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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 |
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Names of adjoining districts / blocks |
Vadodara, Kheda, Ahmedabad |
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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. |
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Major farming systems /enterprises |
Crop
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Soil types |
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Major crops |
Kharif : Rice, Castor, Tobacco Greengram, Sorghum, Tomato, Banana, Chilli, Lemon, Cotton Rabi : Mustard, Wheat, Potato, Gram, Rajgira Summer : Pearlmillet, Greengram, Sorghum, Paddy |
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Major livestock |
Cattle, buffalo, Poultry, fish |
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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 |