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Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Devataj(Sojitra)

DETAILS OF ANAND DISTRICT (JURISDICTION AREA OF KVK)

Particulars

Details

Total No. of blocks in the district and their names

Total 08 Blocks

 (1) Anand (2) Sojitra (3) Petlad (4) Borsad (5) Anklav (6) Umreth (7) Tarapur (8) Khambhat

Names of adjoining districts / blocks

Vadodara, Kheda, Ahmedabad

Climate details and agroclimatic zones

Middle Gujarat zone III

Anand district Geographically situated between 21o and 20o 30’N latitude and 72o and 74o 10’ E longitude.

Average rain fall is 800-1000 mm.

Major farming systems /enterprises

Crop

  • Agril.alone
  • Agril.Horticulture
  • Agril.-Animal Husbandry
  • Agril.-silviculture

Enterprise

  • Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

Soil types

S. No

Soil type

Characteristics

Area in ha

1

Black soil

Cracking in nature, sticky when wet, hard when dry, moisture holding capacity is high

18303

2

Medium black soil

Clay per cent is more than 50%, sand % is less than 20%, water retention capacity is high

64957

3

Sandy loam soil

Sand and silt percentage is more than 50%, porosity is more, water holding capacity is less than black and medium black

110490

4

Sandy soil

More sand percentage, more porosity, water holding capacity is less

7807

5

Alluvial Soil affected by salinity & alkalinity

Highly dominated by Cl-, Co3-- & HCo3- of Na and Mg, white crust seen on the surface of the saline soil.

Soil

EC(dS/m)

ESP

Saline

>4

<15

Alkaline

<4

>15

20386

Major crops

Kharif : Rice, Castor, Tobacco Greengram, Sorghum, Tomato, Banana, Chilli, Lemon, Cotton

Rabi : Mustard, Wheat, Potato, Gram, Rajgira

Summer : Pearlmillet, Greengram, Sorghum, Paddy

Major livestock

Cattle, buffalo, Poultry, fish

Major thrust areas

Integrated Crop Management, Integrated Nutrient Management, Weed Management, Integrated Pest Management, Value addition, Nursery management, Hygienic Dairy Management, Animal Diseases Management, Feed And Fodder Technology, Nutrition Management, Fish seed rearing at village tank, Composite Fish Culture

 

 
 
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