Lok Sabha Question No. 282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Agricultural Techniques
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajesh Verma

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 282 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES

282. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

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

- (a) whether any scheme is being run by the Government to provide information to the farmers regarding latest agriculture techniques;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the total number of farmers benifitted under said scheme in the State of Uttar Pradesh, district-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b) The  Government  has  set  up  a  network  of  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras (KVKs) in the Country to provide information to the farmers about latest agriculture techniques.  The  activities  of  KVKs  include  On-farm  testing  to  identify  the  location specificity of technology under various farming systems; Frontline demonstration to establish  the  production  potential  of  improved  agricultural  technologies  on  the farmers;  fields;  Capacity  development  of  farmers  for  knowledge  and  skill  up gradation;  providing  farm  advisories  using  ICT  and  other  media  means  on  varied subjects of interest to famers; and production of quality seeds and planting materials for availability to the farmers. In order to develop awareness of improved agricultural technology among the farmers, KVKs take up a large number of extension activities.

- (c) District wise number of farmers benefitted under different activities of KVKs in the State of Uttar Pradesh during 2020-21 is given in Annexure-I .

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O.I.H.

## District  wise  number  of  farmers  benefitted  under  different  activities  of  KVKs  in  the State of Uttar Pradesh during last one year

| Name of district            | Number of farmers benefitted   | Number of farmers benefitted   | Number of farmers benefitted   | Number of farmers benefitted   | Number of farmers benefitted   | Number of farmers benefitted   | Total   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------|
| Name of district            | OFT*                           | FLD**                          | Training                       | Extension activities           | Seed                           | Planting material              |         |
| Agra                        | 52                             | 36                             | 2100                           | 3950                           | 188                            | 125                            | 6451    |
| Aligarh                     | 14                             | 133                            | 891                            | 4505                           | 0                              | 13                             | 5556    |
| Allahabad                   | 45                             | 380                            | 4582                           | 25480                          | 35                             | 150                            | 30672   |
| Ambedkar Nagar              | 159                            | 455                            | 4456                           | 52642                          | 270                            | 50                             | 58032   |
| Amethi                      | 47                             | 347                            | 1848                           | 23107                          | 24                             | 25                             | 25398   |
| Amroha                      | 37                             | 866                            | 7353                           | 26810                          | 115                            | 562                            | 35743   |
| Auraiya                     | 56                             | 401                            | 1093                           | 2990                           | 15                             | 392                            | 4947    |
| Ayodhya                     | 42                             | 215                            | 2532                           | 5625                           | 2                              | 165                            | 8581    |
| Azamgarh                    | 93                             | 1272                           | 4190                           | 9586                           | 158                            | 439                            | 15738   |
| Badaun                      | 200                            | 778                            | 7280                           | 64477                          | 240                            | 50                             | 73025   |
| Baghpat                     | 56                             | 401                            | 1093                           | 2990                           | 220                            | 595                            | 5355    |
| Bahraich                    | 98                             | 844                            | 3803                           | 27845                          | 0                              | 340                            | 32930   |
| Ballia                      | 94                             | 125                            | 1988                           | 12901                          | 285                            | 382                            | 15775   |
| Balrampur                   | 26                             | 50                             | 1323                           | 1117                           | 15                             | 124                            | 2655    |
| Banda                       | 127                            | 320                            | 5609                           | 14061                          | 0                              | 600                            | 20717   |
| Barabanki                   | 55                             | 403                            | 1098                           | 3040                           | 10                             | 615                            | 5221    |
| Bareilly                    | 160                            | 453                            | 4451                           | 52592                          | 240                            | 30                             | 57926   |
| Basti                       | 50                             | 207                            | 2690                           | 30555                          | 0                              | 2204                           | 35706   |
| Bhadohi (St. Ravidas Nagar) | 40                             | 325                            | 2829                           | 11885                          | 0                              | 20                             | 15099   |
| Bijnor                      | 35                             | 450                            | 2141                           | 75801                          | 152                            | 154                            | 78733   |
| Bulandshahar                | 64                             | 302                            | 2216                           | 4036                           | 195                            | 130                            | 6943    |
| Chandauli                   | 36                             | 868                            | 7358                           | 26860                          | 145                            | 582                            | 35849   |
| Chitrakoot                  | 36                             | 270                            | 3584                           | 33905                          | 25                             | 980                            | 38800   |
| Deoria                      | 64                             | 302                            | 2216                           | 4036                           | 190                            | 130                            | 6938    |
| Etah                        | 37                             | 866                            | 7353                           | 26810                          | 115                            | 562                            | 35743   |
| Etawah                      | 110                            | 250                            | 2200                           | 10233                          | 0                              | 10                             | 12803   |
| Farrukhabad                 | 31                             | 284                            | 879                            | 5392                           | 0                              | 39                             | 6625    |
| Fatehpur                    | 29                             | 528                            | 1979                           | 7211                           | 105                            | 37                             | 9889    |
| Firozabad                   | 30                             | 85                             | 2752                           | 16092                          | 0                              | 160                            | 19119   |
| Gautam Budha Nagar          | 44                             | 1176                           | 2985                           | 7036                           | 128                            | 419                            | 11788   |
| Ghaziabad                   | 43                             | 213                            | 2527                           | 5575                           | 36                             | 145                            | 8539    |
| Ghazipur-II                 | 66                             | 401                            | 4129                           | 41463                          | 25                             | 980                            | 47064   |
| Gonda                       | 105                            | 575                            | 3954                           | 14474                          | 5                              | 370                            | 19483   |
| Gorakhpur                   | 75                             | 320                            | 1966                           | 10506                          | 157                            | 2210                           | 15234   |
| Gorakhpur-II                | 37                             | 170                            | 2564                           | 48040                          | 25                             | 980                            | 51816   |

| Hamirpur         |   416 |   633 |   2225 |   14449 |    0 |     0 |   17723 |
|------------------|-------|-------|--------|---------|------|-------|---------|
| Hapur            |    64 |   302 |   2216 |    4036 |  195 |   130 |    6943 |
| Hardoi-I         |    97 |   691 |   6400 |    6494 |    0 |    85 |   13767 |
| Jalaun           |    36 |    86 |   2903 |   39509 |    0 |    70 |   42604 |
| Jaunpur-I        |    91 |   596 |   3745 |   31055 |   15 |   750 |   36252 |
| Jhansi           |   100 |   244 |   2953 |    8566 |  612 |    75 |   12550 |
| Kannauj          |    46 |   150 |   2206 |   10458 |    0 |     8 |   12868 |
| Kanpur Dehat     |    64 |   350 |   2560 |   23580 |   50 |   150 |   26754 |
| Kasganj          |    35 |    75 |   2652 |   14505 |    0 |   155 |   17422 |
| Kaushambi        |    37 |   866 |   7353 |   26810 |  115 |   562 |   35743 |
| Kushinagar       |    39 |   450 |   1673 |   15640 |  138 |   354 |   18294 |
| Lakhimpur Kheri  |    73 |   133 |   1377 |   24317 |    0 |   104 |   26004 |
| Lalitpur         |    59 |   465 |   3044 |    8815 |  449 |   125 |   12957 |
| Lucknow          |    60 |   463 |   3039 |    8765 |  419 |   105 |   12851 |
| Mahamaya Nagar   |    45 |   185 |   1766 |   18667 |    0 |     0 |   20663 |
| Maharajganj      |    10 |    94 |   1621 |     813 |    6 |     0 |    2544 |
| Mahoba           |    45 |   592 |   1678 |  106605 |  157 |   246 |  109323 |
| Mainpuri         |    48 |    68 |   1500 |   14212 |    0 |     0 |   15828 |
| Mathura          |    60 |   463 |   3039 |    8765 |  419 |   105 |   12851 |
| Mau              |    63 |   304 |   2221 |    4086 |  225 |   150 |    7049 |
| Meerut           |    25 |  1056 |   3601 |    8501 |  350 |   450 |   13983 |
| Mirzapur         |    43 |   213 |   2527 |    5575 |   15 |   145 |    8518 |
| Moradabad        |    66 |   796 |   5558 |   41066 |  100 |   997 |   48583 |
| Muzaffarnagar    |   115 |   813 |   4499 |   46285 |  573 |   265 |   52550 |
| Pilibhit         |    37 |   866 |   7353 |   26810 |  115 |   562 |   35743 |
| Pratapgarh       |    56 |   401 |   1093 |    2990 |    0 |   334 |    4874 |
| Raebareli        |    44 |    98 |   1800 |   15401 |    2 |     0 |   17345 |
| Rampur           |    44 |  1176 |   2985 |    7036 |  128 |   419 |   11788 |
| Sahajahanpur     |    36 |   270 |   3584 |   33905 |   25 |   980 |   38800 |
| Saharanpur       |    35 |   254 |   1564 |    8450 |  127 |   214 |   10644 |
| Sambhal          |    46 |   590 |   1673 |  106555 |  127 |   226 |  109217 |
| Sant Kabir Nagar |    49 |   971 |   3179 |    4698 |   25 |     0 |    8922 |
| Shamli           |    30 |   526 |   1974 |    7161 |   75 |    17 |    9783 |
| Shravasti        |    23 |   148 |   1085 |    1505 |   15 |     0 |    2776 |
| Siddharthnagar   |    40 |   218 |   2876 |   10404 |    8 |   413 |   13959 |
| Sitapur          |    81 |   144 |   3954 |  104154 |   21 |   312 |  108666 |
| Sonbhadra        |    58 |   472 |   2122 |   17371 |    5 |   340 |   20368 |
| Sultanpur        |    89 |   847 |   5791 |   29976 |  388 |   627 |   37718 |
| Unnao            |    64 |   302 |   2216 |    4036 |  195 |   130 |    6943 |
| Varanasi         |    35 |   272 |   3589 |   33955 |   55 |  1000 |   38906 |
| Total            |  4797 | 32714 | 231206 | 1619609 | 8269 | 25374 | 1921969 |