Lok Sabha Question No. 1335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Promotion of Multi-Layer Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Anil Firojiya

## O.I.H GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.1335 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  February, 2025

## PROMOTION OF MULTI-LAYER FARMING

1335.  SHRI  ANIL FIROJIYA: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ͪष और ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

(a) whether any special training or financial assistance is being provided to promote multi-layer farming in Madhya Pradesh; (b) if  so,  whether any new scheme has been introduced by the Government in this regard; (c) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  multi-layer  farming  as  a climate-friendly  agricultural  method  considering  the  environmental  and  economic benefits of it; (d) whether  any  awareness  campaigns  are  being  run  by  the  Government  in  this direction, if so, the details thereof; (e) the concessions being given to small and marginal farmers to help them to adopt multi-layer farming; (f) whether any provision has been made to provide subsidy or loan for this purpose, if so, the details thereof; (g) the measures taken by the Government to make multi-layer farmings techniques and modern agricultural equipments available to farmers in Madhya Pradesh; and (h) whether adequate guidance is being provided to the farmers by the Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a)  &  (b):  Trainings  are  organized  for  integrated  agriculture  including  intercropping, multilayer  cropping  and multi  cropping  under  Schemes like  MIDH,  PDMC, ATMA and agro-forestry etc. in Madhya Pradesh

- (c)  to  (f): A  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'Support  to  State  Extension  Programs  for Extension Reforms' popularly known as ATMA Scheme is under implementation across the country since 2005 covering all aspects of farming activities. Presently, 739 districts of 28 states & 5 UTs in the country are covered under the Scheme. The scheme promotes decentralized and demand driven farmer-friendly extension system in the country. Under the  scheme  Grants-in-Aid  is  released  to  the  State  Governments  with  an  objective  to supplement  the efforts of State Government  in  disseminating latest agricultural technologies among the farmers through training, demonstrations, exposure visits, kisan mela, mobilization of 'Farmers Interest Groups'  and setting-up of Farm Schools in the field  of  progressive  farmers. The  Activity-wise  details  of  Farmers  benefitted  under the Scheme during 2023-24 are given as under:

| Sl. No.   | Activities                     |   All India |   Madhya Pradesh |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-------------|------------------|
| 1.        | Exposure Visit                 |      431495 |            36450 |
| 2.        | Training                       |     1208559 |            74582 |
| 3.        | Demonstration                  |      217568 |            12007 |
| 4.        | Kisan Mela/FSI/KG              |     1511648 |           213533 |
| 5.        | Farmers Interest Groups (FIGs) |       22410 |             4218 |
| 6.        | Farm School                    |      288500 |            39000 |
| Total: -  | Total: -                       |     3680180 |           379790 |

Government of Madhya Pradesh encourages multilayer farming by providing subsidies to farmers for poly-houses, shed-net and micro irrigation under various schemes.

- (g):  Modern Agriculture equipments are being provided to the farmers in various existing schemes in Madhya Pradesh.
- (h):  The  Government  has  set  up  731  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  in  the  Country including 54 KVKs in Madhya Pradesh for promotion of new technologies of agriculture and allied sectors including multilayer farming through technology assessment, demonstration  and  capacity  development  among  the  extension  functionaries  of  state governments and farmers. 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 extension functionaries and farmers for knowledge and skill  up  gradation;  and  production  of  quality  seeds,  planting  materials  and  other technology  inputs  for  availability  to  the  farmers.  In  order  to  develop  awareness  of improved  agricultural  technology  among  the  farmers,  a  large  number  of  extension activities are taken up by the KVKs. The details of activities carried out by the KVKs during 2023-24 are as follows:

|   Sl. No. | Activities                                             |   All India |   Madhya Pradesh |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------------|
|         1 | On- farm trials conducted (Number)                     |    47650    |          7228    |
|         2 | Total Frontline demonstrations conducted (Number)      |   275739    |         22218    |
|         3 | Farmers trained(in lakh)                               |       21.56 |             1.24 |
|         4 | Extension Personnel trained (in lakh)                  |        1.6  |             0.06 |
|         5 | Participants in extension activities (in lakh)         |      205.12 |            23.22 |
|         6 | Production of seed (in lakh q)                         |        1.86 |             0.13 |
|         7 | Planting material produced (in lakh)                   |      464.29 |            20.98 |
|         8 | Live-stock strains and finger lings produced (in lakh) |      343.08 |             0.37 |
|         9 | Soil, water, plant, manures samples tested (in lakh)   |        3.05 |             0.24 |

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