Crop Pest Surveillance and Advisory Project in Maharashtra
Brief:
Mr. Prabhakar Deshmukh was deeply involved in this project which was meant for the pest management for major crops in the state of Maharashtra. The project was undertaken in the backdrop of severe outbreak on soybean crop during 2008-09 in Maharashtra that resulted into crop losses over an area of 9 lakh ha (i.e.63% of sown area) causing losses to tune of Rs. 1,392 crores. State Government had given compensation worth Rs.450 crore to the farmers. Team of experts deputed by Government of India submitted their observations and recommendations. An initiative was taken by the Commissioner ate of Agriculture in technical collaboration with NCIPM, New Delhi to formulate long-term strategy to deal with situation. First time in the country, a multi-stakeholder project involving Crop Research Institutes of National level, State Agriculture Universities and State Department of Agriculture was prepared and implemented through RKVY. Effective use of ICT was made in the project. Scientific pest monitoring on real-time basis was first time made possible in the country. The project covers entire area under Rice, Soybean, Cotton, Tur and Gram crop. The area coverage under project is 112.19 lakh hectares.
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Mr. Prabhakar Deshmukh was also actively involved in many other projects. He has completed his M.Sc. in Agriculture and also doing the necessary things required for the state to be developed. Having received several awards, he surely has done a lot to improve Maharashtra’s farmers’ condition. Mr. Prabhakar Deshmukh is currently the Secretary of Water Conservation and E.G.S. since September 2014.
Brief:
Mr. Prabhakar Deshmukh was deeply involved in this project which was meant for the pest management for major crops in the state of Maharashtra. The project was undertaken in the backdrop of severe outbreak on soybean crop during 2008-09 in Maharashtra that resulted into crop losses over an area of 9 lakh ha (i.e.63% of sown area) causing losses to tune of Rs. 1,392 crores. State Government had given compensation worth Rs.450 crore to the farmers. Team of experts deputed by Government of India submitted their observations and recommendations. An initiative was taken by the Commissioner ate of Agriculture in technical collaboration with NCIPM, New Delhi to formulate long-term strategy to deal with situation. First time in the country, a multi-stakeholder project involving Crop Research Institutes of National level, State Agriculture Universities and State Department of Agriculture was prepared and implemented through RKVY. Effective use of ICT was made in the project. Scientific pest monitoring on real-time basis was first time made possible in the country. The project covers entire area under Rice, Soybean, Cotton, Tur and Gram crop. The area coverage under project is 112.19 lakh hectares.
Check out some more details about this project here.
Mr. Prabhakar Deshmukh was also actively involved in many other projects. He has completed his M.Sc. in Agriculture and also doing the necessary things required for the state to be developed. Having received several awards, he surely has done a lot to improve Maharashtra’s farmers’ condition. Mr. Prabhakar Deshmukh is currently the Secretary of Water Conservation and E.G.S. since September 2014.
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