIBA),  Chennai  and  National  Bureau  of  Fish  Genetic  Resources (NBFGR),  Lucknow  are  also  undertaking  societal  development  work  through  the  Mangrove Foundation   in the state of Maharashtra.

- ICAR-CIBA  is  technically supporting farmers for coastal aquaculture and cage culture in Sindhudurg,  Ratnagiri,  Raigad,  Thane,  Palghar  Districts  of  Maharashtra.  GIS  based  mapping  for suitable sites for brackish water aquaculture in Maharashtra coast.
- ICAR-NBFGR has been popularizing of breeding and rearing of ornamental fishes as a livelihood support through extending hands-on training to the beneficiaries of coastal Maharashtra.
- Organized  10  training  programmes  on  goat  rearing  and  backyard  poultry  farming  for  livelihood support benefitting 1238 ST and SC farmers and 65 ST and SC farmers provided goat/poultry birds and feed.
- Nine workshops/interface meets organized for dissemination of technology which was attended by 624 participants (state animal husbandry officers, farmers and entrepreneurs.
- During  last  three  years,  the  KVKs  of  Maharashtra  conducted  8906  On  Farm  Trials  and  30747 Frontline  Demonstrations  (FLDs);  trained  2.79  lakh  farmers  and  0.30  lakh  extension  personnel; produced  11547.02  tonnes  quality  seeds  of  different  field  crops,  363.04  lakh  quality  planting materials of different field crops and 8.84 lakh quality live-stock strains and fingerlings; and tested 6.12  lakh  soil,  water,  plant  and  manures  samples.  Besides,  65.26  lakh  farmers  participated  in  the various extension programmes organized by the KVKs and 80.48 lakh farmers were benefitted by the agro-advisories sent by KVKs on their mobiles. The year wise details of achievements of KVKs of Maharashtra during last three years are given in Annexure-II. As a results of FLDs on farmers' fields,  the  increase  in  yield  over  farmers'  practice  was  16.72  to  67.65  %  in  pulse  crops;  13.80  to 39.49 % in oilseed crops; 10.85 to 46.77 % in cereal crops; and 10.62 to 30.44 % in commercial crops in Maharashtra State.

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